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REQUIREMENTS FOR CONNECTING TO THE INTERNET


                 A computer requires the following things to connect to the
                 Internet:

                 Modem: The modem stands for modulator-demodulator.






                                          Telephone Connection:  A telephone  connection  acts  as a
                                          medium to transfer data from one computer to another.





                 Internet  Connection:  An Internet connection  is

                 provided by many Internet Service Providers (ISP)
                 on payment of a monthly fee. Some of the ISPs are

                 BSNL (Bharat  Sanchar Nigam  Limited),  Jio,  Airtel,
                 Vodafone Idea, etc.



                                                                                  Web       Browser:       A    web
                                                                                  browser is a software used to

                                                                                  open various web pages and
                                                                                  fetch or retrieve information

                   Microsoft        Mozilla          Google           Safari      from the World Wide Web.
                     Edge            Firefox         Chrome                       Some of the most commonly
                                                                                  used  web browsers are:
                 Microsoft Edge, Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome and Safari.





                                Name of the first web browser





                 Computer System: It is an integrated system with all the

                 different  types  of input,  output,  processing  and  storage
                 devices.









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