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Social Networking

                 Social  networking  allows  people  with  common  interest  or  activities  to  connect
                 with  each  other.  They  are  an  immense  store  of  knowledge  and  information  as

                 experiences of people from across the world are shared. Students are cautioned
                 to  use these services wisely under parental control. Some of the common social
                 networking sites are:

                      Facebook: It was founded by Mark Zuckerberg in 2004. The
                      user  can  add  friends  and  interact  by  posting  comments,
                      pictures & videos.


                                    Instagram: It is a photo & video sharing social networking site
                                    now owned by Facebook, originally created by Kevin Systrom and
                                    Mike Krieger in 2010.



                      X (Formerly known as Twitter): It is a social networking site
                      where users post and interact with messages known as posts.
                      These  posts  can  contain  text,  videos,  photos  or  links.  It  was
                      launched in 2006.

                                             YouTube: It is a video sharing site where users can watch,
                                              share, like, download and upload videos. It was created in

                                              2005 but Google bought it in 2006.

                       WhatsApp:  It  is  an  instant  messaging  service  that  allows
                       you to send messages, pictures and videos and even voice
                       recordings over the Internet. It was launched in 2009 and is
                       now owned by Facebook. It is more popular as an app. It was
                       started as an alternative to SMS and became more popular as
                       a messaging app.

                 Other Uses

                 Many services are now provided on the Internet such as online banking, job seeking,
                 online  education,  online  ticket  booking,  hotel  reservations  and  online  storage.
                 Often, these services are either not available offline or cost more.


                     REQUIREMENTS TO CONNECT TO INTERNET

                 The things required for having an Internet connection are:

                      Computer System: It is an integrated system with all the

                      different types of input, output, processing and storage
                      devices.


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