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Tim Berners-Lee developed the World Wide Web in 1989 while working at CERN. The WWW introduced hyperlinks and multimedia transforming the internet into a global information-sharing platform.

Databases are designed to integrate data for multiple applications and minimize redundancy enabling efficient data management and retrieval

CDS/ISIS was developed in the 1980s for bibliographic management Greenstone and KOHA followed for digital libraries DSPACE and NewGenLib were later developments

NICNET was the first in the 1980s for networking libraries DELNET came next followed by UGC INFONET for academic institutions INFLIBNET and MYLIBNET are more recent initiatives

The NALANDA Digital Library was developed by the National Institute of Technology Calicut. It provides access to e-resources such as research papers e-books and theses to facilitate academic and research activities.

Shodhganga is an electronic repository maintained by INFLIBNET containing theses and dissertations submitted to Indian universities. It facilitates open access to research outputs promoting collaborative research and academic sharing.

Linux is a type of system software specifically an open-source operating system kernel. It serves as the interface between computer hardware and application software. Linux provides essential functionalities such as process management file system organization and device management. It is widely adopted in servers embedded systems and desktop environments due to its reliability and security.