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Chapter Profile
Instagram: It is a photo & video sharing social networking site now
owned by Facebook, originally created by Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger
in 2010.
X: It is a social networking site where users post and interact with messages
known as "tweets". It was launched in 2006.
YouTube: It is a video sharing site where users can watch, share,
like, download and upload videos. It was created in 2005 but
Google bought it in 2006.
WhatsApp: It is an instant messaging service that allows you to send messages,
pictures and videos and even voice recordings over the Internet. It was launched
in 2009 and is now owned by Facebook. It is more popular as an app.
Other Uses
Many services are now provided on the Internet such as online banking, job seeking, online
education, online ticket booking, hotel reservations and online storage. Often, these services
are either not available offline or cost more.
If you could send a time capsule into the future using the internet, what
three cool things would you share online to show kids 100 years from now
what life is like today?
REQUIREMENTS TO CONNECT TO INTERNET
The things required for having an Internet connection are:
Computer System: It is an integrated system with all the different
types of input, output, processing and storage devices.
Telephone and Cable Lines: These help in establishing a
link between the different computers and the servers.
Modem: It stands for Modulator-Demodulator. Modem transfers
digital information over telephone lines.
Web Browser: It is a software program which helps the user in
opening and displaying the different web pages. The different types of
web browsers are Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, Mozilla Firefox,
Opera etc.
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