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Advantages of the Internet

8 One can very easily go through or access the various data or the

information needed by an individual, hence having a very positive effect in
speeding up the whole process of the distribution of knowledge.

8 It helps in reducing the costs of communication as we can very easily be in
touch and communicate among ourselves with the help of chatting,

electronic mail etc.
8 It acts as a very strong source or a tool at the corporate level as it helps

mutually, bring business and helps in generating revenue.
8 Communication and also the co-ordinating ability between the individuals

have been enhanced.
8 Customer satisfaction and customer service have been improved at a very

large scale.

Search Engine

A search engine is a website through which users can search internet content. It

uses the keywords to search for documents that relate to these key words and
then puts the result in order of relevance to the topic that was searched for.

Google, Bing and Yahoo are some examples of popular search engines.

Surfing Web Using Microsoft Edge

Microsoft Edge is the official name for a new and improved web browser

introduced in Microsoft’s Windows 10 operating system that was developed to

replace the venerable Internet Explorer Web browser.
If you have used Windows beforer, you will be familiar with Internet Explorer or

IE because it has been around for many years. The most recent version is IE11,
and it is still in Windows 10 if you search for it on the Start menu. However, IE is

based on old technology and Edge is a brand new start for Windows 10.

Starting Microsoft Edge

You can start Microsoft Edge to browse through the information on the web.

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