Browser function: bookmarks and favourites

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Quick Questions

Shade in the A or B circle for each question.

1. A bookmark stores which item so the user can return to a page quickly?

A A copy of the whole web server

B The URL of the web page

2. Which statement about bookmarks and favourites is correct?

A They are two names for the same browser function

B A bookmark is stored on the server, a favourite on the client

3. Why does a user save a page as a bookmark?

A To make the page load faster from the web server

B To return to the page quickly without typing its address

4. What is the purpose of a bookmark folder?

A To group saved pages by topic so they are easy to find

B To encrypt the saved pages so no one else can read them

5. Which is the main difference between bookmarks and browsing history?

A The user chooses to save a bookmark, but history is recorded automatically

B The user chooses to save history, but bookmarks are recorded automatically

Match the Pairs

Draw a line connecting each item on the left to its match on the right.

Left column		Right column
1bookmark		ASaved by user = bookmark; Saved automatically = history
2Ctrl + D		BBookmarks > Revision > https://www.example.com/cs-notes
3Bookmark folders let a user group saved pages by topic so they are easy to find, for example all revision sites together.		CA common keyboard shortcut that saves the current web page as a bookmark in the browser.
4Bookmarks are chosen and saved on purpose by the user, whereas history is recorded automatically for every page visited.		DPages are recorded automatically in the history, not as bookmarks. A bookmark is only created when the user chooses to save the page.
5A bookmark saves a copy of the whole web page so it can be read offline.		EA saved URL in a browser (also called a favourite) that lets the user return quickly to a web page without typing the address again.
6Bookmarks are added automatically each time the user visits a web page.		FA bookmark only saves the URL (the address) of the page, not a copy of its content. The page is still loaded from the web server when the bookmark is clicked.

Definitions

bookmark

Fill in the Blanks

Complete each line of code by filling in the missing parts.

bookmark = saved ___

CREATE ______ "Revision" folder.add(bookmark)

IF starClicked THEN ________.save(url)

// every page visited is recorded _______.add(url)

bookmark.load() typingNeeded = _____

Spot the Error

Shade in the letter of the line that contains an error.

Question 1

A OPEN page www.bbc.co.uk

B CLICK the star icon

C SAVE the page text as bookmark

D LATER click the bookmark

E BROWSER loads the saved URL

Question 2

A bookmarks ← []

B bookmarks.add(pageText)

C OUTPUT 'Page saved'

Question 3

A CREATE folder 'Revision'

B SELECT bookmark 'BBC'

C MOVE history TO 'Revision'

Question 4

A bookmark: saved by the user

B history: saved by the browser

C history keeps starred pages

Question 5

A bookmark.title ← 'BBC News'

B bookmark.url ← 'BBC News'

C SAVE bookmark

Answer Key

Browser function: bookmarks and favourites

Section A: Quick Questions

B — The URL of the web page

A — They are two names for the same browser function

B — To return to the page quickly without typing its address

A — To group saved pages by topic so they are easy to find

A — The user chooses to save a bookmark, but history is recorded automatically

Section B: Match the Pairs

bookmark → A saved URL in a browser (also called a favourite) that lets the user return quickly to a web page without typing the address again.

Ctrl + D → A common keyboard shortcut that saves the current web page as a bookmark in the browser.

Bookmark folders let a user group saved pages by topic so they are easy to find, for example all revision sites together. → Bookmarks > Revision > https://www.example.com/cs-notes

Bookmarks are chosen and saved on purpose by the user, whereas history is recorded automatically for every page visited. → Saved by user = bookmark; Saved automatically = history

A bookmark saves a copy of the whole web page so it can be read offline. → A bookmark only saves the URL (the address) of the page, not a copy of its content. The page is still loaded from the web server when the bookmark is clicked.

Bookmarks are added automatically each time the user visits a web page. → Pages are recorded automatically in the history, not as bookmarks. A bookmark is only created when the user chooses to save the page.

Section C: Definitions

bookmark — A saved URL (also called a favourite) in a web browser that lets the user return quickly to a web page without typing its address again.

Section D: Fill in the Blanks

bookmark = saved URL

CREATE FOLDER "Revision"
folder.add(bookmark)

IF starClicked THEN bookmark.save(url)

// every page visited is recorded
history.add(url)

bookmark.load()
typingNeeded = FALSE

Section E: Spot the Error

C — A bookmark does not save the page text. It saves the page's URL. Line 3 should be: SAVE the URL as a bookmark.

B — Saving a page as a bookmark stores its URL, not the text of the page. Line 2 should be bookmarks.add(currentURL).

C — A bookmark folder holds saved bookmarks, not browsing history. Line 3 should move the bookmark: MOVE bookmark TO 'Revision'.

C — History is an automatic list of all pages visited, not only the ones the user starred. Starred pages are bookmarks. Line 3 should be: history lists pages visited.

B — The url part of a bookmark must hold the web address that is saved. 'BBC News' is only the title. Line 2 should be bookmark.url ← 'bbc.co.uk'.