LO 5: Use Basic

Function of a www-
browser to locate
information
Lesson Objectives:

● Establish information requirements

for internet search
● Navigate World Wide Web browser.
● Use the search engine, URL, links
and bookmarks to locate required
information.
Pre-Test
 I. Multiple Choice
Direction: Read and understand each question
carefully and choose the letter of the correct answer.
1. What does WWW stands for?
A. World Widen Web C. World Wide Waze
B. World Wide Web D. Whole Wide Web
2. Which of the following terms is often known as
favorites?
A. Web browser C. Bookmarks
B. URL D. Links
3. Which of the following is best describe as
the blue underlined word or phrase on a
webpage?
A. Bookmarks C. Web browser
B. Links D. URL
4. When accessing information on the internet
there is always what we call website/webpage
address that is unique. What is the other word
used to describe this unique address?
A. URL C. Links
B. Web browser D. Bookmarks
5. Which of the following software enables you
to locate and view websites on the Internet?
A. Web browser C. Anti-Virus
B. Application Program D. Operating
System
6. Which of the following is NOT a web
browser?
A. Google Chrome C. Windows 10
B. Internet Explorer D. Opera
7. URL is very useful to identify the location of the
information in the WWW. What does URL stand for?
A. Uniwide Resource Locator C. Uniform Resource
Locator
B. Uniwide Ready Locator D. Uniform Ready Locator
8. Which of the following term best describe as a
routine that changes, upgrades, copies, transfers or
deletes files on a computer?
A. File Maintenance C. Antivirus
B. Web browser D. URL
9. Which of the following software is used to
prevent, detect, and remove malware?
A. Web Browser C. Application Program
B. Google Chrome D. Antivirus
10. Which of the following computer
maintenance is best to apply that can scan
and rearrange files and helps to speed up
your computer?
A. Disk Defragmenter C. Disk Cleanup
B. Delete Files D. Updating the anti-virus
11. When navigating a web browser, which of the
following button will you click to open the
previous page in the history list?
A. Home C. Back
B. Refresh D. Forward
12. How will you view the next page in the history
list when you are locating information using a
web browser?
A. Click the Forward button C. Click the Refresh
button
B. Click the Home button D. Click the Back Button
13. Which of the following does NOT belong to the
techniques you can apply in maintaining your
computer files in good condition?
A. Back up Selected files C. Deleting Unwanted
Files
B. Running the Disk Cleanup D. Updating Antivirus
Database
14. Which of the following computer maintenance
techniques scans your computer for temporary files
and other files that can be deleted?
A. Disk Defragmenter C. Disk Cleanup
B. Delete Files D. Updating the anti-virus
15. How will you protect your
computer from viruses?
A. Run Disk Defragmenter
B. Run Disk Cleanup
C. Install and update anti-virus
D. Install Disk Cleanup
 Looking Back to your Lesson
 TRUE or FALSE
Direction: Read and understand each statement carefully. Write
TRUE if the statement is correct and FALSE if it is wrong.
_______1. Hardware is the collection of instructions (also known as a
program) that direct
the hardware for successful operations.
_______2. Be sure not to mix electronic components and water.
_______3. Do not remove expansion cards from a computer when it is
turned on.
_______4. Remove jewelries when working inside any computer related
equipment.
_______5. Do not work on components that are plugged into their
power source.
Brief Introduction
 Internet is essential educational tool
for the learners as it makes studying
stuff easier for them, and re-learning
the material taught in the school. It is
used by people according to their
needs and desires. As a learner you
are expected to navigate a web
browser and apply the knowledge in
using search engine in everyday lives.
 USING A WEB BROWSER
 The Web, also known as the
World Wide Web (WWW), is
basically a series of endless
pages of Internet
information.
Web Browser

A web browser is a kind of software that

enables you to locate and view websites
on the Internet. There are several web
browsers available, but some of the most
popular are GoogleChrome, Internet
Explorer, Safari, Microsoft Edge, Mozilla
Firefox and others.
Uniform Resource Locator (URL)

Also known as a web address and it is a

unique address of every website or
webpages. Other term used is URL (short
for Uniform Resource Locator). By
entering a URL in the address bar of the
browser and pressing Enter on your
keyboard, the browser loads the page
linked with that URL.
Uniform Resource Locator (URL)

 To locate and access information on

DepEd-Manila Website, type the URL -
www.depedmanila.net into the address
bar.
Links
 Whenever you see a blue underlined word or
phrase on a webpage, it is what we called as
hyperlink, or link in short.
Bookmarks
 Often known as favorites, bookmarks are a
perfect way to save and organize popular
websites so you can access them over and over.
To bookmark the current webpage, simply
locate and select the Star icon.
Search Engines
 A search engine is a web-based tool that
enables users to locate information on the
World Wide Web. Popular examples of
search engines are Google, Yahoo!, and
MSN Search.
Internet Search Techniques
1. Using Key words
- List keywords that define your topic – these will
become your search terms.
- Be as specific as possible e.g. Rose rather than
Flower
2. Use quotation marks for exact phrases
e. g “Wind Power” will result in web pages where
that phrase appears. There will be fewer sites than
if we searched for wind and power separately.
Internet Search Techniques
3. Boolean searching: Use + and – to narrow your
search
“wind power” +Australia “wind power” AND Australia
Use + or AND to include all words.
“wind power” + Australia –jobs “wind power” AND
Australia NOT jobs
Use – or NOT to exclude words you do not want.
IMPORTANT – do not use a space between the + and –
signs and the search term
e.g. –jobs not - jobs
 Internet Search Techniques
4. Advanced search option in
Google
-Click the Advanced Search button
at bottom of Google start or results
page to refine your search by date,
country, amount, language, or
other criteria.
5. Browser History
 Internet Search Techniques
6. Searching the webpage – use Ctrl+F
Once you’ve found a webpage that
looks useful, use the Search window on
the webpage, or press CTRL+F to open
the FIND box.
- Type the word or phrase you are
looking for and then press ENTER.
- Click the Highlight All Matches button
 Internet Search Techniques
7. Set a time limit then change tactics/ use
different search engines
www.google.com, www.yahoo.com;
www.ask.com; www.bing.com
8. Evaluating websites
To locate and get information coming from the
internet, we should always consider the CRAAP
which stands for Currency, Relevance, Authority,
Accuracy, and Purpose. With this, you can ask
yourself when deciding whether or not a source
is reliable and credible enough to use in your
Common Webpage Buttons
 Activity 1:
Direction: Answer the internet questions briefly.
1.How much time do you spend on the internet each
day? Is it too much? Why/Why not?
2. Which of following activities you regularly browse on
the internet during your free time?
Rank them from the most useful (1) to the least useful
(7).
_____Looking up an address on a map
_____Reading the news
_____Watching funny videos
_____Checking and writing emails
_____Checking and updating social media
_____Watching TV series or films
 Activity 1:
3. If you had to live for a week
without access to the internet,
how would your week be like?
What would be most difficult for
you? Would there be any
advantages?
4. What educational activities
you have done with the use of
 Activity 2:
Direction: Imagine that someone who has just
got access to the internet ask you to
recommend a webpage to him/ her. To be able
to help, you need to think of a
webpage/website that you always navigate
then answer the guide questions below by
completing the table.
1. What are the website name and URL?
2. What is the main purpose of the website?
(e.g. education/ entertainment/ social media/
 Activity 3:
Direction: Find out some information about Dr. Jose Rizal to
fill in the report form below. Use the search engine, URL,
links and bookmarks to locate required information.
 Guide Questions:
1. What Web browser and search engine did you use
in the research activity?
2. What are the website or URL used to located the
need information?
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3. What internet search techniques did you used in
the activity?
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 Assessment
TRUE or FALSE
Direction: Read and understand each statement
carefully. Write TRUE if the statement is correct and
FALSE if it is wrong.
1. WWW stands for World Wide Web.
2. Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge and Internet
Explorer are example of web browser.
3. URL means Uniform Resource Locator.
4. Bookmarks often known as favorites.
5. Link is the red the underlined word or phrase on a
Post-Test
 I. Multiple Choice
Direction: Read and understand each
question carefully and choose the letter of
the correct answer.
1. Which of the following terms is often
known as favorites?
A. Web browser C. Bookmarks
B. URL D. Links
 Post-Test
2. What does WWW stands for?
A. World Widen Web C. World
Wide Waze
B. World Wide Web D. Whole
Wide Web
Post-Test
3. How will you protect your computer from
viruses?
A. Run Disk Defragmenter
B. Run Disk Cleanup
C. Install and update anti-virus
D. Install Disk Cleanup
Post-Test
4. Which of the following is best describe as
the blue underlined word or phrase on a
webpage?
A. Bookmarks C. Web browser
B. Links D. URL
Post-Test
5. When accessing information on the
internet there is always what we call
website/webpage address that is unique.
What is the other word used to describe
this unique address?
A. URL C. Links
B. Web browser D. Bookmarks
6. Which of the following software enables you
to locate and view websites on the Internet?
A. Web browser C. Anti-Virus
B. Application Program D. Operating
System
7. Which of the following is NOT a web
browser?
A. Google Chrome C. Windows 10
B. Internet Explorer D. Opera
8. URL is very useful to identify the location of the
information in the WWW. What does URL stand
for?
A. Uniwide Resource Locator C. Uniform
Resource Locator
B. Uniwide Ready Locator D. Uniform Ready
Locator
9. Which of the following term best describe as a
routine that changes, upgrades, copies, transfers
or deletes files on a computer?
A. File Maintenance C. Antivirus
B. Web browser D. URL
10. Which of the following software is
used to prevent, detect, and remove
malware?
A. Web Browser C. Application
Program
B. Google Chrome D. Antivirus
11. Which of the following computer
maintenance is best to apply that can
scan and rearrange files and helps to
speed up your computer?
A. Disk Defragmenter C. Disk Cleanup
B. Delete Files D. Updating the
anti-virus
12. When navigating a web browser,
which of the following button will you
click to open the previous page in the
history list?
A. Home C. Back
B. Refresh D. Forward
13. How will you view the next page in
the history list when you are locating
information using a web browser?
A. Click the Forward button C. Click the
Refresh button
B. Click the Home button D. Click the
Back Button
14. Which of the following does NOT belong to
the techniques you can apply in maintaining
your computer files in good condition?
A. Back up Selected files C. Deleting
Unwanted Files
B. Running the Disk Cleanup D. Updating
Antivirus Database
15. Which of the following computer
maintenance techniques scans your computer
for temporary files and other files that can be
deleted?
A. Disk Defragmenter C. Disk Cleanup
B. Delete Files D. Updating the anti-
virus