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    REQUIREMENTS FOR CONNECTING TO THE INTERNET

                     A computer requires the following things to connect to the

                     Internet:

                     Modem: The modem stands for modulator-demodulator.

                                              Telephone Connection:  A telephone  connection  acts  as a
                                              medium to transfer data from one computer to another.

                     Internet  Connection:  An Internet connection  is
                     provided by many Internet Service Providers (ISP)

                     on payment of a monthly fee. Some of the ISPs are
                     BSNL (Bharat  Sanchar Nigam  Limited),  Jio,  Airtel,

                     Vodafone Idea, etc.

                                                                                      Web       Browser:       A    web

                                                                                      browser is a software used to
                                                                                      open various web pages and

                                                                                      fetch or retrieve information

                       Microsoft        Mozilla          Google           Safari      from the World Wide Web.
                         Edge            Firefox        Chrome                        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.

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