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    Microsoft         Mozilla          Google           Safari
                                            Edge           Firefox         Chrome

                      Web Browser: A web browser is a software used to open various web pages and  fetch
                      or retrieve information 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,                                21 st
                        videos, etc.                                                         Century   #Initiative
                                                                                               Skills
                         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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