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Domain Name


            Domain name is a specific name used in URL's to identify a particular web
            page. It is a name that identifies one or more IP address.


            Search Engines


            Search engines provide the facility to search on any topic across many sites in
            various formats. Programs called spiders scan web                     periodically and maintain

            the  latest  updates  in  search  engines.  Search  engine  operates  on  the

            architecture of search query techniques. Various types of search engines are

            Google,  MSN,  Yahoo,  Direct  Hit,  Excite,  HotBot,  Lycos,  NorthenLight,

            SearchKing, WebCrawler, Yep, etc. Each search engine is application specific

            and Google search is  generally used.

            Google Search Engine


            Images, Video, Maps, News, Translate, Gmail, etc. are components of Google

            search engine.

            Email (Electronic Mail)

            Email  works  on  Simple  Mail

            Transfer  Protocol  (SMTP).  Using

            email we can send text, audio and

            video files to one person or a group

            of  persons.  Free  E-mail  account

            can be created in Google, Yahoo,

            Hotmail, Netscape, Lycos, etc. The following shows the sequence of steps to

            create an email account in Gmail which is a part of Google.com. To create an
            email account in yahoo site, hotmail site or any other site, same sequence of

            steps can be followed.

            Steps to create email account in Gmail:


                   In Internet Explorer or any other web browser, type www.google.co.in
            ?
                   and at top right corner click on sign in           option.



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