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                                                   Learning Resources
                                                                               Let's explore the wonderful world of HTML.

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                                                                             Step 2   </HTML>
                                                                               Click on File menu.
                                                                             Step 3   Click on Save option. The Save As dialog box
                                                                               appears.
                                                                             Step 4   Select All Files from Save as type drop-down
                                                                               list.
                                                                             Step 5   Choose the location where you want to save
                                                                               the file. In this case, Desktop is selected.
                                                                             Step 6   Enter name for the file as ‘First Web Page.html’   File menu – Save option
                                                                               in the File name: box.
                                                                             Step 7   Click on Save button to save the file.
                                   Your Aim: This section                      Tech Funda: This section
                                  describes the objective of                provides a practical information
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                                                ETHICS AND SAFETY
                                        the chapter.  MEASURES IN                or tip to the students.
                                                     COMPUTING
                                                                                        Save As dialog box
                                    Your Aim                                   Tech Funda
                                    to learn about:
                                                                               To open Save As dialog box press Ctrl + S keys.
                                     l    What is Internet?   l    Computer Ethics
                                     l    What are Internet Ethics?     l    What are Unethical Practices?
                                     l    Safety Measures while using Computer/Internet
                                      l    Digital Footprints                Viewing a Web Page
                                                                             After creating and saving a HTML document, you need to open it into a web browser to view it.
                                Internet and computers play a vital role in our life. With the advancement in computing   To open a HTML document into web browser, perform the following steps:
                                technologies, some unethical practices and criminal activities have also increased. Hence, we   Step 1   Open the folder in which you have saved your web page.
                                need to follow some rules and regulations while using the Internet to avoid the risk of damage.
                                We also need to consider the moral values and beliefs of any individual or organisation.
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                                In this chapter, we will learn about some computer ethics, unethical practices and steps to
                                protect ourselves from them. Before learning about Computer Ethics, let’s first learn about
                                the Internet.
                                  WHAT IS INTERNET?
                                Web Services
                                Internet is also called as "the NET" or Network of Networks, means International Network. It
                                Internet provides many useful services to us like Chatting, E-mail, Video Conferencing etc. which
                                is a network used all over the world where users located at different locations can communicate
                                help people to connect to each other all around the world. Using these services, organisations
                                and exchange information with each other. It is a collection of networks which are connected  to
                                can exchange information and conduct meetings with their employees which are located at the
                                one another and forms a global network. Almost everything is available on Internet like online
                                different places.
                                shopping, transferring  money, promoting products,  collecting information etc.  Internet  has
                                Promoting Business
                                transformed our lives and made us more digitalised.
                                Advantages of Internet
                                Internet also helps companies to promote their products online through websites and social
                                The usage of the Internet has increased over the years as it has many advantages. Let us discuss
                                   Clickipedia: This section
                                networking sites. It allows users to sell their products online.
                                some of the advantages one by one.
                                E-Learning                                    Recap: This section provides
                                Treasure of Information
                                                 Clickipedia
                                     provides interesting
                                Internet has changed the learning from class room to virtual classrooms. These days, students
                                Internet is a hub of information. As we can search and
                                can study by sitting at home at their own comfortable timings. Internet is also used by teachers   a summary of the chapter for
                                access any  type  of  information  on  any  topic  through
                                as well as students to collect information on various topics.   Buying and  selling of goods
                                project and research. computer facts.
                                                  and services online is called
                                Internet. So, it is used extensively by people to do their
                                Entertainment     E-Commerce.                    quick recapitulation.
                                Internet is used by people for entertainment. People can listen to music, watch movies and play
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                                games through internet. Internet allows people to read newspapers and magazines online. There
                                are various services on internet like Newsgroups and Blogs where people can contribute as per
                                their interests.
                                Clickipedia
                                Blogs are virtual diaries created by people to share their hobbies, thoughts with like-minded
                                people.
                                Forum
                                Forum is an online discussion site where people with same interests can post messages, share
                                their views and get other’s ideas on a certain topic of their choice.
                                Easy Communication
                                Internet helps us to communicate with people with whom we can not meet physically on every
                                day basis or who live far away. There are various social networking sites that help us to connect
                                with the people who are geographically separated. One can share his or her pictures, videos, and
                                messages with others connected through internet by using Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, etc.
                                Clickipedia
                                Newsgroup is a forum on the Usenet service for the discussion of a particular topic.
                                Disadvantages of Internet
                                Internet has many advantages  for the users. But, as we know that excess  of everything  is
                                dangerous. So, internet has some disadvantages also.
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                      Keyboard Shortcuts: This          Explore More: This section          Glossary: This section
                      section (in IV to X) contains    contains supplement topics for       contains definition of
                    keyboard shortcuts to perform           add-on knowledge.                important IT terms.
                         different operations.
                                                                       Explore  More           GLOSSARY
                                                            Latest Technological Developments
                              Keyboard Shortcuts            In today’s rapidly changing world, technology plays a major role. New technologies are evolving   F  Bookmark: A way of storing your favorite websites on the Internet. Browsers like Microsoft
                                                                                                Edge let you to categorize your bookmarks into folders.
                                 HTML                       every day across the globe. To keep ourselves updated, it is important for us to know the latest
                                                            technological developments.       F  Browser: Software program that allows users to access the Internet.
                                                            There are a number of latest technological developments. Some of them are Artificial Intelligence,
                                                            Intelligent Apps, Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality. Let us learn about these.
                            Shortcut Keys  Description                                        F  Cookie: Cookies are text files with small pieces of data (a username and password) that
                                                                                                are used to identify your computer.
                           Ctrl + A  To select the entire text  ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
                                                            You have already read about Artificial Intelligence in earlier classes. AI is the branch of computer
                           Home  To go to the top of the web page   science that aims at creating expert and intelligent computer systems which simulate certain   F  DPI: DPI (Dots Per Inch) is a way to measure the resolution of display and printing.
                           Ctrl + V  To paste text          human qualities such as, learning, reasoning, communicating, seeing, hearing, and sensation.
                                                            So, AI is used to create intelligent machines that help us. AI is a part of almost everything we use   F  Firewall: A firewall is a network security device or software that monitors incoming and
                                                                                                outgoing network traffic.
                           Ctrl + X  To cut text            today  such as smartphones, cars  and  banks. Some
                                                            main areas of application of AI are:
                           Ctrl + Z  To reverse the last action          Interface User       F  HTTP: The Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) enables html documents to be read on the
                                                            Expert system:  It  can  be  defined  as  a   Internet.
                           Ctrl + Y  To perform an action again  communicating  computer program that can   Inference   User (not
                                                            solve  problems  which would otherwise require   engine  an expert)  F  IP Address: An IP (Internet Protocol) address is a unique address that identifies a device
                           F1   To get help & support       human assistance. These programs replicate the   on the internet or a local network.
                                                            reasoning process of experts in certain areas. For   Knowledge
                           Ctrl + T  To open a new tab                   base
                                                            example,  PROSPECTOR  was  the  first  expert   F   Hypertext: Hypertext may include multimedia like text, images, sound, and video.
                                                                     Human    Knowledge
                           Ctrl + N  To open a new Microsoft Edge window  system that analysed geological data to identify   expert  engineer
                                                                        Expert system
                                                            and locate mineral deposits.      F  Web Server: A web server is software or a computer on which a web server is installed
                           F5   To refresh a web page                                           that makes your website accessible on the Internet.
                           Ctrl + S  To save a file                Natural Language processing: It is  the study of
                                                                   methods  by  which computers can recognize and   F  Cyber Crime: Cybercrime is a criminal activity carried out by means of computers or the
                           Ctrl + O  To open a file                                             Internet.
                                                                   understand spoken or written human language. Speech
                           Alt + F4  To exit the browser window    recognition software are an example of NLP where   F  Website: A website is a collection of web pages which are interlinked with each other and
                                                                   computers translate spoken speech into text.  contains related information.
                           End  To go to the bottom of the web page
                                                            Natural Language processing
                           Ctrl + U  To view the HTML code of the web page                    F  DNS: The Domain Name System (DNS) is a database in which Internet domain names are
                                                                 Intelligent agents: It is a type of computer program that   located and translated into Internet Protocol (IP) addresses.
                                                            has built-in intelligence which keeps a check on the work
                           Ctrl + P   To print a web page                                     F  Phishing: Phishing is a cyber crime in which an e-mail that falsely claims to be from a
                                                            patterns, asks questions and performs tasks on the behalf
                           Alt + D   To select Address Bar                                      trusted organisation is sent to a user to steal data.
                                                            of the user. The simplest example of intelligent agents is
                                                            surfing  the  Internet.  What  happens  when  we  search  for   F  URL: Uniform Resource Locator (URL) is  a unique address of every web page of a website.
                           Ctrl + Tab   To switch between tabs
                                                            something on the Internet?          We can use this URL to access any web page from anywhere in the world.
                                                                        Intelligent agents
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