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USES OF INTERNET


                 There are a lot of uses of the Internet. When you work on Internet, you can:
                   search information on any topic
                   send and receive e-mail messages
                   chat online

                   play online games
                   listen to music and watch movies
                   pay bills online

                   do online shopping
                   book tickets online


                                                            Tech Fact

                     Flipkart is a popular online shopping company. It was founded in 2007
                     by Sachin Bansal and Binny Bansal.




                        REQUIREMENTS FOR AN INTERNET CONNECTION


                 To connect your computer to the Internet, you need the following things:

                   A computer or a device                      A telephone or cable line
                   A modem or a network card                   A company providing Internet connection

                   Software (Web browser)











                           Computer                             Telephone                         Modem

                        INTERNET TERMS


                 Let us discuss some commonly used Internet terms:

                      Website

                 A  website  is  a  collection  of  related  web pages that  provide
                 information about a topic. A website address starts with www.
                 Some websites that are very popular are www.yahoo.co.in, www.
                 google.com, etc.
                                                                                                      Website


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