________ offers services such as search capabilities, e-mail, news, stock price, weather information, sports and entertainment.

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Correct — B, Portal. A web portal is a website that brings many services together behind one gateway — search, e-mail, news, stock prices, weather, sports and entertainment (e.g., Yahoo, MSN, Rediff). It acts as a single entry point to a wide range of online content and services.

Why the other options are wrong — (a) A hostel is a lodging/accommodation place — unrelated to web services.  (c) An article is a single piece of writing on one topic; it does not aggregate services such as e-mail, search or weather.  (d) A newspaper delivers news, but it does not bundle search, e-mail, stock prices and other interactive web services the way a portal does.

Concept: A web portal is a single online gateway that aggregates content and services from many sources into one place. Rather than doing one thing, it bundles search, mail, news, weather, finance, sports and entertainment so users can start their web session from one hub. Classic examples include Yahoo, MSN, Rediff and AOL.

State PCS 2018 Q75 — Science & Technology PYQ with Answer

State PCS 2018 Q75 — Science & Technology PYQ with Answer