Objective:
This section introduces you to Web browsers and gives you practice using search engines, navigating web pages, and configuring basic browser settings. After finishing this section, you should be able to:
- Use a web browser to access the World Wide Web.
- Use browser features such as private browsing, bookmarks, and downloading files.
- Use a search engine to find and evaluate web content.
- Identify reliable academic sources online.
- Distinguish between primary, secondary, and tertiary sources.
- Describe key browser and website features, including plug-ins, client-side scripting, certificates, caching, and proxy settings.
- Configure browser privacy and security features such as pop-up blockers, location tracking, and cookies.
- Clear a browser’s cache.
- Troubleshoot common browser problems.
Links:
- TestOut Courseware: https://testout.com
Key Terms:
- Web Browser An application for accessing information on the World Wide Web.
- Web Search A search of the World Wide Web using a web browser, often done by visiting a web search engine site such as Google, Bing, or Yahoo.
- Academic Source Books or articles written by experts who have credentials in a particular field of study.
- Consumer-level Source Resources such as personal websites, online forums, news websites, and online magazines whose audience is consumers of information — people looking for practical information to solve a problem, make a purchasing decision, or just become better informed on current events and issues.
- Primary Source Resources such as original speeches, letters, poems, laws, scientific fieldwork, and artwork.
- Secondary Source Resources such as articles or books that review, analyze, or describe primary sources.
- Tertiary Source Resources that compile or summarize material from other sources including bibliographies, abstracts, and online article indexes and databases.
- Citation Style The format used for citing academic sources, including author, date of publication, and journal title.
- Cookie A small piece of data sent from a website and stored on a user’s computer by the web browser while the user is browsing. Cookies are designed to help websites remember information such as items in an online shopping cart and entries in a web form so that the website can customize a web page for the user.
- Browser Extension Software that adds functionality to a web browser.
- Client-Side Scripting The process of transferring source code from a web server to a web browser and running that code directly in the browser.
- Certificate A digital document that contains encryption keys and is used for encryption and identification.
- Caching The storing of images, sounds, web pages, and other information associated with particular websites that allows a browser to redisplay data without having to reload it from the website.
- Proxy Server A device that stands as an intermediary between an application such as a web browser and the Internet. A proxy server intercepts all requests and can use filter rules to allow or deny internet traffic.
- Pop-up Blocker A feature of most web browsers that prevents pop-up windows such as advertisements from being displayed.
Topics Discussed:
- What web browser settings are most important for online safety and security?
- How can you evaluate online information and determine if it’s reliable?
- What can you do to troubleshoot common web browser problems?
Assignment:
- Access the TestOut Courseware through the provided link.
- Study Section 2.2: Web Browsers, and achieve a score of 80% or higher on the 14 question Exam to complete the Section.
Assigned: October 21st, 2019
Teacher Pacing Due Date: October 22nd, 2019