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Web Browser: It is a software program which helps the user in
opening and displaying the 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 Locater. 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, which on clicking takes the user to
the another location. These are highlighted and underlined text which changes
the mouse pointer to a hand pointer ( ) when mouse pointer is placed over
these links.
Offline: When the user works on a system without the Internet connection then
it is called offline.
Online: When the user works on a system with the Internet connection then 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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