If I access a particular website on a regular basis I can make it easier for myself by adding it to the browsers bookmarks by clicking on the small star in the navigation bar and clicking "Done" on the pop up.
Thursday, 25 September 2014
I can identify when to change settings to aid navigation
I can adjust browser settings to optimise performance and meet needs
You can adjust a browsers settings to optimise performance easily by frequently deleting the browsers history and cookies. this can be done by clicking on the top right on the browser so that a tool bar opens up and you click on "History":
a new page will appear with the following option at the top of the page:
After clicking "clear browsing data..." a pop up will appear in the middle of the screen:
After selecting the data to be removed by ticking the boxes and clicking the "clear browsing data" button the data will be gone which can be seen in the last picture:
Another way in which to speed up browsing performance but without having to alter the settings is to have no unnecessary background internet bandwidth consuming programs running. This can be extra Tabs on the browser or games.
I can use help facilities to solve internet connection problems
I was having issues getting online and trying to access an internet browser. I got a pop up that looks like:
After following the help facilities advice and plugged in the Ethernet cable I was able to access my internet browser.
From here I clicked on the 'Diagnose' button on the pop up and the computer ran a diagnostic which figured out the connection problem. The following screenshot shows it recommends that I check to see if the Ethernet cable is connected.
Tuesday, 2 September 2014
1.1 and 1.2.
As modern technology advances, the number of ways to access the internet increases in both ways and speed.
Computers gain internet access usually through hard lining a router to the PC using an Ethernet cable which means you are unable to move around with your computer without removing the cable meaning you lose the internet connection. Originally computers gained their internet access through a Dial-up modem which was slow to connect and slow to use. Dial-up modems would also take up the full use of your phone line so you could only use one or the other. Now with broadband and fibre-optic cables internet speeds have increased and no longer interfere with the phone line, (however a phone line connection is still required for this to work!) While hard lining the router to the PC is still the usual way to go for fastest speeds and stability, the new ways of accessing the internet allow wireless internet connections known as Wi-Fi. This gives you freedom of movement, usually with smaller hand held devices such as laptops, tablets and mobile phones. This new internet connection method does still have its drawbacks though, the further you are from the router the weaker the connection thus the slower the internet speed, and if you get too far from the router, the connection is lost completely and you have to move back within range of the router.
Mobile phones gain their internet connection (when not connected to Wi-Fi) through 3G/4G. Like the ability to connect online with computers, the capabilities to get online with mobile phones has advanced significantly in location and speed. 3G now has the ability to cover approximately 95% of England's populated areas and 4G, which is the newest form of mobile internet connection is currently in the process of expanding its reach around the country with data transfer speeds that are at least 10 times greater than that of 3G! Laptops can also take advantage of the 3G and 4G bandwidths by using a Dongle that plugs into a USB slot to supply it with an internet connection.
Computers gain internet access usually through hard lining a router to the PC using an Ethernet cable which means you are unable to move around with your computer without removing the cable meaning you lose the internet connection. Originally computers gained their internet access through a Dial-up modem which was slow to connect and slow to use. Dial-up modems would also take up the full use of your phone line so you could only use one or the other. Now with broadband and fibre-optic cables internet speeds have increased and no longer interfere with the phone line, (however a phone line connection is still required for this to work!) While hard lining the router to the PC is still the usual way to go for fastest speeds and stability, the new ways of accessing the internet allow wireless internet connections known as Wi-Fi. This gives you freedom of movement, usually with smaller hand held devices such as laptops, tablets and mobile phones. This new internet connection method does still have its drawbacks though, the further you are from the router the weaker the connection thus the slower the internet speed, and if you get too far from the router, the connection is lost completely and you have to move back within range of the router.
Mobile phones gain their internet connection (when not connected to Wi-Fi) through 3G/4G. Like the ability to connect online with computers, the capabilities to get online with mobile phones has advanced significantly in location and speed. 3G now has the ability to cover approximately 95% of England's populated areas and 4G, which is the newest form of mobile internet connection is currently in the process of expanding its reach around the country with data transfer speeds that are at least 10 times greater than that of 3G! Laptops can also take advantage of the 3G and 4G bandwidths by using a Dongle that plugs into a USB slot to supply it with an internet connection.
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