What is an account and why is it worth registering on web portals?

The number of visitors to Internet sites is growing exponentially. As well as the number of sites themselves. Today, not only thematic resources are available to us, but also various kinds of services, for which registration is necessary.

Faced for the first time with the need to register, i.e. Enter your login and password, many users of the network are lost and, most likely, give in to the first desire to just close the page. Especially, if it says any incomprehensible word: start your account or fill out a personal page.

And what is an account and why you need a personal page - it's unclear ... Let's deal with it.

An account is called an account - this word came to us from the English language and became widely used on the web, so as not to write a long phrase. So it's on the Internet - everyone wants to simplify everything, shorten words, come up with new ones, use a term from a foreign language. And we can only get used to this trend.

Let's take a closer look at what an account is, which means the expression "create an account", and why it is needed. On some sites, such a measure is necessary in connection with the specifics of the resource. Such sites are called web services. These include bulletin boards, various catalogs, search engines, forums, blogs, file hosting, hosting (for storing files), mail services, and finally social networks. If you are going to actively work on this resource, you need an account - the place where your data is displayed (registration date, mailbox, your name on the site - it, by the way, can be any). All information is visible only to you and the site administration. The rest of users are not available.

In order to visit all these resources, as well as conventional information (thematic) sites, you do not need to know what an account is. But if you plan to actively work on this portal, use its resources and communicate with other registered visitors - make sure you have an account. It will give you a number of advantages over unregistered users. Which ones - depends on the specificity of the resource.

For example, email accounts - you can send and check e-mail messages. The most common mail services are mail, gmail and rambler. Creating an electronic box on each of them, gives a number of advantages. On mail.ru you also get the opportunity to communicate in a popular social network, on rambler.ru - access to other sections of this search engine. A Gmail account is an access to one of the services of the most popular Google company in the world. Her developments do not cease to amaze. Google is not only a well-known search engine, but also a multiservice portal.

What is a Google account is the ability to create text documents directly on the Internet, as well as presentations, spreadsheets. Working in Google documents, you can do without special, office programs (Microsoft or OpenOffice). Registered users get the opportunity to download new versions of browsers and other useful programs for free. And also start a blog or even a website for free. A Google account opens a lot of opportunities for professionals and site owners (advertising campaigns, site applications, statistics). The account opens wide opportunities for communication: chat, forum, video call and much more. I wonder what else the developers of the company will come up with to please their users ...

So, what is an account? This is a kind of personal cabinet on a certain web portal, allowing you to perform a number of actions that are unavailable to unregistered users, use unique services, and store information in it and download files to your computer. Accounts are a way to protect your portal from unknown personalities and malicious intent. After all, if desired, the administration of the site can close any account and access to the site. Therefore, when registering, be sure to carefully read the agreement between you and the site administration.