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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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