Unit#2 | GOOGLE CHROME
Apps icon (Chrome)
Access to Google apps. (Docs, Slides, Sheets and more.)
Chrome
Google's Web Browser
Cookies | Advantages
1. Convenient : Save time when visiting websites. 2. Personalization: Better results. 3. Targeted advertising. 4. Easy to manage.
Cookies | Disadvantages
1. Privacy 2. Security 3. Secrecy
Examples of Web Browsers
1. Safari (Mac and Windows) 2. Firefox (Mac and Windows) 3. Chrome (Mac and Windows) 4. Internet Explorer (Windows only)
Types of Cookies
1. Session Cookies 2. Persistant Cookies
Web site
A collection of related web pages.
Home button (Chrome)
Loads the default web page or homepage. Can be changed in Settings.
Incognito (Chrome Browser)
Private Web Browsing.
Chrome Extensions
Programs that add functionality or new features to your Web browser. Example: Google Drive and TextHelp
Back button (Chrome)
Return to previous page.
Clear Browsing Data | (Chrome Keyboard Shortcut)
Shift-Command-Delete
New Incognito Window | (Chrome Keyboard Shortcut)
Shift-Command-N
Homepage
The main page of a website. Also called the index page.
Omnibox (Chrome)
The search bar and address bar combined. Enter a query or URL here.
Hyperlink
Underlined or highlighted words or images that are clicked to access another web page.
Reload button (Chrome)
Used to refresh or update a page. Used to reload a page that has failed to load due to an error.
Tabbed Browsing
A feature which allows you to open multiple websites within one Web browser window.
Show Bookmarks (Chrome Keyboard Shortcut)
Shift-Command-B
Boomarks
A user defined list of favorite or frequently visited Websites.
Bookmark This Page | (Chrome Keyboard Shortcut)
Command-D
New Window | (Chrome Keyboard Shortcut)
Command-N
Forward button (Chrome)
Moves you forward a page. Only works if you previously used the back button.
Enabling/Disabling Cookies in Chrome
Settings > Show Advanced Settings > Privacy > Content Settings > Cookies
Search Engine
A program that helps you to locate information on the Internet. Example: Google, Bing, and Yahoo
Hypertext
A way of presenting information so that the order in which it is read is decided by the reader.
Show Downloads Folder (Chrome Keyboard Shortcut)
Shift-Command-J
Persistant Cookies
Permanent. Usually expire in time.
History
Keeps track of previously viewed websites.
Settings icon (Chrome)
Allows you to customize the Chrome Web browser. Example: Set default search engine.
New Tab | (Chrome Keyboard Shortcut)
Command-T
Show History | (Chrome Keyboard Shortcut)
Command-Y
What Cookies Are Not
Cookies are not programs. Cookies can not gather information on their own. Cookies do not view data on your hard drive. Cookies do not collect data from your hard drive.
How Cookies Are Used
Cookies are used to collect, store and share information. Example: Preferences, Geolocation, Language
HTML
Hyper Text Markup Language. The language used to create Web pages.
Internal links
Hyperlinks that connect to another page on a website.
External links
Hyperlinks that connect to another website.
Cookies
Small pieces of information in text format that are downloaded to your computer when you visit many Web sites. The cookie may come from the Web site itself or from the providers of the advertising banners or other graphics that make up a Web page.
Web Browser
Software used to access and view the WWW.
Session Cookies
Temporary. Deleted when you quit web browser.
