A web browser is a
computer program
used to retrieve and
display information
from the Internet, i.e.,
“surf the net.”
The most popular web
browsers are
Mozilla Firefox, Google
Chrome,
Microsoft Internet
Explorer and Apple
Safari. Your
computer will have a
pre-installed web
browser, but you may
also add other
browsers.
Launching the
Browser These buttons are used to go Web Address
To access the back and forth between Example
Internet, you will webpages.
need to open or • To go back, click on DCCA: http://cca.hawaii.gov/
“launch” the the left arrow
browser. To do • To go forward, click Web Address Suffixes The
so, click on the on the right arrow different endings of web
icon (picture) that Address/Search addresses may indicate the
appears on your Bar type of entity operating the
computer either on website.
your home screen
or in the bar Common suffixes are:
across the bottom Use this bar to type in a Web .com All types of entities:
of the screen. Address or to perform a Web nonprofits, schools,
Search. businesses and private
individuals
Web Address .gov U.S. government (only)
Firefox Chrome Safari A web address is used to
Internet Explorer .edu U.S. colleges and
locate a particular webpage. universities
It usually begins with (almost exclusively)
Parts of the “http://www” or “https://www.” .org non-profit organizations
Browser The added “s” means that (mostly)
The following are the parts of the website has security .mil U.S. military
the Internet Explorer web measures to keep others (only)
browser. from seeing the information
you are accessing or sharing. Web Search
Navigation Bar This is important when you
A web search is used to
This bar is located at the top are accessing or sharing
locate information. In the
of your computer screen. Its personal information, such as
Address/Search Bar,
functions allow you to a bank account number or
type in a few key words
navigate the Web. credit card information.
describing what you
would like to find and
Navigation Buttons A web address is sometimes press “Enter” on the
referred to as a “URL” keyboard. A list of
(Uniform Resource Locator). webpages will appear.
Click on an entry to
access a listed webpage. webpage you are Tabs
viewing. These tabs (that look like
file folder tabs) show
Refresh Button Stop Button when multiple webpages
Click on this button to Click on this button to are open. Click on the
reload and update the stop a webpage from “X” on the right side of
information on a opening. the tab to close the
webpage.
New Tab Button History
access the History feature. This feature provides
a list of the websites you have visited. The list
Home Page may be viewed by various options in a drop down
This is the page that appears when the web menu, such as “View By Date” shown above.
browser is launched. Click on the “Home” icon to
go back to the Home Page. You may use this list to access the websites listed
be clicking on the website name then a page listed
Favorites below it.
Click on the “Star” icon then the “Favorites” tab to
access the Favorites feature. This feature allows
you to bookmark websites to provide one-click
access at a later time.
When you want to have multiple web pages open
at the same time, click on the “New Tab” button to
Internet Basics
open a new page.
Home, Favorites, History
Using a
Click on the “Star” icon then the “History” tab to
When you are on a website, create a bookmark by clicking on
the “Star” icon, then clicking on the
“Add to favorites” button. A pop-up window will appear with a
suggested name for the bookmark. Click the “Add” button to
save the bookmark.
The Cable
Television
Division of the
Department of Commerce and
Consumer Affairs
works to promote broadband adoption and digital l
