A web address is also known as a URL and it is an Internet or intranet name that points to a location where a file, directory or website page is hosted.
Internet is a series of interconnected computers throughout the world. a. Name any one of the services that is offered on internet. b. Name any one of the internet service providers.
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a. eCommerce, eBusiness, eMail, WebBrowsing, eLearning, egovernance or any other correct service. b. BSNL, MTNL, Airtel, Vodafone, Idea Cellular, Reliance Communications, Aircel, Tata Teleservices, Telenor India, Videocon, Atria Convergence Technologies or any other correct service provider name.
Use the keywords given below to complete the paragraph: Browser, Website, Web page, Web address, HTTP, HTML Meghna wants to access internet. She opens, _________ and then types the _________of _________which consists of multiple _________.
Laleema Chakradhar wants a broadband connection for accessing her mails and staying informed about the latest happenings in the field of Biotechnology. Can you suggest two internet Service Providers of India to be approached for the same?
Identify web addresses and e-mail addresses from the following a. www.kool.com $\quad$b. Raga100@rediffmail.com c. www.hotspider.co.in$\quad$ d. 123hotshot@elixir.co.in
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a. Web Address$\quad$b. Email Address c. Web Address$\quad$d. Email Address
Internet is accessible by all computers. They all can access the vast network of Internet where each and every data is available. So, Internet is called "Network of Networks".
Advantages of using Internet are as follows: a. It is used for communication, entertainment, searching information and for providing many types of services. b. It provides the facility of E-mail.
The two major uses of Internet are as follows: 1. For the students and educational purposes, Internet is widely used to gather information so as to do the research. 2. We can send/receive the mail all over the world.
Sharvan Joshi is a student of Political Science and is a keen researcher of Political issues related to various countries and states. He wants to share his research and his own opinion on these issues on day-to-day basis with everyone on the World Wide Web. He is also interested in collecting views of others to enhance his research and knowledge related to his area of interest. He belongs to a middle-class family and can't afford his own website. Also, being a non-technical person, he can't create a dynamic website to deal with day-to-day inputs. a. Suggest an easy way for Shravan to achieve the same. b. Also name any two popular websites providing free services that can help Shravan in this regard.
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a. Shravan should develop a blog. b. Blogger.com, Wordpress.com
Sunila works in an MNC and works online from home also. She needs a fast internet connection. Which type of internet connection is best suited for her? Also, she needs to upload and download the files from remote sites. Which protocol will help her to perform this activity?
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The internet connection which is best suited for her might be Broadband or DSL or Wi-Fi. The protocol that will help her to perform this activity is FTP.
Sujata is a reporter in a news agency. Her job demands for travelling to different parts of the country and giving all information back to office. What type of Internet connection would you suggest to her to send the information in minimum time? Name any one Indian ISP.
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Broadband is the fastest way to connect and communicate over the Internet. It commonly reaches speeds of 100 Mbps at city homes.
Rohan is doubtful about how the username and passwords typed into many sites on Internet may be intercepted by eavesdroppers and be compromised. Soothe his fears by explaining about the protocol used for such exchanges on the Internet.
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The https protocol known as Secure http is used for logging into websites using the user name and password pair. The password is encrypted by the system and cannot be known by any eavesdroppers. Thus, the password is safe from being compromised.
Rumeet saw a website open on a cyber café browser that read, Navy.mil. He got curious, why in most websites it is .com as an extension but in this URL, .mil is the extension. Help remove his doubts.
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A web address can contain a variety of extensions, depending on the type of website it is. .mil is used for American military websites. There are other possible extensions like .edu, .gov, .net, in, org, etc.
Internet has grown leaps and bounds. However, Ritu still goes to the bank to transfer money between her accounts. Tell her, that such transfers are possible using the Internet also.
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The Netbanking feature of any bank today, allows you to log in with an user name and password and transfer money from your account to any other account of any bank by following a simple set of steps.
Web page is a page, part of the Internet, basically an HTML page. Web site is the collection of the pages from a particular company, organization, institute, cause or department. The collection of pages is known as the website.
What is the purpose of a web browser? Give the name of any two popular web browsers.
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A web browser is an application program used for exploring the information resources available on the World Wide Web to retrieve the required information. Two popular web browsers are Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox.
Blog is an alternative word for weblog. People often write about their opinion or thought on a particular topic just like they write in their diary or journal. People who write on blogs are called bloggers.