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Recall the instances in previous chapters when
•	 Muskan shared video of her experiment with her 
classmate using a messenger app.
•	 She created a blog and shared the images she 
clicked when she visited the state museum of 
Bhubaneswar.
•	 She thought of placing the song on web which she 
sang in a school function.
•	 She started speaking to Hasmukh on Skype 
instead of telephone.
•	 She shared the digital album of her birthday with 
Hasmukh through email.
•	 She decided to join an online course on puppetry 
during her summer vacation.
Reflect 	how	all	this	was	possible.
Internet is used to search and gather resources to 
enhance knowledge and to complete your projects. In 
earlier times, library was the most sought after place for 
gathering information from books and encyclopaedias. 
But nowadays Internet has made it possible to search 
and gather variety of multimedia resources for learning. 
Take example of a project on “Role of youth in the 
development of a nation”.
Chapter 
2
Chapter 
1
Getting Connected
Internet
Chapter
6
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Recall the instances in previous chapters when
•	 Muskan shared video of her experiment with her 
classmate using a messenger app.
•	 She created a blog and shared the images she 
clicked when she visited the state museum of 
Bhubaneswar.
•	 She thought of placing the song on web which she 
sang in a school function.
•	 She started speaking to Hasmukh on Skype 
instead of telephone.
•	 She shared the digital album of her birthday with 
Hasmukh through email.
•	 She decided to join an online course on puppetry 
during her summer vacation.
Reflect 	how	all	this	was	possible.
Internet is used to search and gather resources to 
enhance knowledge and to complete your projects. In 
earlier times, library was the most sought after place for 
gathering information from books and encyclopaedias. 
But nowadays Internet has made it possible to search 
and gather variety of multimedia resources for learning. 
Take example of a project on “Role of youth in the 
development of a nation”.
Chapter 
2
Chapter 
1
Getting Connected
Internet
Chapter
6
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You can get resources on the above topic from the 
Internet. These days, almost all information and services 
are available on the Internet. For logging on to the 
Internet, you just need an electronic device (preferably 
computer/laptop/smartphone/tablet) with an Internet 
connection. You can access a large number of resources 
and information  stored on the World Wide Web (WWW). 
In order to access the resources in WWW, we need a 
software called Web Browser. Web browsers are generally 
present in our computer system. A few popular web 
browsers	 have	 been	 shown	 in	 Fig.	 6.1	 ,	 fill	 in	 the	 blanks	
with any two other web browsers.
Fig. 6.1: Web browsers
When you click on the browser icon in your computer, 
the following window will be opened. On top of the 
browser window, there is an address bar as shown 
in Fig. 6.2.
Fig. 6.2: Layout of Mozilla Firefox browser
World Wide Web 
(WWW) is an 
information space on 
the Internet where 
documents and other 
resources are stored.
A Web browser 
is  a software for 
accessing  
information and 
resources on the 
World Wide Web.  
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Recall the instances in previous chapters when
•	 Muskan shared video of her experiment with her 
classmate using a messenger app.
•	 She created a blog and shared the images she 
clicked when she visited the state museum of 
Bhubaneswar.
•	 She thought of placing the song on web which she 
sang in a school function.
•	 She started speaking to Hasmukh on Skype 
instead of telephone.
•	 She shared the digital album of her birthday with 
Hasmukh through email.
•	 She decided to join an online course on puppetry 
during her summer vacation.
Reflect 	how	all	this	was	possible.
Internet is used to search and gather resources to 
enhance knowledge and to complete your projects. In 
earlier times, library was the most sought after place for 
gathering information from books and encyclopaedias. 
But nowadays Internet has made it possible to search 
and gather variety of multimedia resources for learning. 
Take example of a project on “Role of youth in the 
development of a nation”.
Chapter 
2
Chapter 
1
Getting Connected
Internet
Chapter
6
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79
You can get resources on the above topic from the 
Internet. These days, almost all information and services 
are available on the Internet. For logging on to the 
Internet, you just need an electronic device (preferably 
computer/laptop/smartphone/tablet) with an Internet 
connection. You can access a large number of resources 
and information  stored on the World Wide Web (WWW). 
In order to access the resources in WWW, we need a 
software called Web Browser. Web browsers are generally 
present in our computer system. A few popular web 
browsers	 have	 been	 shown	 in	 Fig.	 6.1	 ,	 fill	 in	 the	 blanks	
with any two other web browsers.
Fig. 6.1: Web browsers
When you click on the browser icon in your computer, 
the following window will be opened. On top of the 
browser window, there is an address bar as shown 
in Fig. 6.2.
Fig. 6.2: Layout of Mozilla Firefox browser
World Wide Web 
(WWW) is an 
information space on 
the Internet where 
documents and other 
resources are stored.
A Web browser 
is  a software for 
accessing  
information and 
resources on the 
World Wide Web.  
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The address bar let you type the address of the resource 
which you want to access on the web. Every resource 
is available in a web page on the web. Once you type 
the URL in the address bar, the webpage will open from 
where you can access the resources.
A website contains many webpages. The first page that 
you see, when you open a website is the Home Page.
Activity 1
• Open the website by typing the address 
creativecommons.org in the address bar.
• Keeping in mind the title “Role of youth in the 
development of a nation”, explore resources related to 
your project. 
While exploring the website, you might have noticed 
that when you hover the mouse over certain text/
images, the cursor changes to  <insert hand symbol>.
This signifies that the text/image is a link to another 
webpage or resource which is known as Hyperlink.
Activity 2 
• List and click on any of the three hyperlinks in the 
website: creativecommons.org 
___________________________________________________
___________________________________________________
___________________________________________________
Suppose you are not aware of the URL of the website 
from where you can access the resources or if you 
want to search the web for finding more information/
resources, you can take help of the Search Engine.
Following are a few popular search engines:
Name Address
Google google.com
Bing bing.com
A Webpage is a
collection of
information in the 
form of multimedia
resources.
The Website is a
collection of 
Webpages.
A Search Engine is a 
tool that allows  
to search for 
information on web.
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Recall the instances in previous chapters when
•	 Muskan shared video of her experiment with her 
classmate using a messenger app.
•	 She created a blog and shared the images she 
clicked when she visited the state museum of 
Bhubaneswar.
•	 She thought of placing the song on web which she 
sang in a school function.
•	 She started speaking to Hasmukh on Skype 
instead of telephone.
•	 She shared the digital album of her birthday with 
Hasmukh through email.
•	 She decided to join an online course on puppetry 
during her summer vacation.
Reflect 	how	all	this	was	possible.
Internet is used to search and gather resources to 
enhance knowledge and to complete your projects. In 
earlier times, library was the most sought after place for 
gathering information from books and encyclopaedias. 
But nowadays Internet has made it possible to search 
and gather variety of multimedia resources for learning. 
Take example of a project on “Role of youth in the 
development of a nation”.
Chapter 
2
Chapter 
1
Getting Connected
Internet
Chapter
6
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79
You can get resources on the above topic from the 
Internet. These days, almost all information and services 
are available on the Internet. For logging on to the 
Internet, you just need an electronic device (preferably 
computer/laptop/smartphone/tablet) with an Internet 
connection. You can access a large number of resources 
and information  stored on the World Wide Web (WWW). 
In order to access the resources in WWW, we need a 
software called Web Browser. Web browsers are generally 
present in our computer system. A few popular web 
browsers	 have	 been	 shown	 in	 Fig.	 6.1	 ,	 fill	 in	 the	 blanks	
with any two other web browsers.
Fig. 6.1: Web browsers
When you click on the browser icon in your computer, 
the following window will be opened. On top of the 
browser window, there is an address bar as shown 
in Fig. 6.2.
Fig. 6.2: Layout of Mozilla Firefox browser
World Wide Web 
(WWW) is an 
information space on 
the Internet where 
documents and other 
resources are stored.
A Web browser 
is  a software for 
accessing  
information and 
resources on the 
World Wide Web.  
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ICT Tex Tbook — Class Ix 80
The address bar let you type the address of the resource 
which you want to access on the web. Every resource 
is available in a web page on the web. Once you type 
the URL in the address bar, the webpage will open from 
where you can access the resources.
A website contains many webpages. The first page that 
you see, when you open a website is the Home Page.
Activity 1
• Open the website by typing the address 
creativecommons.org in the address bar.
• Keeping in mind the title “Role of youth in the 
development of a nation”, explore resources related to 
your project. 
While exploring the website, you might have noticed 
that when you hover the mouse over certain text/
images, the cursor changes to  <insert hand symbol>.
This signifies that the text/image is a link to another 
webpage or resource which is known as Hyperlink.
Activity 2 
• List and click on any of the three hyperlinks in the 
website: creativecommons.org 
___________________________________________________
___________________________________________________
___________________________________________________
Suppose you are not aware of the URL of the website 
from where you can access the resources or if you 
want to search the web for finding more information/
resources, you can take help of the Search Engine.
Following are a few popular search engines:
Name Address
Google google.com
Bing bing.com
A Webpage is a
collection of
information in the 
form of multimedia
resources.
The Website is a
collection of 
Webpages.
A Search Engine is a 
tool that allows  
to search for 
information on web.
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Yahoo yahoo.com
Ask ask.com
DuckDuck duckduckgo.com
Table 6.1: Popular search engines
To search information/resources using a search engine 
you need to use keyword in the Search Box as shown in 
Fig. 6.3.
While using search engines, a good plan can save 
your time. Before searching ask yourself the following 
questions like:
• What type of information am I seeking (ideas, 
facts, opinions, options)?
• What form of information am I seeking (text, 
images, videos)? 
According to the above questions, select the keywords. 
Use words related to the type of information you seek. 
Fig. 6.3: Search Engine
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Recall the instances in previous chapters when
•	 Muskan shared video of her experiment with her 
classmate using a messenger app.
•	 She created a blog and shared the images she 
clicked when she visited the state museum of 
Bhubaneswar.
•	 She thought of placing the song on web which she 
sang in a school function.
•	 She started speaking to Hasmukh on Skype 
instead of telephone.
•	 She shared the digital album of her birthday with 
Hasmukh through email.
•	 She decided to join an online course on puppetry 
during her summer vacation.
Reflect 	how	all	this	was	possible.
Internet is used to search and gather resources to 
enhance knowledge and to complete your projects. In 
earlier times, library was the most sought after place for 
gathering information from books and encyclopaedias. 
But nowadays Internet has made it possible to search 
and gather variety of multimedia resources for learning. 
Take example of a project on “Role of youth in the 
development of a nation”.
Chapter 
2
Chapter 
1
Getting Connected
Internet
Chapter
6
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GETTING CONNECTED : INTERNET
79
You can get resources on the above topic from the 
Internet. These days, almost all information and services 
are available on the Internet. For logging on to the 
Internet, you just need an electronic device (preferably 
computer/laptop/smartphone/tablet) with an Internet 
connection. You can access a large number of resources 
and information  stored on the World Wide Web (WWW). 
In order to access the resources in WWW, we need a 
software called Web Browser. Web browsers are generally 
present in our computer system. A few popular web 
browsers	 have	 been	 shown	 in	 Fig.	 6.1	 ,	 fill	 in	 the	 blanks	
with any two other web browsers.
Fig. 6.1: Web browsers
When you click on the browser icon in your computer, 
the following window will be opened. On top of the 
browser window, there is an address bar as shown 
in Fig. 6.2.
Fig. 6.2: Layout of Mozilla Firefox browser
World Wide Web 
(WWW) is an 
information space on 
the Internet where 
documents and other 
resources are stored.
A Web browser 
is  a software for 
accessing  
information and 
resources on the 
World Wide Web.  
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ICT Tex Tbook — Class Ix 80
The address bar let you type the address of the resource 
which you want to access on the web. Every resource 
is available in a web page on the web. Once you type 
the URL in the address bar, the webpage will open from 
where you can access the resources.
A website contains many webpages. The first page that 
you see, when you open a website is the Home Page.
Activity 1
• Open the website by typing the address 
creativecommons.org in the address bar.
• Keeping in mind the title “Role of youth in the 
development of a nation”, explore resources related to 
your project. 
While exploring the website, you might have noticed 
that when you hover the mouse over certain text/
images, the cursor changes to  <insert hand symbol>.
This signifies that the text/image is a link to another 
webpage or resource which is known as Hyperlink.
Activity 2 
• List and click on any of the three hyperlinks in the 
website: creativecommons.org 
___________________________________________________
___________________________________________________
___________________________________________________
Suppose you are not aware of the URL of the website 
from where you can access the resources or if you 
want to search the web for finding more information/
resources, you can take help of the Search Engine.
Following are a few popular search engines:
Name Address
Google google.com
Bing bing.com
A Webpage is a
collection of
information in the 
form of multimedia
resources.
The Website is a
collection of 
Webpages.
A Search Engine is a 
tool that allows  
to search for 
information on web.
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Yahoo yahoo.com
Ask ask.com
DuckDuck duckduckgo.com
Table 6.1: Popular search engines
To search information/resources using a search engine 
you need to use keyword in the Search Box as shown in 
Fig. 6.3.
While using search engines, a good plan can save 
your time. Before searching ask yourself the following 
questions like:
• What type of information am I seeking (ideas, 
facts, opinions, options)?
• What form of information am I seeking (text, 
images, videos)? 
According to the above questions, select the keywords. 
Use words related to the type of information you seek. 
Fig. 6.3: Search Engine
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Word or phrase 
entered in the search 
box helps the search 
engines to list those 
webpages which 
contain that word 
or phrase. Now for 
your	specific	search	
the entered word or 
phrase becomes 
the keyword.
Select precise words and avoid common words, such as 
the, of, apply etc.
Did you get what you were looking for, by using the 
keyword which you had listed above? If not, reframe the 
keyword by answering the following questions:
•	 What exactly are you looking for? 
•	 What words will describe your search best? 
•	 What if you want only images related to your 
keyword? 
If you are sure about the type of multimedia resource 
you are looking for, then the search engine helps you 
filter	 the	 resources	 based	 on	 your	 requirement.	 If	 you	
notice in the result page, by default the results are 
displayed under the heading ‘All’ but there are other 
headings that help you to categorise the search result 
on the result page as shown below.
Fig. 6.4: Heading in search engine
In order to get a result page containing only images, you 
can click on the Images heading or if you are looking for 
only videos, you can click on the Videos heading. This 
helps to categorise the search based on  particular type 
of resources.
Activity 3
As per the project titled “Role of youth in the development 
of a nation”, you need to get the information and 
resources. So you can use the keyword “Role of youth 
in the development of a nation” in the search engine to 
search for resources. Explore the result page and answer 
the following questions:
•	 What types of multimedia resources you could see?
•	 Did	you	find	any	hyperlinks	in	the	result	page?
•	 How can you get a different result page for the same 
keyword?  
•	 Were	you	able	to	find	a	result	page	for	your	search	
containing only images?
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