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web that contains information in the form of text, graphics, sound, and video.


            Website


            A Website is a collection of web pages related to the same topic. A website may
            be organized by schools, hospitals, companies, and even individuals.


            Web Browser

            A  Web  Browser  or  simply  browser  is

            software used to open a web page or
            website.


            Examples:  Google  Chrome,  Microsoft
            Edge, Mozilla Firefox.


            Home Page

            Whenever you open a website in a web browser, the first page that appears is

            called the Home Page. It always displays the starting page of a website and links
            to all other pages.



            Hyperlink

            A Hyperlink is a built-in connection to another related                      The first-ever e-mail
            web page or a part of the same web page. When you                            was sent in 1971 by

            click the link, the other page loads automatically in                        a computer engineer

            your web browser.                                                           named Ray Tomlinson.


            URL (Uniform Resource Locator)

            Every website on the Internet has a unique address called a URL.


            Search Engine

            A Search Engine is software that helps you to find websites, web pages, images,

            videos, news, maps, and other information related to a specific topic.

            Examples: Google, Bing, Yahoo.


                       Compcare

                        Do not click on pop-ups or unknown links on the Internet.



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