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People spend more time on the Internet that it becomes so
                     addictive which may affect their work and study habits.

                       Cybercrime is another threat on the Internet. Our personal
                     information can be misused on the Internet.

                       Inappropriate content is also available on the Internet which
                     may not be good for the mental well-being of children.




                           COMMONLY USED INTERNET TERMS

                 Let's learn some commonly used terms on the Internet:


                 WWW
                 The World Wide Web is a storehouse of information. It is the largest collection of electronic

                 information which is stored in the form of websites. The webpages on the World Wide Web
                 are developed using a special language called HTML (Hypertext Markup Language).


                 WEB BROWSER
                 A web browser is a software that lets you access the pages on the

                 World Wide Web.  Mosaic  was the first successful graphical web
                 browser developed by  Marc Andreessen  and  Eric Bina  released
                 in  1993. Microsoft Edge, Google Chrome,  Internet Explorer and
                 Mozilla Firefox are the commonly used web browsers.



                 WEB PAGE

                 The pages that make up the World Wide Web are known as web pages. A webpage is
                 created using a special language called HTML (Hyper Text Markup Language). A web
                 page can be accessed using a web browser.




                     PURE        The first web page went live on August 6, 1991. It was dedicated to provide
                     FACT        information on the World Wide Web project and was made by Tim Berners-Lee.





                 HYPERLINK

                 A webpage may contain links to another web page or place. These links are known as
                 hyperlinks. A hyperlink can be a text or a picture. The mouse takes the shape of a hand
                 when we hover it over a hyperlink. When a hyperlink is clicked, the part that it is linked to,

                 opens in the browser window.



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