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Web Browser: It is a software program that helps the user in
                                       opening and displaying different web pages. The different types
                                       of web browsers are Google Chrome, Microsoft edge, Mozilla

                                       Firefox, Opera, etc.



                    ISP: It stands for Internet Service Provider. It is a
                    company  that  provides Internet  access on
                    payment of a monthly fee. Some of the ISPs are

                    Vodafone  Idea,  Airtel,  BSNL, (Bharat  Sanchar

                    Nigam Limited),  MTNL  (Mahanagar  Telephone
                    Nigam Limited.), Jio, etc.

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                   Wi-Fi  is  a popular  wireless networking technology  to provide wireless
                   high-speed Internet and network connections.


                     COMMON TERMS


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


                    Hyperlink: It is a link on a text or on an image, that on clicking takes the user
                    to another location. These are highlighted and underlined text that change the

                    mouse pointer to a hand pointer (              ) when the mouse pointer is placed over
                    them.

                    Offline: When the user works on a system without the Internet connection, it is

                    called offline.

                    Online: When the user works on a system with the Internet connection, it is
                    called online.


                    Surfing: Moving from one website to another or one webpage to another is
                    called surfing.

                    Website: A collection of related webpages is called a website.


                    Web page: A single online page related to a topic is called a web page.




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