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Website

                 A location on the web server where an individual or any organisation uploads its information is known as a
                 website. A website is a collection of one or more web pages that displays information with the help of a web
                 browser. A website can be compared to a book that contains different chapters in the form of web pages.

                 The first page of a website is known as the  Home Page . The pages on a website are linked to one another
                 and a person can navigate to any page by clicking on the links called ‘Hyperlinks’.
                 Websites are hosted on the web server on a rental basis by the ‘Internet Service Providers’ (ISP). In order

                 to access them, every website is provided with a unique name. The websites may be owned by individuals,
                 agencies, companies, colleges, universities, government bodies, etc.

                        Do you know?


                         Tim Berners- ee  created the first website. It s UR  is http://info.cern.ch. The first online website
                         was launched in 1991.



                 Web Browser

                 A web browser is an application software that helps a user to navigate through different websites on the
                 Internet and display web pages. The user requests a page from a web server with the help of a web browser.
                 After receiving the request through the web browser, the web server makes it available for the web browser
                 to display the page.










                         Mozilla Firefox                     Google Chrome                         Opera












                             Safari                          Mircoso  Edge                    Internet Explorer

                 Web browsers can also display animated images, play sound and video, provide secure connections and
                 much more. Some common web browsers are Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Opera, Apple Safari, Google
                 Chrome, Mircosoft Edge, etc. Many web browsers are upgraded frequently with enhanced features.

                 Web Address

                 Web Address is the unique name for identifying a website on the Internet. On Internet, there are numerous
                 websites. It is only with the help of a web address, that we can find a particular website.




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