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Online Shopping
You can buy and sell products all over the world
through the Internet. It is called online shopping.
There are many online stores and sites that can be
browsed to see the products and can be bought as
well with your credit card. You need not to leave your
house and can do your shopping from the convenience of your home.
Online Chatting
There are many ‘Chat rooms’ on the web. These can be accessed to
meet new people, make new friends, as well as stay in touch with old
friends. At times these are used to spread awareness and exchange
ideas pertaining to any specific cause.
Downloading Data
Getting the data from the host computer
(server) to the client computer (user’s
computer) is known as downloading.
You can download innumerable games,
music, videos, movies, and a host of other
entertainment software from the Internet,
most of which are free.
Uploading Data
Copying the data from the client computer
(user’s computer) to the host computer
(server) is known as Uploading. This
process is generally used when you want to
send photographs, articles or files to your
friends, family, etc.
Social Networking
Social networking sites allow people with common interests or activities to
connect with each other. They are an immense store of knowledge and
information as experiences of people from across the world are shared.
However, these services are generally considered as a source of distraction
from education for students.
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