Session 3

1. Session 3 Browsing the Web

2. Objectives • Student will knowhow to search on the internet, how to complete a form

3. Using a search engine • A search engine is software which enables you to search the Web to find information on almost any conceivable topic • A popular search engine is Google • Start Internet Explorer • Type the address www.google.co.uk into the Address bar and click the Go button to display the Google website home page Al Ittihad Private School-Jumaira Module 7 “Web Browsing and communication” Amira Mohammed Zedan

4. Searching by keyword • Google allows you to type a word or phrase, and then comes back with a list of related web pages • Type a key word or phrase into the search box and click the Google Search button • A list of links to websites that match your search words will appear Al Ittihad Private School-Jumaira Module 7 “Web Browsing and communication” Amira Mohammed Zedan

5. Including and excluding pages • You can tell Google to exclude topics you don’t want by adding a keyword with a minus in front • Similarly, if you are particularly interested in a topic, you can add keywords with a plus in front • For example, searching forringing -bird +bellwill return results for bell ringing but exclude topics about ringing birds Al Ittihad Private School-Jumaira Module 7 “Web Browsing and communication” Amira Mohammed Zedan

6. Subject Directories • An alternative to search engine • Classifies web sites by subject • Advantages of using subject directories: • They contain good quality sites • They contain fewer sites than search engines and therefore save time

7. Completing a web-based form Consumer websites are great places for shopping In general, you pay by credit card, but some sites operate a system where money is transferred directly into and out of your bank account Online shopping on a secure site is no less safe than high street shopping • Forms are frequently used on web pages – they allow you to type in information about yourself • A web-based form is usually linked to a database, and works in a similar way to a database form • An interactive web-based form can also display information that might change depending on the information you type in Al Ittihad Private School-Jumaira Module 7 “Web Browsing and communication” Amira Mohammed Zedan

8. Submitting and resetting a web-based form • Check you have correctly completed an online form before electronically sending it to the company • All forms will have a Submit button (sometimes called Send or similar) – click this to send your completed form to the company • They might also have a Reset button – click this to clear all the fields on the form Al Ittihad Private School-Jumaira Module 7 “Web Browsing and communication” Amira Mohammed Zedan

9. Temporary Internet files • Internet Explorer keeps data on the web pages you visit in a cache • These are temporary Internet files that the browser can access more quickly than downloading the page afresh • They use up disk space rapidly, especially if you use the Internet a lot and you will need to delete them from time to time • Click Internet Options on the Tools menu • Click Delete in the Browsing history area of the General tab • Click the Delete files... button in the Temporary Internet Files area of the Delete Browsing History window that appears Al Ittihad Private School-Jumaira Module 7 “Web Browsing and communication” Amira Mohammed Zedan

10. Home page • consists of an introduction to the site and contains hyperlinks to other pages on that site, or to a different site on the World Wide Web. • To change the default home page • From menu bar, select Tools > Internet options , in the Home page section, change the default address to your website. Then click Ok