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Web      Browser:       A    web

                                                                                   browser is a software used to
                                                                                   open various web pages and
                   Microsoft         Mozilla         Google           Safari       fetch or retrieve information
                     Edge            Firefox         Chrome
                                                                                   from the World Wide Web.
                 Some  of the most  commonly  used  web browsers are:  Microsoft  Edge,  Mozilla
                 Firefox, Google Chrome and Safari.





                                Name of the first web browser






                 Computer System:  It is an integrated  system  with all  the
                 different types of input, output, processing and storage devices.




                           COMMONLY USED INTERNET TERMS

                 There are some basic terms that are associated with Internet. These are:

                   Web Page: It is a digital document on the Internet. It contains information in
                   the form of text, pictures, animations,
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                   videos, etc.                                                         Century   #Initiative
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                   Websites: It is a collection of related            “Do  not  share your private
                   web pages that provide information.                information on the Internet.”

                    World Wide Web: It is a  virtual
                   storehouse  of information. In fact, it is the largest collection of electronic

                   information which is stored in the form of websites.
                   Web Browser: It is a software that helps to view a website on a computer, mobile
                   or tab. Computers running the Windows 11 operating system come with Microsoft

                   Edge as their default web browser.
                   URL: It stands for Uniform Resource Locator. It is the address of a website, such

                   as www.google.com, www.rediffmail.com, etc.
                   Search Engine: A search engine is a program that searches through the collection
                   of web pages and helps us locate the website or information we are looking for.

                   Google is the most popular search engine. Some other examples are Bing and
                   Yahoo.



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