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9 9 Browsing the Internet
Browsing the Internet

Pre-Processing

• Microsoft Edge
• Components of Microsoft Edge Window • Browsing with Microsoft Edge
• Working with Tabs • Setting the Start Page

• Saving a Favourite Web Page • Opening a Favourite Web Page
• Using Immersive Reader View • Using Web Capture Tool

The Internet is a worldwide network of computers that enables you to access
information stored in computers scattered across the world.
The information on Internet is stored in form of files called Web pages. A web page

can contain information in form of text, graphics, audio, video, animation, and links
to other web pages.

A web page is stored as a Website, which
is a collection of related web pages. The
first page or main page of a website is

called the Home page. It includes basic
information about the whole website and
links to other related web pages. Each

web page or website has a unique address
called a Uniform Resource Locator (URL). A web page on the Microsoft website
To access any information on Internet, you need a Web browser. A Web browser

is a software that enables you to access and view websites on the World Wide Web.
Microsoft Edge is one of the latest web browsers. Some other common web browsers

include Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, and Apple Safari. You can use any web
browser to visit websites as they all work in a similar way.

Microsoft Edge Google Chrome Mozilla Firefox Apple Safari
Let us learn to work with Microsoft Edge.

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