LEARNING ACTIVITY SHEET

COMPUTER SYSTEMS SERVICING 7/8

First Quarter, Week 6-7

Name of Learner: ___________________________________________________________

Grade Level /Section: _______________________ Date: _________________________

Basic functions of a www- browser to Locate Information

BACKGROUND INFORMATION FOR LEARNERS

An appropriate search criteria and/or URL of site should be entered to the points links are
followed to locate the required information, useful pages or printed as required. The
information requirements for internet search is established. The browser is launched. Search
engine is loaded.

Launch Browser
An Internet search engine is similar to a library on the online setting. There are millions
of domain names stored pieces of information
you can use for your research. Browser is the entry
way to the internet searches.
You can use variety of search engines to help you
begin with the research, which includes:
 Google
 MSN’s Bing
 Ask
 Yahoo!
 Internet Explorer
 Opera
 Mozilla Firefox Source: https://fossbytes.com/best-web-browsers-for-pc

Using search engines

With billions of websites online nowadays, there's a parcel of data on the Web. Look search engines
make this data simpler to discover. Let's see at the basics of employing a search engine, as well as a
few methods you'll utilize to urge superior look comes about.
How to search the Web?
There is numerous distinctive look search engines you'll utilize, but a few of the foremost prevalent
include Google, Yahoo!, and Bing.

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After you run search engine, you will see the list of the significant websites. These are known
as the search results.

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Most browsers too permit you to perform a web look straightforwardly from your address bar,
in spite of the fact that a few have a isolated look bar another to the address bar. Essentially
sort your look terms and press Enter to run the results.
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Understanding URLs
Every time you press interface on website or sort a web address into your browser, it’s a URL
that stands for Uniform Resource Locator.

Scheme
Exceptionally URL starts with the scheme. This tells your browser what sort of address it is so
the browser interfaces to it accurately. There are numerous sorts of schemes, but for normal
web browsing you'll for the most part see http and https.

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Domain name
The domain name is the foremost noticeable portion of a web address. Ordinarily, distinctive
pages on the same location will proceed to utilize the same space name.

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Each section of the domain name isolated by a period is called a domain. The domain on the
proper is called a top-level space, with the domain to the cleared out of it called the second-
level domain, at that point third-level domain, and so on.

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You'll be able regularly learn something almost the location from the spaces. One of the
domains ordinarily recognizes the organization, whereas the top-level space may deliver you
more common data on what kind of site it is.

File path
The record path—often fair called path—it tells your browser to load a particular page.

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URLs that conclusion with the domain name without a file path ordinarily will load a homepage
or a file page that's planned to assist you explore to particular pages on the location.

Parameters
A few URLs incorporate a string of characters after the path—beginning with a address mark—
called the parameter string. You have got likely taken note this portion of a URL show up in
your address bar after performing a look on Google or YouTube.

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Anchor
Too showing up after the path, the anchor tells your browser to scroll to or load a particular
portion of the page. As a rule, the stay starts with a hashtag and is utilized to coordinate your
browser to a particular portion of a really long page, much like a bookmark.

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A whole URL
A When combined, these components make up a URL, in spite of the fact that not all
URLs will have all five parts whole URL

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LEARNING COMPETENCY

1. Familiarized with the basic functions of a www- browser to locate information

2. Recognized the used of Search Engine.
ACTIVITIES

ACTIVITY 1
Directions: List variety of search engines to help you begin with resources.
1. _______________________________________________
2. _______________________________________________
3. _______________________________________________
4. _______________________________________________
5. _______________________________________________
6. _______________________________________________
7. _______________________________________________

ACTIVITY 2
Directions: Arrange the order on how to search the web. Write only the letter
on a separate sheet of paper.
A B

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II. Directions: Identify the parts of the URL.
1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

REFLECTIONS
What is the significance of search engine in your life?
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REFERENCES

“How to Use Internet Search Engines for Research.” UniversalClass.com.

https://www.universalclass.com/articles/writing/research-skills/how-to-use-internet-
search-engines-for-research.htm.

“Internet Basics: Using Search Engines.” GCFGlobal.org.

https://edu.gcfglobal.org/en/internetbasics/using-search-engines/1/.

Prepared by: JESUCRISTINA A. NIMENZO

ELEANOR P. POLICARPIO

Noted: LABERNE A. LADIGNON JR.

Division ICT Coordinator/ OIC EPS
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