We now access all of these things all the time, and not just when sat at our PC or laptop, but wherever we are, on our phones, tablets or even smartwatches.
These online services fall into 9 categories, in this lesson we will learn about the first four of these categories. These are:
When we talk about communication services we are talking about any online method of sharing and transferring data between different people.
Common types of communication services include:
What communication services do you use in your daily life?
Think about how they have benefited your life and the reasons why you use them
Real-time information services are used to get the latest, up-to-date information on a particular topic.
Common types of real-time information services include:
Have you ever used the internet to look up breaking news or the weather?
How do you think you would find this out if you didn’t have the internet?
Why is the internet better than these other methods?
Commerce services allow us to manage our money as well as buy and sell items over the internet. Commerce services are becoming more commonly used all the time and now form an integral part of how we do business.
Common types of commerce services include:
Have you ever bought something online?
Why did you decided to buy it online instead of in a classic “brick and mortar” shop?
Government services are where the local and national government allow you to perform common tasks online rather than at council offices, the post office or polling stations.
Common types of government services include:
Ask your parents if they have ever used an online government service.
Did they find it much quicker and easier? Were there any other benefits?
So to summarise what we’ve learnt in this lesson: