To search the internet, you need a web browser like Chrome, Safari, Internet Explorer, or Firefox. Websites contain webpages and have unique URLs as their addresses. Links on webpages allow navigation between pages and sites. Browsers include back/forward buttons to move through browsing history as well as bookmarks to save pages. Images can be saved from sites. Plugins allow viewing of certain file types. Search engines locate information by keyword searches across the web.
2. Web browser
A web browser is a type of software that allows a
user to find and view websites on the Internet.
Commonly used web browsers
•Chrome, Safari, Internet explorer/Microsoft edge
and Mozilla Firefox.
Website - a set of related web pages located under a single domain name,
typically produced by a single person or organization.
Webpage - webpage is a part of a website; it means a website contains different
web pages.
3. URLS ANDTHE ADDRESS BAR
URL (Uniform
Resource Locator) – A
unique address that
every website has.
Address Bar – Part of
the browser where
URL’s are being typed.
Address Bar
URL (lazada.com.ph)
4. Links
•Alternatively referred to as a Hyperlink and web link
•a link is an icon, graphic, or text
•links a webpage to another file, object or another
webpage
Whenever you see a word or phrase on a website
that's blue or underlined in blue, it's probably a hyperlink,
or link for short. Hey, I'm a link! Click me!
6. Navigation buttons
Back and Forward buttons – Allows user to move
through websites recently visited/viewed. User can
also click and hold either button to see the history
of recently visited websites.
7. Navigation buttons
•Refresh button – It reloads the current page. If a
website stops working, user can press this button
to refresh the current page.
8. Bookmarks and history
•Bookmark - A bookmark is a web browser feature
used to save a web site's URL address for future
reference.
9. Bookmarks and history
History - Web browsing history refers to the list of
web pages a user has visited, as well as associated
metadata such as page title and time of visit.
10. Saving images
This can be done by
doing the following,
right-click the image
and select Save image
as (or Save picture as).
Sometimes user may want to save an image from a
website to the computer.
11. Plug-ins
Adobe Flash and Microsoft
Silverlight (Plug-ins used to
play videos)
Adobe Reader (Plug-ins used
to view PDF files)
Plug-ins - are small applications that allow you to
view certain types of content within your web
browser, it manages Internet content that a
browser is not designed to process.
12. Search Engine
A search engine is a web-based tool that enables
users to locate information on the World Wide
Web. Popular examples of search engines are
Google, Yahoo!, and MSN Search.