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Website
A website is a collection of Web pages that are interlinked with each other. A website may
contain thousands of Web pages.
Web Portal
A website designed to provide a single point of access to a wide range of information and
services is known as a Web portal. Web portals are also known simply as portals. The major
difference between a website and a Web portal is that a portal works as a gateway to the WWW
and provides several services. On the other hand, a website may provide only limited services.
Hypertext
The text that has the special feature of connecting one Web page to another is called hypertext.
Link
A link can be defined as a Web address that is used to create connectivity between Web pages.
Hyperlink
A hyperlink is simply a part of the Web page that is linked to a URL. A hyperlink can appear
as text, an image, or a navigational tool such as a button or an arrow. When you click on a
hyperlink, you will jump to the URL specified by the hyperlink. Hyperlinked text usually looks
different from normal text on a Web page. It is often underlined but can be formatted in a
number of ways.
Bandwidth
The capability of a transmission medium to transmit the maximum amount of data from one
computer to another over a computer network in a given amount of time is called bandwidth.
Bandwidth is generally measured in bits per second (bps) or bytes per second (Bps), kilobytes
per second (Kbps), or megabytes per second (Mbps). There can be various types of bandwidths,
which are network bandwidth, data bandwidth, or digital bandwidth.
DEVICES REQUIRED FOR A NETWORK
There are various types of devices such as Network Interface Card (NIC), Hub, Switch, Router,
Modem, and Network Cable. Let us discuss these in detail.
Network Interface Card (NIC)
It is an expansion card that provides network access to a computer. It
allows the computer to connect to a network through a wired or wireless
medium.
NIC
Hub
It is a hardware device that has various boxes to which the computers,
printers, and other networking devices are connected. The main
function of a hub is to direct information around the network and
Hub
facilitate communication between all the connected devices.
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