Computer Fundamental

1. THE WORLD WIDE WEB
Lesson 10
By: Manolo L. Giron
ZAMBALES NATIONAL
HIGH SCHOOL

2. LEARNING OUTCOMES
At the end of this topic, students should
be able to:
1. Explain the purpose of a Web browser and identify the components
of a Web address.
2. Describe how to use a search engine to search for information on
the Web.
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3. THE WORLD WIDE WEB
The World Wide Web(WWW), or Web, a widely used
service on the Internet, consists of a worldwide
collection of electronic documents.
Each electronic document on the Web, called a Web
page, can contain text, graphics, animation, audio,
and video.
Additionally, Web pages usually have built-in
connections to other documents.
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4. WEB SITE
Web site is a collection of related Web pages and
associated items, such as documents and pictures
stored on a Web server.
Web server is a computer that delivers requested Web
pages to your computer.
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5. BROWSING THE WEB
Web browser, or browser, is application
software that allows users to access and view
Web pages or access Web 2.0 programs.
To browse the Web, you need a computer or
mobile device that is connected to the Internet
and that has a Web browser.
Example of Web Browsers;
 Internet Explorer, Firefox, Opera, Safari, and Google
Chrome.
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7. WEB ADDRESSES
URL(Uniform Resource Locator) or Web address
A Web address consists of a protocol, domain name,
and sometimes the path to a specific Web page or
location on a Web page.
The http,(Hypertext Transfer Protocol), is a set of rules
that defines how pages transfer on the Internet.
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9. NAVIGATING WEB PAGES
Web pages contain links
A link, short for hyperlink, is a built-in
connection to another related Web page or part
of a Web page.
A link can be text or an image
Links allow you to obtain information in a nonlinear
way.
That is, instead of accessing topics in a specified
order, you move directly to a topic of interest.
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11. SEARCHING THE WEB
Two types of search tools
1. search engines
2. subject directories.
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12. SEARCH ENGINE
A search engine is a program that finds Web sites, Web
pages, images, videos, news, maps, and other information
related to a specific topic.
A search engine is helpful in locating information for which
you do not know an exact Web address or are not seeking a
particular Web site.
Some search engines look through Web pages for all types
of information.
Others can restrict their searches to a specific type of
information, such as images, videos, audio, news, maps,
people or businesses, and blogs.
Search text is the word or phrase that enter into the searchMANOLO L. GIRON RMTU

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14. A SUBJECT DIRECTORY
A subject directory classifies Web pages in an
organized set of categories or groups, such as sports
or shopping, and related subcategories.
A subject directory provides categorized lists of links
arranged by subject.
Using this search tool, you locate a particular topic
by clicking links through different levels, moving from
the general to the specific.
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16. REFERENCES
Discovering Computers FUNDAMENTALS Your Interactive Guide to the
Digital World, Shelly Cashman Series by Gary B. Shelly and Misty E.
Vermaat
Contributing Authors
Jeffrey J. Quasney
Susan L. Sebok
Steven M. Freund
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