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(i) Website
This refers to all the World Wide Web pages maintained by an organization. The World Wide
Web is a system with universally accepted standards for storing, retrieving, formatting and
displaying information in a networked environment.
Websites could be maintained to aid other Internet users to search information, for purposes
of e-commerce, for purposes of advertising an organization‘s products and services, to enable
Internet users access e-mail facilities, etc. Websites usually contain stylish topography,
colourful graphics, push-button interactivity and sound and video to lure Internet users to
browse (view) their content. Examples of common websites include: www.yahoo.com (for e-
mail), www.google.com (for searching information), www.amazon.com (for e-commerce) and
www.skynews.com (for news).
(ii) Cyber café
This refers to a facility that enables individuals to access and use the Internet at a cost. Cyber
cafés are usually in the form of a small building or a small room with several computers linked
to the Internet. Individuals usually access the Internet for short periods ranging from a few
minutes to one or two hours. The cost varies with the total time of access. Other services
provided by cyber cafés include:
o Photocopying
o Printing
o CD writing
o Scanning
o Typing of documents
(iii) Network Browser
This refers to an application program that enables a user to access and view contents of a
website. Examples of web browsers are Microsoft Internet Explorer and Netscape Navigator.
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