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E-Commerce
                                           E-Commerce is  a  new way  of  doing  business  which  involves  buying  and
                                           selling of goods and services using the Internet. It addresses the needs of
                                           the customer and provides a better platform to the vendors. Though this
                                           platform is vulnerable to frauds, it is still considered popular and economical
                                           amongst entrepreneurs.



            Education

            There are online classes, tutorials, study material and even university courses
            that are available online. You can not only study through the World Wide Web,
            but also take exams and receive degrees for the same.






                                            Online Banking
                                            Internet  is used  for  most of the  banking  activities which  has  helped  the
                                            banking industry to reduce manual errors. The basic functions of deposit and
                                            withdrawal can be done easily without physically visiting the branch. It also
                                            helps to maintain a customer database online.






            Health and Medicine
            There has been a lot of advancement in the medical field because of the
            Internet.  The  maintenance  of a  patient’s record,  diagnosis, medical reports,
            reference to similar medical cases, live monitoring of patients, etc. are some of
            the advantages of the Internet.



                    Components of Internet


            To access an Internet, we need to understand its essential components listed below:
               • Web Client: A smart device or a computer operated by the user to access the services of the web server through
              the Internet browser.
               • Web Server: It is a host computer  connected in World  Wide Web containing  information in the form of
              web pages and websites. It responds to the client’s request. Different web servers all across the Internet are
              interconnected to form a big web of information.
               • Web Browser: A web browser is an application software designed to access web information through hyperlinks,
              web pages and websites.
            It simplifies the process of navigating the Internet by providing a graphical user interface. With a few mouse clicks
            by selecting menus, sub-menus and other options, the browsing can be done easily and the user does not have
            to learn text based commands.

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