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COMMONLY USED INTERNET TERMS


            There are some basic terms that are associated with Internet. These are:

               Web Page: It is a digital document on
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              the Internet. It contains information in                             Century   #Initiative
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              the form of text, pictures, animations,            “Do  not  share your private
              videos, etc.                                       information on the Internet.”
                                                                                      - Mr. Techie
               Websites: It is a collection of related
              web pages that provide information.

               World Wide Web: It is a virtual storehouse of information. In fact, it is the largest

              collection of electronic information which is stored in the form of websites.
               Web Browser: It is a software that helps to view a website on a computer, mobile

              or tab. Computers running the Windows 10 operating system come with Microsoft
              Edge as their default web browser.

               URL: It stands for Uniform Resource Locator. It is the address of a website, such
              as www.google.com, www.rediffmail.com, etc.

               Search Engine: A search engine is a program that searches through the collection
              of web pages and helps us locate the website or information we are looking for.

              Google is the most popular search engine. Some other examples are Bing and
              Yahoo.




                                     Fill in the blanks.
                    uiz   Bee        1.   _____________ is a device that enables a computer to transmit

                                        data over a network.
                                     2.  ISP stands for  _____________ .






                     USING URLs


            URLs  are the  key to navigate  the web. To open a website, type the URL  in the

            browser’s address bar that appears at the top of the browser window and then,
            press the Enter key.

            Suppose,  you  want to  visit  the  website  of Touchpad.  To do  this,  you  can  type
            https://www.orangeeducation.in in the address bar and press the Enter key.





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