Kevin Nguyen

CNIT 131
02/18/2023
Homework #2 - Browsing the Web

1. Describe your computer platform (it’s a desktop or laptop, and what is the OS it’s running)
The current computer platform that this list of important features is written on is Macbook Air,
which is a laptop, with an M1 chip that was introduced in 2020. This Macbook Air is currently
running the Operating System (or OS for short) MacOS Ventura, version 13.2.

To find out whether your device is a desktop or a laptop is simple. A laptop is an “all in one”
computer. It has a keyboard, battery, monitor, and mousepad in a portable configuration. It
usually connects to the wifi and has bluetooth configurations. You can pack it up and bring it to a
coffee shop to work there or at school. On the other hand, a desktop computer is not as portable.
It has a big computer terminal, monitor, plug-in or bluetooth keyboard and mouse, and usually
plugs into the wall for power.
If you are working with an apple computer, to find the current OS that is on your device, follow
this step by step instructions:
a. Click on the Apple icon at the top left.
b. Click on “About this Mac”.
c. Click on “More info”
d. Under MacOS is your current OS and the version you are running on your device.

2. What are the browsers and the version of each you are doing this research?

The current default browser on my Macbook Air is Safari and the version is 16.3. I have been
using Safari since I obtained the device. However, for this list of important features document, I
will be showing the features on two different browsers. The other browser that I will be showing
features in is Google Chrome, version 110.0.5481.100.

To find the version number of Safari, follow these steps:

a. Open Safari
b. Click “Safari” at the top left of your screen
c. Click “About Safari”
d. See version number in the resulting popup screen

To find the version number of Google Chrome, follow these steps:

a. Open Google Chrome

b. Click “Chrome”
c. Click “About Google Chrome”
d. See under “About Chrome” for the Version of Chrome you are running.
3. How would you make www.ccsf.edu your homepage in that browser?
For Safari, follow these instructions:
a. Click on “Safari” at the top left of the screen
b. Click “Settings”
c. In “General”, type in www.ccsf.edu in the homepage input line

For Chrome, there are two ways to make www.ccsf.edu the homepage of the browser:
a. Click “Chrome” at the top left of the screen
b. Click “Settings”
c. Click “Appearance” on the left
d. Check that “Show Home Button” is turned on
e. Check the second radio button and enter www.ccsf.edu into the input line
For the second way:
f. From Settings (step b of the first method), click “On Startup”
g. Click “Open a specific page or set of pages”
h. Click “add a new page”
i. Type www.ccsf.edu

4. How would you make that browser be the default browser on your computer?

To make Safari the default browser, follow these instructions:

a. Click “Safari” at the top of the left screen

b. Click “Settings”
c. Go to “General”
d. There should be a button at the top of the page that asks whether you want to make Safari
the default browser. NOTE: If Safari is already the default browser, it will not have this
prompt

To make Google Chrome the default browser, follow these instructions:

a.Click “Chrome” at the top of the left screen

b.Click “Settings”
c.Click “Default Browser”
d.Click “Make default” NOTE: If Google Chrome is already the default browser, it will not
have this button
5. How do you see your history in the browser, and how do you clear it?

To see your history in Safari, follow these instructions:

a. Click “History” at the top left of your screen

b. If you want further web surfing history, you can click on “Show all History”

BONUS: There is a shortcut in Safari that users can enter to get to their history quicker!

Simply type: COMMAND + Y

 To see your history in Google Chrome, follow these instructions:

a. Click “History” at the top left of your screen

b. If you want further web surfing history, you can click on “Show Full History” at the
bottom

BONUS: There is a shortcut in Google Chrome that users can enter to get to their history quicker!
Additionally, it is similar to Safari, so you only have to memorize one shortcut!

Simply type: COMMAND + Y

6. Describe how you save a webpage to return to later. (hint: bookmark, favorite, etc. Each
browser calls this feature something different.)

For Safari, to save a webpage to return to later, follow these steps:

a. Have your browser display the current webpage you want to save.
b. Go to “Bookmarks” at the top of the screen.
c. Click “Add Bookmark”
d. You can choose the category you want the bookmark to be in, however it is most
convenient to leave the default which is Favorites.
e. Click “Add”

Now, to return to the webpage that you just saved, follow these steps:

a. Go to “Bookmarks”
b. Click on “Favorites”, or if you chose another bookmark category, navigate to that
category
c. Search for your bookmarked webpage.

For Google Chrome, to save a webpage to return to later, follow these steps:

a. Have your browser display the current webpage you want to save.
b. Go to “Bookmarks” at the top of the screen.
c. Click “Bookmark this Tab”
d. Click “Done”

Now, to return to the webpage you just saved, follow these steps:

a. Click “Bookmarks” at the top of the screen

b. Locate the bookmark

You may also access the bookmark in a new tab because Google Chrome saved the bookmark in
the bookmark bar’s folder by default.