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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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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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