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Task 7

This document outlines the process of customizing web browsers for effective internet surfing, including configuring LAN proxy settings, bookmarks, and pop-up blockers. It discusses the purpose of web browsers, the supported protocols and file formats, and introduces various popular browsers and plug-ins. The procedure for setting up LAN proxy settings in Internet Explorer is also provided.

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Task 7

This document outlines the process of customizing web browsers for effective internet surfing, including configuring LAN proxy settings, bookmarks, and pop-up blockers. It discusses the purpose of web browsers, the supported protocols and file formats, and introduces various popular browsers and plug-ins. The procedure for setting up LAN proxy settings in Internet Explorer is also provided.

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TASK 7

WEB BROWSERS, SURFING THE WEB

Students customize their web browsers with the LAN proxy settings, bookmarks, search toolbars and pop up
blockers. Also, plug-ins like Macromedia Flash and JRE for applets should be configured.

PURPOSE: To learn to surf the web

Hardware Requirements: Personal Computer

Software Requirements: Local Area network to access the internet.

THEORY:

 Web browser provides the means to the searching and also helps to download the web content.
 Web browsers support most of the famous Internet Protocols like HTTP, FTP.
 Common file formats a browser accepts are HTML.
 Well known browsers natively support a variety of other formats in addition to HTML such as JPEG, PNG,
GIF image formats
 Differentwebbrowsersavailableinthemarketare:
 SilverSmith
 Mosaic
 Netscape
 Mozilla
 Opera
 Lynx
 Safari
Bookmark:
Each web browser is built-in with the support of Internet Bookmarks which serve asa named anchor – primarily to
URLs. The primary purpose of this book mark is to easily catalog and access web pages that the web browser user has
visited or plans to visit, without having to navigate the web to get there.

Pop-up Blockers:
Pop-ups area form of online advertising on the WWW intended to attract the attention of the users. These pop ups are
hosted on the web sites which are frequently visited by the netizens. These pop ups are activated when these web sites
open a new web browser window and there by displaying the advertisements.

Plug-ins:
Aplug-in is a software component program that interacts witha main application to provide a better integration of the
media. The basic difference between application programs and plug-insis that multimedia files are launched in a
separate window where as in plug-ins multimedia play in the browser window.

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Few famous plug-ins are:

 Apple Quick Time


 Macromedia flash
 Microsoft Media Player
 Adobe Shock wave
 SunMicrosystems Java Applet
PROCEDURE:

LAN Proxy Settings:

 Select tools menu in Internet Explorer


 Select Internet Options
 Select Connections
 You end up in two options
 Dial-up and virtual network settings
 LAN setting
 The selection at this step is dependent on the kind of connection you are trying to configure. They are:
 Dial-up modem connection
 LAN connection
 DSL or Cable modem
Result: Web Browsers, surfing the Web task is completed.

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