Internet and World Wide Web Task-II
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SRee KanThPROBLEM 8:
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: Operating System, Web Browser, Plug-ins
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
Different web browsers available in the market are:
Silver Smith
Mosaic
Netscape
Mozilla
Opera
Lynx
Safari
Bookmark:
Each web browser is built-in with the support of Internet Bookmarks which serve as a 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 are a 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:
A plug-in is a software component program that interacts with a main application to provide a better integration of the
media. The basic difference between application programs and plug-ins is 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 Shockwave
Sun Microsystems 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.
Viva Questions:
1) Define surfing?
Ans: Surfing is an analogy to describe ease with which an expert can use the waves of information
flowing around the Internet to get where he wants.
2) Abbreviate HTML,WWW?
Ans: HTML (Hyper Text Markup Language), WWW (World Wide Web)
3) What is a bookmark?
Ans: A bookmark is a saved link to a Web page that has been added to a list of saved links.
4) Define a plug-in?
Ans: Plug-in is a set of software components that adds specific abilities to a larger software application.
5) What are pop-up ads?
Ans: Pop-ups ads are used extensively in advertising on the Web, though advertising is not the only
application for pop-up windows.
6) What are pop-up blockers?
Ans: A pop-up blocker (sometimes called a pop-up killer) is a program that prevents pop-ups from
displaying in a user's Web browser.
7) What is a web browser?
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