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5. Hobbies 1 6. Research

7. Studying 1 8. File downloading and uploading

9. Video conferencing 10. Email

Web Browser

It is an application that runs at user end and

facilitates to access many internet resources
like email, search engine, train/air reservation,

examination results, net banking, online

shopping, etc. Using URL, the corresponding

website is found. Web browsers operate using
HTTP protocol. Browsers support text, audio,

video, animation, etc., features for displaying web pages. Various types of

web browsers are Microsoft Internet Explorer, Netscape Navigator, Mozilla
Firefox, Safari, Opera, Lynx, etc. With the help of web browsers, a user can

access search engines, and access emails and use all the facilities of internet.

FTP (File Transfer Protocol)

It is a standard network protocol used to exchange and manipulate files over

the internet. FTP represents the network functionality that enables users to
upload web page files like simple text files, images, multimedia flies, etc.

TCP/IP (Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol)

TCP/IP is the communication protocol for the internet. It defines the rule which

computers must follow to communicate with each other over the internet.

HTTP (Hyper Text Transfer Protocol)

HTTP is used by the World Wide Web. HTTP defines how messages are

transmitted, and what actions web servers and browsers should take in

response to various commands.

WWW (World Wide Web)

WWW is commonly known as Web . It is a way of accessing information over

the medium of the internet.

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