Internet is a worldwide network connection of computers and other electronic gadgets around the globe. Internet allows us to access almost everything that we want to know, and it gives us the opportunity to learn new things through various information in the World Wide Web.
In order to access the World Wide Web, there are requirement that we need to know: browsers, search engine, URL, link, and bookmark. Web browsers are used primarily for displaying and accessing websites on the internet, as well as other content created using languages such as Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) and Extensible Markup Language (XML).
2. INTRODUCTION
A web browser is a computer program used to retrieve and
display information from the Internet, i.e., “surf the net.” The
most popular web browsers are Mozilla Firefox, Google
Chrome, Microsoft Internet Explorer and Apple Safari. Your
computer will have a pre-installed web browser, but you may
also add other browsers.
3. INTRODUCTION
Internet is a worldwide network connection of computers and
other electronic gadgets around the globe. Internet allows us
to access almost everything that we want to know, and it gives
us the opportunity to learn new things through various
information in the World Wide Web.
In order to access the World Wide Web, there are requirement
that we need to know: browsers, search engine, URL, link, and
bookmark.
4. LEARNING CONTENT
Web browsers are used primarily for displaying and
accessing websites on the internet, as well as other
content created using languages such as Hypertext
Markup Language (HTML) and Extensible Markup
Language (XML).
5. LEARNING CONTENT
Browsers translate web pages and websites delivered
using Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) into human-
readable content. They also can display other
protocols and prefixes, such as secure HTTP (HTTPS),
File Transfer Protocol (FTP), email handling (mailto:),
and files (file:).
6. LEARNING CONTENT
In addition, most browsers also support external plug-
ins required to display active content, such as in-page
video, audio and game content.
9. LAUNCHING A WEB
BROWSER
1. CLICK THE START BUTTON LOCATED IN THE BOTTOM LEFT
OF THE SCREEN ON THE WINDOWS TASK BAR. THE
WINDOWS START MENU WILL APPEAR.
2. HOVER THE MOUSE OVER PROGRAMS AND A SIDE MENU
WILL APPEAR LISTING THE PROGRAMS ON THE COMPUTER.
10. LAUNCHING A WEB
BROWSER
3. CLICK ON WEB BROWSER YOU WANT TO USE (INTERNET
EXPLORER/EDGE/GOOGLE CHROME) FROM THE PROGRAMS
MENU TO START BROWSING THE WEB.
11. SEARCH ENGINE
Search engine is a web-based tools that enables users to
locate information on the World Wide Web. We used search
engine to find answers to our queries. Once the user enters
something that he/she wants to know on the search box of
the search engine, the search engine will display results that
will match what you all are looking for. The search engine will
show multiple links to different web sites/web pages
related/or relevant to what you want to know.
12. SEARCH ENGINE
There are different search engines in the World Wide Web,
here are some: Google Web Search – or simply Google is a
web search engine developed by Google. The main purpose
of Google search is to find text that you want to know through
all the data/information that are publicly shared and allowed
to access by other networks.
14. YAHOO!
ACCORDING TO WHATIS.TECHTARGET.COM, YAHOO! IS AN
INTERNET PORTAL THAT INCORPORATES A SEARCH
ENGINE AND A DIRECTORY OF WORLD WIDE WEB SITES
ORGANIZED IN A HIERARCHY OF TOPIC CATEGORIES.
16. MSN
REFERS TO MICROSOFT NETWORK IS A WEB-BASED
PROGRAM DEVELOPED BY MICROSOFT CORPORATION.
MSN OFFERS A RANGE OF SERVICES INCLUDING NEWS,
engines, user-driven forums, instant messaging, e-mail, and
services to connect to the internet.
18. BING
ACCORDING TO TECHTERMS.COM, BING IS A SEARCH
ENGINE DEVELOPED BY MICROSOFT. IT PROVIDES A
STANDARD WEB SEARCH, AS WELL AS SPECIALIZED
SEARCHES FOR IMAGES, VIDEOS, SHOPPING, NEWS,
MAPS, AND OTHER CATEGORIES.
20. ASK.COM
ACCORDING TO LIFEWIRE.COM, ASK.COM (ALSO CALLED
ASK AND ASK JEEVES) IS A SEARCH ENGINE. WHEN YOU
SEARCH WITH IT, IT AGGREGATES RESULTS FROM OTHER
SEARCH ENGINES TO DISPLAY A LIST OF ANSWERS.
ASK.COM ALSO FUNCTIONS AS A VIDEO SEARCH ENGINE
FOR LOCATING YOUTUBE VIDEOS.
22. STEPS IN LOADING SEARCH ENGINE
1. Open the web browser you want to use by double clicking
the icon of the browser. (Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox,
Microsoft Edge etc.)
2. On the web browser address bar, type the search engine
you prefer to use. (Example: www.bing.com) Then the search
engine web page will be displayed
3. On the search text box, type the keyword/text that you
want to search.
23. STEPS IN LOADING SEARCH ENGINE
4. Then Press Enter, the search engine will display multiple
links to different web sites/web pages related to what you
are looking for.
26. NAVIGATION BUTTONS
Refresh button is used to go back and forward while
browsing. If you are in a home page of some site, then
you go to contact page – Back button would bring you
back to the home page, if then you would click forward
button it would bring you again to the contact page. A
small arrow next to navigation buttons brings up a quick
list of all back/forward web pages available.
27. REFRESH BUTTON
Refresh buttons is used to force web browser to reload
webpage. Most major web browsers use caching
mechanism (store local copies of visited pages to speed
up performance) that sometimes prevents seeing the
most updated information; by clicking refresh, latest
version of the page is forcefully reloaded.
28. STOP BUTTON
Cancels web browser's communication with a server and
stops page loading. Very useful to stop malicious sites
from loading if accidentally entered.
29. HOME BUTTON
Loads predefined home page. You can select any page as
browser's home by clicking on tools menu and selecting
options.
30. ADDRESS BAR
Address bar is used to enter website and page names.
Address bar works as a dropdown menu showing all
previously visited sites. At the end of address bar you will
find go button, that is not very useful as by simply
clicking enter (after typing or selecting a domain name)
you will be directed to the site.
31. INTEGRATED SEARCH
Integrated search engine tool is relatively new feature in
web browsers. It allows selecting your favorite search
engine and doing a quick search by typing in a search
term.
32. TABBED BROWSING
Browser tabs allow opening many websites on a single
web browser's window - very helpful when reading
several websites at the same time. I.e. if you want to
open several links from a website without losing it, you
can right click on each link you want to see, and select
open in a new tab option.
33. BOOKMARK BUTTONS
Custom user defined buttons that redirect to chosen
websites - Very useful to configure web mail and other
often visited sites. Check Mozilla Firefox browser for live
bookmarking.
34. URL (Uniform Resource
Locator)
URL stands for Uniform Resource Locator is a text you
type on the web browser address bar. Every web site and
web pages in the world wide web has their own web
address or URL. URL is like a home address of a web
site/web page. It is easy to locate a web site if the end
user knows the URL of the site, he/she wants to visit.
37. PROTOCOL
According to techtarget.com, protocol is used to
access a resource on the internet. Protocols
include http, https, ftps, mailto and file. Protocol
refers to transfer protocol in URL which controls
how data will be transferred from the Host to the
web browser.
39. DOMAIN
For this example, whatis.techtarget.com.
Other examples of domain name:
1) facebook.com – facebook is the domain name
2) apple.com – apple is the domain name
3) amazon.com – amazon is the domain name
40. DOMAIN
.com is the top-level domain (TLD) which represent
the purpose and type of domain or the
geographical area from which the web site
originated.
41. Examples of TLD:
1) .com – means commercial businesses
2) .org – means oganizations
3) .net – means network organizations
4) .gov – means government agencies
5) .edu – educational facilities like universities
42. PATH
A path refers to a file or location on the web
server. The path is located after the domain name
or the TLD to be exact. For this example,
http://whatistechtarget.com/glossaries, the
/glossaries is the path.
43. Other examples of URL
with path:
1) https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary is the
path.
2) https://www.wikihow.com/Main-Page is the path.
3. https://www.facebook.com/telesforo.mark.anthony
44. LINK (Hyperlink)
Link is short for hyperlink. According to techterms.com,
hyperlink is an HTML object that allows you to jump to a
new location when you click or tap it.
45. LINK (Hyperlink)
All the webpages in the world wide web have a link which
allows other webpage to go from one webpage to
another webpage. The end user will know that the text
has a link if it is colored blue and if you move the mouse
pointer over the text the mouse pointer turns to a
hand/finger it means there is a hyperlink.
47. Types of Hyperlink
1. Text hyperlink – Uses a word or phrase to take visitors
to another page, file or document.
48. Types of Hyperlink
2. Image hyperlink – Uses an image to take visitors to
another page, file or document.
49. Types of Hyperlink
3. Bookmark hyperlink – Uses text or an image to take
visitors to another part of a web page. Bookmark link is
located on the web browser bookmark bar.
