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COMMON TERMS

                  There are some basic terms that are associated with Internet.

                      URL: It stands for Uniform Resource Locater. It is a unique address of any website,

                     such as www.google.com, www.rediffmail.com, etc.
                      Hyperlink: It is a link on a text or an image, that you can click to go to another

                     website. These are highlighted and underlined text which changes the mouse

                     pointer (      ) to a hand pointer (        ) when mouse pointer is placed over these
                     links.
                      Offline: When the user works on a system without the Internet connection then

                     it is called offline.

                      Online: When the user works on a system with the Internet connection then it
                     is called online.

                      Surfing: Moving from one website to another or one webpage to another is
                     called surfing.

                      Website: A collection of related webpages is called a website.
                      Web Page: A single online page related to a topic is called a web page.


                     Recap


                          Internet is a global network of millions of computers and computer networks all

                        over the world.

                         The various uses of Internet  are  E-mail, Information,  Online Shopping,  Online
                        Chatting, Social Networking, Downloading and Uploading Data.
                         The  things  required  for  having  an  Internet  connection  are  computer  system,

                        telephone and cable lines, modem, web browser and ISP.




                                                         Exercise



                  A.  Tick () the correct option.

                      1.  Buying products online is called online ..........................

                         a.  Shopping                        b.  Chatting                     c.  Reading


                      2.  Which of the following is an online communication system?

                          a.  Web browser                    b.  Home page                    c.  E-mail


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