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WEBBROWSEREXERCISESDoeachofthefollowingasquicklyasyoucan.Repeatthisexerciseuntilyoucandoitin10minutesorless:

1. CHOOSEYOURBROWSERAPP:LocatetheiconforyourWebBrowserofchoiceonyourdigitaldevice’sscreenDesktop.

2. OPEN/EXIT#1:OpenyourWebBrowserbyLeft-Clickingordouble-Left-Clickingonitsicon(dependingonyourdevice’sclick-settings).ThisiswhatApple’sSafariWebBrowserlookslike:

NoteSafariApp’sMainMenuBarattheverytopofthescreen.NotethatSafariopensablankbrowserWindowtostartwith.NotetheWindow’sthreecoloredbuttonsontheupperleft,whichweredescribedintheidiomssectionabove.NoteinparticulartheWindow’s“AddressBar”textfieldattopcenter.AllWebBrowserWindowshaveone.Thisiswherewewillbedoingmostofourwork.NotealsothatallBrowserWindowscanhaveanynumberofTabWindows,whichappearasclickabletabsacrosstheirtops.NewTabsareobtainedinvariousways,dependingontheApp,butcanalwaysbeobtainedfromtheMainMenu.EachTabcanmanageaseparateWebBrowserweb

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page,whichistheequivalentofafile.FinallynotethatanyNewBrowserWindowisalsoitsfirstTabbydefault.

NowtryclosingyourWebBrowser,usingitsupper-rightWindow-X,ifithasone.AppleAppsdonothavetheirownTitleBar.

3. OPEN/EXIT#2:Re-OpenyourWebBrowser.CloseyourWebBrowser,usingitsMainMenu/ExitorQuit.

4. WINDOWS/TABS:Re-OpenyourWebBrowser.OpenaNewWindow.ClosethatWindow.OpenaNewTab.ClosethatTab.

5. WEBSITEDIRECTADDRESSING:TypethefollowingquotedtextintoyourWebBrowser’s“AddressBar”textfield:“wikpedia.org”.ThisisreferredtoasWikipedia’s“InternetProtocol(IP)Address”.ThisshoulddirectlyproduceWikipedia's“HomePage”.NowtypethefollowingquotedtextintoWikipedia'sHomePage“SearchBar”textfield:“bit”(notethatnoquotesorcapsorpunctuationisneeded).ThisshouldproduceWikipedia’s“Bit“page.ForexampleonSafari:

Readalittleaboutwhata“bit”is.Notethatmanyofthewordsarehighlighted.Clickonanyoneofthatpage’shighlighted“Hyper-Links”,whichautomaticallyopensmoreinformationaboutthehighlightedwords.NowclickonyourBrowser’s“BackArrow”initsupperleftcorner.YoushouldbereturnedtoWikipedia’s“Bit”page.ClickontheBack-Arrowoncemore.You

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shouldbereturnedtoWikipedia’s“HomePage”,whereyoucamefromoriginally.

6. WEBSITEINDIRECTADDRESSING(UsingtheSearchEngine):TypethefollowingquotedtextintoyourWebBrowser’sAddressBar:“whatisabit”(notethatnoquotesorcapsorquestionmarkisneeded).Thisshouldproducea“SearchResults”webpage,listinglinkstootherwebpages,whicharepossibleanswerstoyourquestion“whatisabit”.Wikipedia’s“Bit”pageshouldbenearthetopofthislist.Clickonthatlink.ThistakesyoutoWikipedia’s“Bit”page.Youjustusedanindirect(searchstring)approachtogetthere.ClickontheBrowser’sBack-Arrow.YoushouldbereturnedtotheSearchResultspage,whereyoucamefromoriginally.

7. ANOTHERWEBSITEDIRECTADDRESSINGTECHNIQUE–COPYINGOFITSIPADDRESS:ReturntoWikipedia’s“Bit”pageanywayyoulike.WhilestillonWikipedia’s“Bit”page,left-clickinsideyourWebBrowser’saddressbartextfield.YoushouldseetheIPAddressofWikipedia’s“Bit”pagehighlighted(selected);butifnothighlighted,selectityourself,usingcursorclicks/drags.WhentheIPAddressishighlighted,copyitintothecomputer’s“PasteBuffer”,usingthemenusequence“MainMenu/Edit/Copy”or“RightClickMenu/Copy”.NowWikipedia’s“Bit”pageIPAddressisavailabletobepastedintowhateverApptextfieldthatsupportspaste(forexampleEmailortheWebBrowserAddressBar).WewillusetheWebBrowserAddressBar.

8. PASTINGANIPADDRESS:InyourWebBrowseropenaNewWindoworopenaNewTab.IntheAddresstextfieldforthenewWindoworTab,clickandpastetheWikipedia“Bit”pageIPAddress,usingthemenusequence“MainMenu/Edit/Paste”or“RightClickMenu/Paste”.Thenpressthe<RETURN>key.ThisshouldcausetheWikipedia“Bit”pagetobedisplayed.Alternately,ifyouhappenedtohaveyourfavoriteEmailAppopen,andwerecomposinganEmail,thenthissamesetofactionswouldproduceWikipedia’s“Bit”pageIPAddressinthebodyofyourEmail,asanunderlinedtextstring.AftersendingyourEmailtherecipientwouldseeaHyper-Linktheycouldclickon,thatwouldlaunchtheirdefaultWebBrowser,anddirectlyshowWikipedia’s“Bit”page.Prettyslick,huh?ThisworksinWordalso(forexamplehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bit),andmanyotherApps.