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These online tools index content and return results in response to a query.

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    Netiquette's informal rules for polite online behavior emerged alongside early forums and mailing lists.

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  2. 09This internet technology translates readable web addresses into numeric IP addresses, often called the internet's phone book.RECALL
    Domain Name System

    The Domain Name System translates readable web addresses into numeric IP addresses, often called the internet's phone book.

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  3. 10These clickable references take readers from one document or location to another.RECALL
    Hyperlinks

    Hyperlinks connect documents with a click, forming the core mechanism that makes web browsing possible.

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