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•  The web server then locates the files and downloads it to your computer.

                 •  Finally, the web browser displays the page on your screen.
                 The URL or the web addresses of websites start with http://. The address of some websites
                 such as a bank, e-commerce, etc. start with https://. Here ‘s’ stands for secure which

                 means the website uses encryption to protect your data during browsing.
                 Net Surfing

                 It is a commonly used term that means using the Internet through an application called
                 a web browser.
                 World Wide Web

                 The World Wide Web is an important part of the Internet. The World
                 Wide Web refers to the  largest collection of information in the form of
                 websites on the Internet. The information can be a combination of text,

                 graphics, audio, video, etc.
                 Online and Offline                                   Info Byte


                 When the user works on a system with                 Yahoo was initially called “Jerry and
                 an Internet connection, then it is called            David’s Guide to the World Wide Web.”
                 online.
                 When the user works on a system without an Internet connection, then it is called offline.
                 Website

                 A  website  is  a  collection  of  linked  web  pages.  The  first  page  of  a  website,  which  is
                 displayed by default, is called the home page. The web is a collection of websites. There

                 are millions of websites that contain many web pages.
                 Webpage

                 A Web page is the basic unit of every website. A web page is the same as a page in a
                 book. A web page may contain text, images, photographs, sound or video.


















                 Home Page

                 It is the main page of a website. It contains the main information of the website and also
                 provides links to other pages.






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