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Web Page: A single document or page within a website, containing text, images, multimedia,
                    or other types of content. Web pages are created by using HTML.

                    Website: It is a collection of related web pages and is identified by a common domain name,
                    like google.com, mathisfun.com, discovery.com, etc. Websites are hosted on a web server and
                    can be accessed via the Internet. A website may contain thousands of web pages.
                    Web Browser: It is an application software used to access and navigate the World Wide Web.
                    It allows users to view web pages, access websites, and interact with online content. Some of
                    the popular web browsers are Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Microsoft Edge, Apple Safari,
                    and Opera.
                    Uniform Resource Locator (URL): The address that you give in the address bar of the web
                    browser, and it typically starts with “http://” or “https://” is known as the URL. It helps you
                    access the website on the Internet.
                    Homepage: The main page of a website that displayed when you visit a website is called a
                    homepage. It generally contains the hyperlinks for the other webpages.
                    Search Engine: It is a web-based application that allows users to search for information on
                    the Internet. Example of search engines are Google, Bing, or Yahoo.

                    World Wide Web (WWW): The World Wide Web (commonly abbreviated as “the Web”) is a
                    system of interconnected hypertext documents accessed via the Internet. With a web browser,
                    one can view web pages that may contain text, images, videos, and other multimedia and
                    navigate between them using hyperlinks.
                    Email: Electronic mail is the process of sending and receiving messages over the Internet.
                    It  is  the  most  convenient,  reliable,  fastest,  and  inexpensive  way  of  sending  and  receiving
                    information amongst people. E-mails can be sent using a unique email address from their
                    email account.
                    ISP (Internet Service Provider):  A company that  provides Internet  connection  and its
                    services to people or an organisation on a monthly fee basis and acts as a mediator between
                    the Internet and a user. VSNL (Videsh Sanchar Nigam Limited) was the first Internet Service
                    Provider in India in 1995. Nowadays, almost all mobile companies provide Internet access. For
                    example, Airtel, Vi (Vodafone Idea), Jio, etc.

                    Wi-Fi (Wireless Fidelity): A technology that allows devices such as computers, smartphones,
                    tablets, and smart home devices to connect to the Internet and communicate with each other
                    without the need for physical wired connections.
                    IP Address  (Internet Protocol  Address):  An  Internet  Protocol  (IP)  address  is  a  unique
                    identification  number  assigned  to  a  computer  connected  to  a  network.  It  has  two  main
                    functions: host or network interface identification and location addressing. IP addresses are
                    written and displayed in human-readable notations, such as 172.16.254.1.
                    Bandwidth:  This  refers  to  the  amount  of  data  that  can  be  transmitted  over  the  network
                    from one computer to another within a given amount of time. It is measured in terms of
                    bits per second (bps), or Bytes per second (Bps), Kilobytes per second (Kbps), Megabits per
                    second (Mbps), etc., usually expressed as a rate of data transfer over time. A higher bandwidth
                    indicates a faster connection capable of transmitting more data, while a lower bandwidth
                    means slower transmission speeds.


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