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Downloading Data

                  Getting the data from the host computer (server) to the client computer (user’s computer)

                  is known as downloading. You can download innumerable games, music, videos, movies,
                  and other entertainment software from the Internet, most of which are free.





















                  Uploading Data


                  Copying  the  data  from  the  client  computer
                  (user’s computer) to the host computer (server)
                  is known as Uploading. This process is generally
                  used when you want to send some photographs,
                  articles or files  to your friends, family, etc.

                  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. However, these services are generally considered as a
                  source of distraction from education for students.
                  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 and videos.



                                      Instagram: It is a photo and video sharing social networking site now

                                      owned by Meta, 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  "tweets".  It  was
                     launched in 2006.



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