How to browse the Internet step by step [components of Internet]

BROWSING THE INTERNET

 How to browse the Internet step by step [components of Internet]

How to browse the Internet : To broswse the Internet on your  computer, follow the steps as given below:

Step1.  Switch ON the modem and the computer.

Step2. Click the  Log in button of software and connect to the Internet.

Step3. Click the Internet Explorer or Google Chrome browser icon or any browser which you have in your computer.

Step4. Type the URL of the website in the address bar and press Enter Key.

web browser Internet Explorer 

The webpage of that particular website opens in the Internet Explorer Window.

The main components of the Internet explorer are as follows:

Title Bar

The title bar displays the name of the current webpage. It has three buttons – Minimize, Maximize  and Close.

minimize,maximize,close buttons

Address Bar

Address Bar is used to type the address of websites in its address box. After typing, press the Enter key to open the webpage or website.

Address bar contains the following buttons:

Refresh button : 

refresh button

Sometimes , a webpage is not opened or displayed completely, so you need to refresh the web page. The Refresh button allows you to start reloading of the webpage.

Stop button: 

stop button

The stop button is used to stop the loading of the webpage.

Back button :

back button

The back button is used to go to the previously opened web page.

Forward button :

forward button

The forward button is used to go to the next web page.

Recent Pages button:

When you click  on this button, it shows a list of recently opened web pages. This also contains a history button which shows the list of  visited web pages.

Command Bar

The command bar is present in the right-hand corner of the page. It contains  different buttons such as:

Home button :

home button

The home button is used to go to the home page of the website. Home page is the first page when you open a website.

Print button: 

The print button is used to take a printout of the pages.

Page button: 

The page button contains a lot of options such as Save the page, Reload the page , etc. A list of options appears when you click on this button.

Status Bar

Status bar is located at the bottom of the window that displays the number of elements to be viewed on a web page and the progress of the web page being displayed.

Scrollbars

Scrollbars appear on the side or bottom of a window to control which part of a list or document is currently in the window’s frame. Horizontal and vertical scroll bars are used to move the web page horizontally and vertically respectively.

Search Engines

A search engine is a web based tool that allows users to search the information on the World Wide Web. Some of the popular search engines are Google, Yahoo, Bing ,etc. Google search engine is most widely used search engine on the web.

bing search engine

By using search engine, you may search for books, games, songs, pictures  and some other information. Search engine searches databases and Internet sites for the documents containing keywords that are specified by a user.

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