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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 to 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 some photographs, articles or files
            to your friends, family, etc.

            Social Networking

            Social networking allows people with common interest 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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