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A) The background process when a website is entered (Example: www.google.com):
Your computer stores the record in its cache, reads the IP address from the record,
and then passes this information to the web browser. Your browser then opens a
connection to the IP address '72.14.207.99' on port 80 (for HTTP), and our web
server passes the web page to your browser, which displays Google.

Working of HTTP:

B) Starting from windows 97 the advancements in technology with comparison:

Year Event
1997 Microsoft Windows CE 2.0 was released in November 1997.
1997 Microsoft Windows 95 (4.00.950C) aka OSR2.5 was released on
November 26, 1997.
1998 Microsoft Windows 98 was released in June 1998.
1998 Microsoft Windows 98 was released in June 1998.
1998 In October 1998, Microsoft announced that future releases of
Windows NT would no longer have the initials of NT and that the
next edition would be Windows 2000.
1999 Microsoft Windows 98 SE (Second Edition) was released on May 5,
1999.
1999 Microsoft Windows CE 3.0 was released in 1999.
2000 On January 4th, 2000, at CES, Bill Gates announced the new
version of Windows CE will be called Pocket PC.
2000 Microsoft Windows 2000 was released on February 17, 2000.
2000 Microsoft Windows ME (Millennium) was released on June 19,
2000.
2001 Microsoft Windows XP was released on October 25, 2001.
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2001 Microsoft Windows XP 64-Bit edition (version 2002) for Itanium
systems was released on March 28, 2003.
2003 Microsoft Windows Server 2003 was released on March 28, 2003.
2003 Microsoft Windows XP 64-Bit edition (version 2003) for Itanium 2
systems was released on March 28, 2003.
2003 Microsoft Windows XP Media Center edition 2003 was released on
December 18, 2003.
2004 Microsoft Windows XP Media Center edition 2005 was released on
October 12, 2004.
2005 Microsoft Windows XP Professional x64 edition was released on
April 24, 2005.
2005 Microsoft announced its next operating system, code-named
"Longhorn" would be named Windows Vista on July 23, 2005.
2006 Microsoft released Microsoft Windows Vista to corporations on
November 30, 2006.
2007 Microsoft released Microsoft Windows Vista and Office 2007 to the
general public on January 30, 2007.
2008 Microsoft released Microsoft Windows Server 2008 to the public
on February 27, 2008.
2009 Microsoft released Windows 7 on October 22, 2009.
2012 Microsoft released Windows Server 2012 on September 4, 2012.
2012 Microsoft released Windows 8 on October 26, 2012.
2015 Microsoft released Windows 10 on July 29, 2015.

C) Components required to assemble desktop PC:

Here is the Computer Parts List with all the basic Hardware Parts that you will
need for a functioning PC:
 Case
 Motherboard
 CPU [Processor]
 GPU [Graphics Card] (if no integrated GPU)
 RAM [Memory]

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 Storage Device (SSD, NVME SSD, HDD)
 Cooling (CPU, Chassis)
 PSU [Power Supply Unit]
 Display device, Monitor
 Operating System [OS]
 Input Devices, Mouse, Keyboard

D) Steps for assembling a desktop PC:

Step 1: Procuring Parts. First you will need to buy the parts necessary to build
the computer
Step 2: Gather Tools and Supplies
Step 3: Open the Case
Step 4: Prepare the Case for Assembly
Step 5: Ground Yourself
Step 6: Install Motherboard
Step 7: Install Hard Drive
Step 8: Install Optical Drive
Step9: Install the CPU
Step10: Install RAM

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Step11: Install the CPU fan
Step12: Install case fan
Step13: Install power supply
Step14: Connect cables
Step15: Wrap up.
E) Steps of assembling a laptop / Difference w.r.t PCs
1. Decide what the laptop's main purpose will be
2. Choose a processor that meets your computer's needs
3. Choose your notebook shell
4. Purchase memory
5. Pick out a hard drive
6. Decide if you need a dedicated graphics card (optional)
7. Find an optical drive (optional)
8. Choose a battery.
9. Get the tools
10. Turn over the shell so that the bottom is facing up
11. Remove the panel covering the drive bay
12. Mount the hard drive in the bracket
13. Slide the bracketed hard drive into the bay
14. Install the optical drive
15. Remove the panel covering the motherboard
16. Install your memory
17. Install the CPU
18. Install the cooling fan (most laptops use centrifugal fans)
19. Close your panels.
The only difference in between the assembling of laptops and PCs are their variance
in shapes, sizes and machineries.

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