Wikipedia- The never ending Book Of Knowledge

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Introduction• Many times you need information on some

topics.What do you do then ? You can talk to your teachers and elders they will probadly give you some information.They may also ask you to read books.You can not decide which book to read.At such times ,It is useful to refer to an encyclopedia.

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What is an ‘encyclopedia’ ?• An encyclopedia is a book or a set of books

which contains informations about almost everythhing. Some encyclopedias give all the informations about just one branch of knowledge. For example, an encyclopedia of birds will give you all the information about different types of Birds. Almost every time ,you will find that ‘Wikipedia’is ready with all the information you need and much more!

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What is ‘Wikipedia’?• Wikipedia is called The free encyclopedia.

Wikipedia is an encyclopedia that is available on the [w.w.w.]World Wide Web. The name Wikipedia is a combination of two words – 1.Wiki ,2.Encyclopedia.’Wiki’comes from a Hawaiin word which means ‘quickly’.Wiki is a special website that allows users to make changes in it.

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How is Wikipedia created ?• The most interesting feature of Wikipedia is

the way it is written or created.Normally number of experts are appointed to write an Encyclopedia. Wikipedia is written by all the people who want to contribute to it.All writers are volunteers.As soon as the article is written other people get to read the article.Thus Wikipedia is created and updated on the principle co-operation

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Difference between Wikipedia and Printed Encyclopedia

Wikipedia

• The Wikipedia will never be complete.

• Anyone can make changes and improvements any time.

• It is free.Anyone can write or change the articles.

Printed Encyclopedia

• An encyclopedia printed on paper takes years of preparation.

• Once it is printed, you can not make any change in it.

• It is expensive.It is written by selected people.

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