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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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