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Some common social networking sites are Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, YouTube, etc.
SOCIAL
NETWORKING URL FEATURES
PLATFORM
Facebook https://www. It is the most popular social networking website on the internet.
facebook.com/ It enables the users to set up personal space, connect with
friends, share pictures, videos & provide latest status updates.
Twitter https://twitter.com/ It allows users to post short messages of upto 280 characters
(tweet) on the Internet.
Tweets can have links, GIFs, photos and videos also.
Instagram https://www. It is a mobile photo sharing chatting and calling services and
instagram.com/ application available for iPhone, Android and Windows Phone
platforms.
LinkedIn https://www. It is one of the best locations to connect with current and past
linkedin.com/ co-workers as well as with potential future employers.
YouTube https://www. It is an excellent network of users for uploading and sharing
youtube.com/ videos.
Recap Zone
A computer system constitute of input devices, output devices and processing device.
A computer performs action and accomplishes its tasks in three basic stages namely: Input,
Process and Output.
The special characteristics that makes it such a popular and useful machine are: speed, accuracy,
reliability, versatility, storage capacity, diligence, logical ability, flexibility and transfer of data.
Memory refers to the location of storage of information. Memory can be classified into two
types: Primary Memory and Secondary Memory.
A set of organized programs meant for specific purpose is known as ‘Software’.
‘File System’ is referred as the basic structure and concise format to arrange the set of
information with their names.
A computer network is a link of two or more computers that are connected for the purpose of
sharing of information and resources among themselves.
Cloud computing refers to the usage of IT application that are available on Cyber but stored in
a remote server.
Protocol refers to a set of common notions, norms or rules that coordinate or govern the
functioning between two or more sets of computer or network.
Communication refers to transfer of information from one place to another. It means to
establish links between places or people and to share information and resources amongst
each other. While communicating there is a sender, a receiver and a communication channel.
Technology that combines more than one mode of communication for effective deliverance of
information is referred as ‘Multimedia’. Main components are text, audio, graphics, animation.
Chat sites is a feature of Internet that enables instantaneous transmission of messages from
the sender to receiver on Internet. There are two kinds of Chat applications: Application based
and Web based.
Social networking refers to a link of several people through computing device around the
world on the internet.
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