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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 and
vice-versa.
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, Mozilla Firefox, etc.
ISP: It stands for Internet Service Provider. It is a company
that provides Internet access on payment of a monthly fee.
Some of the ISPs are Airtel, Vi (Vodafone Idea), BSNL (Bharat
Sanchar Nigam Limited), MTNL (Mahanagar Telephone
Nigam Limited.), Jio, etc.
Clickipedia
Wi-Fi is a popular wireless networking technology to provide wireless
high-speed Internet and network connections.
COMMON TERMS
URL
It stands for Uniform Resource Locater. It is the address of a website, such as
www.google.com, www.rediffmail.com.
Hyperlink
It is a link on a text or on an image, which on clicking takes the user to another
location. 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.
Imagine, your web browser could help you plan a virtual cultural festival.
What events and activities would you include in it, and how would you use the
browser to invite people from all over the world?
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