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21 st #Initiative
Self Reflection Century #Collaboration
Skills
A local school has asked for your help to connect the computers to the Internet so that
Self Reflection
less privileged children can easily access the World Wide Web for information.
What will you do?
Hashtag
#URL: URL is the address of a website such as www.google.com
#World Wide Web: An interconnected system of public webpages on Internet
REVISIT
▶ Internet is a vast network of computers which connects millions of computers globally and
makes communication between these machines possible.
▶ The most extensive uses of Internet are: e-mail, e-learning, e-shopping, gaming, etc.
▶ A computer requires the modem, Internet connection, telephone line, etc. to connect to the
Internet.
▶ Microsoft Edge is the default web browser available with Windows 11 operating system.
ASSESS YOURSELF
1. Tick ( ) the correct option.
a. Identify the term used for a global network of computers connected together?
(i) Local Area Network (ii) Intranet
(iii) Internet (iv) Extranet
b. What was the first network developed in the 1960s, supported by the United States
Department of Defence?
(i) Ethernet (ii) ARPANET
(iii) Internet (iv) Intranet
c. Which of the following is an example of a search engine?
(i) Microsoft Word (ii) Google
(iii) Adobe Reader (iv) Excel
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