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Internet Basics

Web Browser
Along with the modem, your computer needs a software called a
Web browser to navigate the Web. A browser is a software that
Internet Explorer The World Opera
provides access to all the information on the World Wide Web.
Technically, a Web browser uses the HTTP to make requests to Web
servers throughout the Internet on behalf of its user. Different Web
browsers are available today and they all come with a variety of Safari Mozilla Firefox Netscape
features. Some of the common Web browsers are the Internet
Explorer, Mozilla, Opera Amaya, AOL Explorer, Apache, Arlington Kiosk,
Avant, Camino, Dillo, Elinks, Epiphany, Flock, Galeon, iCab, etc. Tencent Traveler Maxthon Chrome
WORLD WIDE WEB Web Browsers
The World Wide Web, often abbreviated as the Web or WWW is the most widely used service of the
Internet using which you can access the digital content with innumerable articles, journals, e-books,
news, views and tutorials stored in the form of Web pages on many computers around the world, called
Web servers. Thousands of new Web pages/Websites are added to the WWW every hour. Web pages
can have a mix of text, graphics and multimedia.

Websites and Web Pages
The term Web page refers to an electronic page of
information designed to be distributed over the world
wide web.
A Website comprises one or more inter-linked Web
pages. The relationship between a Website and a Web page
is akin to that of a book and a page of the book. A Website
is a collection of Web pages that are under one domain.
Websites are classified on the basis of the type of content
or services provided by them. The main categories are –
Blog websites, corporate websites, e-commerce sites, game The home page (first page) of the website
websites, download websites, employment websites, etc. www.easports.com

Web Server
A Web server is a computer with a server software installed in it. The web server has a
number of web pages stored in it. These web pages are put up by various people and organisations
for various purposes, ranging from selling commercial products and services to sharing thoughts
and ideas with others. Once a web page is put on a web server it becomes part of the WWW, and
becomes available for everyone to see. The server software delivers (serves) the web pages to the client
(commonly a Web browser) using the Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP), over the World Wide Web.

SURFING THE WEB
We have learnt that to access the World Wide Web you need a computer, a modem (or some other
connection device), a phone line, a Web browser software and an account with an Internet Service Provider
(ISP). You also need a Search engine like Google, Yahoo, Altavista, etc., to find the information you want.

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