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Just like a spider web is made up of many different strands which connect together, a computer web is made up of many computers that are connected. This allows computers to share information and communicate with each other. See world wide web.
The "480" part of 480p describes the number of vertical lines that make up a television or video signal. Most television or video signals are rated at 480, 720 or 1080. The more vertical lines that make up the picture, the crisper or higher definition the picture. The "p" following 480 indicates that the video display is constructed using a progressive scan method.
Many standard definition DVDs are published in a 480p format.
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