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Website
a website is a collection of web pages. The first page of a website, which is displayed
by default, is called a Home page. the web is a collection of websites. there are
millions of websites that contain many web pages.
Uniform Resource Locator (URL)
each web page or website has a unique address called a Uniform Resource Locator More about internet
or URL. The URL is the specific address of a web page.
to access a website:
● You first need to enter its web address (or URL) in Address bar of the browser.
● then the web browser sends a request to a web server.
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● The web server then locates the files and downloads it to your computer. 87
● Finally, the web browser displays the page on your screen.
the URL or the web addresses of websites start with http://. the address of some
websites such as a bank, e-commerce, etc. start with https://. Here ‘s’ stands for
secure which means the website is a secured for browsing.
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Century #Media Literacy
Warm Skills
Up! Find out and write the URL of the following with the help of
your teacher.
1. Your school website: __________________________
2. Discovery Channel: __________________________
3. national Geographic: __________________________
4. Government of india: __________________________
Web Browser
a browser is also called a web browser. it is an application software that looks for
web pages and displays them on your computer or device. When you enter a keyword
related to the specific information you want to search for, the browser displays the
results in the form of links to the web pages.

