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WEEK 8
TOPIC: THE INTERNET ENVIRONMENT
CONTENTS
- Characteristics Features
- Uses of the internet
INTERNET BROWSER
An internet browser is a program that locates websites on the www. It allows people to move around (browse) the World Wide Web and view web pages. Examples of internet browser are Internet Explorer, Netscape Navigator etc.
CHARACTERISTICS FEATURES OF A BROWSER
- Address and Search bar: The address of the web page that you want to visit is typed here. This also gives you access to search information by using the search option.
- Scroll arrow: These are used to move up and down of the current web page.
- Back button: Takes you to the previous page you were on.
- Forward button: clicking on this button will display the page which you were working on before using the back button.
- Stop: Stops downloading a page from the internet.
- Refresh: Refreshes the current page to show the latest version of the page.
- Tab: Tabs help you to open as many pages as you want in a single internet browser.
- Home: It displays the web page that appears each time you start the browser window.
- Tools: It displays the different settings of the web browser.
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