Web Browsers

Question 1

What networking application protocols do web browsers use to access web servers?

Answer 1

• HTTP and HTTPS.

Question 2

What is a web browser cache? How to prevent the cache from accumulating website visits?

Private mode

Answer 2

• Is the type of memory that stores which websites have been visited on the browser.
• To prevent tracking of website visits it would be best use incognito mode or clear the cache in privacy and security feature in browser settings.

Question 3

What are website cookies? And how do you get rid of them?

Answer 3

• Cookies are small files that provide personalisation within a website and tracking of behaviour and activities on websites such as maintaing login information on various sites and shopping cart information.
• Clear the cookies from privacy and security feature within the browser settings.

Question 4

What is a browser extension or add on? What would be an example?

Answer 4

• Are software applicaitons the can be installed on the browser.
• Anything from cyber security tools, password managers, ad blockers, productivity tools, developer tools, customisation tools, ad blockers.

Question 5

What is a Bookmark on a browser?

Answer 5

Is a way of storing and keeping track of frequently visited websites that can be accessed.

Question 6

What is the difference between profiles within a browser?

Answer 6

Profiles enable particular configurations of security settings, cache settings, bookmarks, extensions and other browsing environments.

Question 7

Within browser settings what is password manager?Default Search Engine? Apperance? Accessibility?

Answer 7

• Password manager is a way of keeping track of login credentials for each website and online services.
• Default search engine is using a particular search service within a searchbox.
• Apperance is customising the way a browser looks according to a user preference or needs.
• Accessibility are features that makes sites usable by everyone incluiding people with disabilities.