Tech+ 3.2 lesson

Browser Profile

• Information stored in your browser that includes:

  • Preferences and settings

    • Default search engine 

    • Privacy settings

    • Etc.

  • Bookmarks

  • Browsing history and cookies

  • Saved Passwords

  • Extensions and add-ons

Multiple Select

Check the settings that save with a browser profile

• default search engine

• privacy settings

• bookmarks

• saved passwords

• other app data

Search Engines

• A crawler or spider to browse the web and index website content

• An indexer to process and store data collected by the crawler

• An algorithm to determine what content is relevant to your search

• An interface to enter your search terms

Dropdown

A crawler or ​

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to browse the web and ​

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website content

An ​

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to process and store data collected by the crawler

An ​

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to determine what content is relevant to your search

An ​

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to enter your search terms

Multiple Choice

• Are web browsers and search engines the same thing?

• Yes, they are the same thing.
• Web browsers are a type of search engine.
• Search engines are used to browse the web.
• No, web browsers and search engines are not the same thing.

Multiple Choice

Why are you able to do an internet search using your browser?

• You are able to search because your computer is connected to a printer.
• You can perform searches due to the browser's ability to store files locally.
• You can search the internet because your browser has a built-in search engine.
• You are able to do an internet search using your browser because it connects to the internet and communicates with search engines.

Boolean

• AND to narrow the results

• OR to expand the results

• NOT to narrow by exclusion

Match

Boolean operators (AND, OR, NOT)

• narrow results

• expand results

• narrow by exclusion

AND

OR

NOT

• AND

• OR

• NOT

Read the activity again

Be ready to answer questions

Open Ended

Which browser would you recommend for Janelle and why?

Multiple Choice

• Are browser extensions and browser add-ons the same thing?

• Yes, they are the same thing.
• Browser extensions are only for Chrome.
• Add-ons are a type of browser extension.
• No, they are not exactly the same, but they are often used interchangeably.

Multiple Choice

What are browser extensions?

• Browser extensions are small software programs that add functionality to web browsers.
• Browser extensions are tools used exclusively for online gaming.
• Browser extensions are large applications that require installation on the operating system.
• Browser extensions are only available for mobile devices.

Search the Chrome Store

What extension seems interesting and why?

Open Ended

What extension seems interesting and why?

Protecting...

• Only install extensions from trusted sites, like your browser’s store.

• Read user reviews; check for reliability and performance.

• Find out what permissions they require. Be wary if they ask for:

  • A lot of permissions 

  • Permissions that seem unrelated to what the extension does

• Check the privacy policies to find out how your data will be used and stored.

• Be wary if they collect more data than necessary.

• Consider using extensions that enhance your privacy, such as ad blockers, tracker blockers, and VPN extensions.

• Only install extensions you really need.

Open Ended

What advice would you give a user about installing extensions?

Done! Move onto the questions!