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INTERNET TERMS
If you could send a time capsule into the future using the internet,
There are some basic terms that are associated with the Internet. They are:
what three cool things would you share online to show kids 100
years from now what life is like today? URL
It stands for Uniform Resource Locator. It is the address of a website, such as
REQUIREMENTS TO CONNECT TO THE INTERNET www.google.com, www.rediffmail.com, etc.
Following are required for having an Internet connection: Net Surfing
Computer System It is a commonly used term that means using the Internet through an application
called a web browser.
It is an integrated system with different types of input,
output, processing and storage devices. World Wide Web
World Wide Web (WWW) is the largest collection of information in the form of
Start button
Telephone and Cable Lines websites on the Internet. The information can be a combination of text, graphics,
audios, videos, etc.
These help in establishing a link between different
computers and servers. Online and Offline
Telephone and Canle Lines
When the user works on a system with an Internet connection then it is called
Modem online.
It stands for Modulator-Demodulator. Modem When the user works on a system without an Internet connection then it is called
transfers digital information over telephone lines. offline.
Web Browser Modem Website
A collection of related web pages is called a website. It is similar to a book. You can
It is a software program that helps the user in opening
move from one page to another by using hyperlinks.
and displaying the different web pages. The different types
of web browsers are Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, Webpage
Mozilla Firefox, etc. Web pages are the digital pages containing information about a website.
Web Browser Home page
ISP
It is the main page of a website. It contains the main information of the website
It stands for Internet Service Provider. It is a company that and also provides links to other pages.
provides Internet access on payment of a monthly fee. Some of Hyperlink
the ISPs are BSNL (Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited), Jio, Airtel,
Vi (Vodafone Idea) etc. It is a link on a text or on an image, which on clicking takes the user to another location
or webpage. These are highlighted and underlined text which changes the mouse
ISP
Clickipedia pointer to a hand pointer ( ) when the mouse pointer is placed over these links.
MICROSOFT EDGE
Wi-Fi is a popular wireless networking technology to provide wireless
high-speed Internet and network connections. Microsoft Edge is the most popular web browser available on almost every
computer, as it comes with all-new editions of Windows.
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