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World Wide Web (WWW)
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A collection of various websites is
called World Wide Web. Tim Berners-Lee invented the World Wide Web.

Search Engine

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A software that allows the user to search for the
required information is called a search engine. Some Larry Page and Sergey Brin
popular search engines are Google and Yahoo. are the founders of Google.

Opening a Web Page

The user just needs to put the URL of the website or web page in the Address Bar to visit
it.

Follow these steps to visit a web page.

1. Place the cursor at the ‘Address Bar’.
2. Type the address or URL of the web page or website to be visited.

For example, you can type http://www.nationalgeographic.com to access the National
Geographic site.

Best Practises Related to Online Safety

Various practises should be followed while working online to stay safe. Let’s learn about

them.
Protecting the Computer System

Following practises should be followed to keep the computer system protected.

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