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What is the difference between web portal and website?
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The difference between web portal and website are as follows:
| Features | Web Portal | Website |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A web portal is a gateway to a wide range of Internet services. | A website is a collection of related web pages containing images, videos, or other digital media set under the same domain name. |
| Authentication | It requires authentication measures like login and provides information accordingly. For example, gmail.com and rediffmail.com | No authentication is required. Anyone can see the content. For example, www.cbseacademic.in and www.ncert.nic.in |
| Personalisation | It provides focussed and personalised information. | A website provides extensive content to fulfil the needs of a wide range of users. A user can access and use the provided information as per his desire. |
| Customisation | A user can select and organise the content he wants to access. | The content is searchable, but not customisable. |
| Linkage | It is generally linked to various websites that provide the relevant web services. | It is generally linked to its own webpages. |
| Examples | University or Company website, search engines. | https://kips.in/, https://aktu.ac.in/, https://upsee.nic.in/ |
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