connect to the

is mostly used these days to Internet

The latest technology .Thetechnology is known as 3G, 4Gor 5G services.
that
is through mobile phones. mobile phone is used to access the
card of a
In this technology, the SIM high speed Internet connectivity,.
services. This service provides
Google Chrome
screen mode in
Press F11 to enter and exit full t
combination of the terms emotion
Internet users invented emoticons (a symbolizes
icons) a sequence of keyboard characters that facial expressions,
face.
e.g. O looks like a smiling

RECAP
Anetwork that connects different computers with each other is known ac 4l.
computer network.
WWW refers to a network of sites on the Internet, which contains
in theform of a text, pictures, animation and videos. information
Awebpage is a digital page which contains text, images, videos, audios, ete
Each website is identified by its unique address, which is known as the
Uniform Resource' Locator.
The act of searching on the World Wide Web by following one link after
another, without a planned search strategy, is called net surfing.
To connect your computer with Internet, you need the following hardware and
software: Modem,An Internet connection and Web Browser.
In India, Internet services were started on 15 August 1995, through a
government-owned company VSNL (Videsh Sanchar Nigam Limited).

Exercises
A. Fill in the blanks. Cross-check your answers with your
classmate. A
1. When computer networks are joined together, they form a
bigger netwon
called mheonet.
2. Each website is identified by its unique
address, known as
Waifaza BesouTe-e LoCapor URL
3. A Abbacwsisla software that searches
World Wide Web for a
various webpages ou
particular information.
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 4. The act of searching the World
Wide Web following one link ate
another, without a planned search strategy byis called
5. A ALeh page may contain text, images,video and audios.
B. Read the given sentence. Write true or false.
1. WWW refers to anetwork of sites
on the Internet.
2. The URL of any website is
Web browser.
entered in the Title bar of a

3. Bing is an example ofa search

engine.
4. Modem allows a computer to send or receive any
information
through telephone line.
5. ISP stands for Internet Service Protection.
6. The Web was the first commercial ISP.

C. Choose and tick the correct option. Compare your

answers with
your classmates' answers.
1. isregarded as the founder ofWWw.
a. LarryPage
b. Tim Berners-Lee

C. Sergey Brin

2. The phrase "surfing the net has been coined by

a. Marc McCahill

b. Tim Berners-Lee

C. Sergey Brin
3. In technology, a computer is continuously connected to
the Internet through a phone line.
a. Broadband b. Dial-up C. 4G network:
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 4. When we move the pointer over a link, the shape of the pointer changes
to
-shaped pointer.
a. Hand C. Cross
b. Hourglass
. Which among the following is an example of Scarch Eng1ne?
a. Amazon.com

b. Yaho0.com

C. Flipkart.com

6. In Google Chrome, option displays the list of recently

visited websites.
a. Recent b. Latest C. History

EA
D. Application-based questions
came across many useful
1. While working on her assignments, Meera can visit these
websites. She wants to save and organize them so that she
do this.
websites in future. Name the option which she can use to
Chrome as per her
2. Amrita wants to customize the settings of Google
requirements. Which option should she use for this?
Custom3-e
E. Answer the follouwing questions.
1. What is the Internet? Write four uses of the Internet.
2. What are the basicrequirements for an Internet connection?
3. List the different parts of the Google Chrome window. Explain them.
4. What is a search engine and why is it used?
5. Write short notes on the following items.
WWw b. ISP in

C Net Surfing d. Home Page

Be

e. Website f. Modem
g. Web page t
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E. Answer the following questions :- (Write ques. from your Book)
Answers:

1) The Internet (or internet) is the global system of interconnected computer

networks that uses the Internet protocol suite (TCP/IP) to communicate between
networks and devices.
The 5 uses of internet are given below:
()) Email
(ii) Sharing of files
(ii)Watch movies and songs
(iv) News
2) Basic requirements for an Internet connection are
(i) A Modem
(ii) An Internet Service Provider (ISP)
(iii) Telephone line
(iv) A Web Browser
3) These are parts of the Google Chrome
(i) Back -: Clicking on this button takes you back to the previous page that
you have already visited.
(i) Forward’:Click on this button will take you to the next page which
you were on before you pressed the back button.
(ii) Reload this page Ii- Clicking on this button shall reload the most
recent version of the current page with latest updates.
(iv) Bookmark this page :-This option allows the user to store and
organize the chosen/favorite websites so that one can revisit them in
future. etc.
4) A search engine is software that is designed to search information on the World
Wide Web.
Search engines are able to return results quickly-even with millions of
websites online by scanning the Internet continuously and indexing
every page they find.
5) Write Short Notes on the following items.
a) WwW- World VWideWweb contains millions of pages of information kept on the
Computers all over the world.
b) ISP- Internet Service Provider (1SP) is an organization that provides internet
connection for homes an business. You need to pay a fee to your service
provider for the Internet connection.
) Net Surfing- Net surfing also known as web surfing
and surfing
mean browsing the internet through web browser.
d) Home Page- The Homepage or home page is the
name of the main page of
a website where visitors can find hyperlinks to
other pages on the site.
e) Website- A website is a collection of
interrelated web pages that provides
information to the user.
) Modem- A website (alsO written as a web site) is a
collection of web
pages and related content that is identified by a common domain
name and published on at least one web server.
3) Web Page- Awebpage isa digital page which contains text, images,
videos,
audios, etc.
Full Form
ISP- Internet Service Provider

URL- Uniform Resource Locator

WWw. World Wide Web

Modem- modulator-demodulator

VSNL- Videsh Sanchar Nigam Limited

BSNL- Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited
HTML- Hypertext Markup Language
HTTP- Hypertext Transfer Protocol
IAB- Internet Activities Board

ICANN- Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers

W3C- World Wide Web Consortium

TCP- Transmission Control Protocol

IP- Internet Protocol

ARPANET- Advanced Research Projects Agency NET

FTP- File Transfer Protocol

NOTE:- Draw 4 Web Browsers and 5 Search engine icons.