Matching a browser function to a need
Name:
Date:
Class:
A
Quick Questions
Shade in the A or B circle for each question.
1. You want to open your favourite revision site quickly without typing its address again. Which browser function helps?
2. You are comparing three online shops and want all of them open at the same time in one window. Which function helps?
3. You visited a useful page last week but cannot remember its address or name. Which function helps you find it?
4. You clicked a link by mistake and want to return to the page you were just on. Which function helps?
5. Which need is best met by saving a page as a bookmark?
B
Match the Pairs
Draw a line connecting each item on the left to its match on the right.
| Left column | Right column | |
|---|---|---|
| 1Bookmark | AOpen multiple tabs | |
| 2History | BSaves a favourite site so the user can return to it quickly later | |
| 3A student wants to read a news page, a video and a revision site at the same time, without closing any of them | CTabs only show many pages at once. To get back to a favourite site quickly, the user should save it as a bookmark. | |
| 4A user clicked a link by mistake and wants to return to the page they were just on | DClick the Back button | |
| 5To find a page I saw last week, I should use the Back button | ELists pages visited recently so a page seen last week can be found again | |
| 6To return to my favourite site quickly, I should open lots of tabs | FThe Back button only goes one page back in the current browsing. A page seen last week is found using the history, which records visited pages. |
C
Definitions
browser function
D
Fill in the Blanks
Complete each line of code by filling in the missing parts.
1.
need: return to a favourite site
use: _________
2.
need: work on several pages at once
use: ____
3.
need: find a page seen last week
use: _______
4.
need: go to the page before this one
use: ____
5.
Sam lost the link to an old page.
Sam opens the _______ list.
E
Spot the Error
Shade in the letter of the line that contains an error.
Question 1
A
need = "favourite site"
B
if need == "favourite site":
C
tool = "history"
D
print(tool)
Question 2
A
need = "many pages at once"
B
tool = "back button"
C
print("Use", tool)
Question 3
A
need = "page seen last week"
B
if need == "page seen last week":
C
tool = "bookmarks"
D
print(tool)
Question 4
A
def pick(need)
B
if need == "go back":
C
return "back button"
D
return "history"
Question 5
A
need = "go back one page"
B
tool = "forward button"
C
print("Click the", tool)
Answer Key
Matching a browser function to a need
Section A: Quick Questions
Q1
B — Bookmarks (favourites)
Q2
B — Multiple tabs
Q3
A — History
Q4
A — Back button
Q5
A — Returning to a favourite site again and again
Section B: Match the Pairs
Q1
Bookmark → Saves a favourite site so the user can return to it quickly later
Q2
History → Lists pages visited recently so a page seen last week can be found again
Q3
A student wants to read a news page, a video and a revision site at the same time, without closing any of them → Open multiple tabs
Q4
A user clicked a link by mistake and wants to return to the page they were just on → Click the Back button
Q5
To find a page I saw last week, I should use the Back button → The Back button only goes one page back in the current browsing. A page seen last week is found using the history, which records visited pages.
Q6
To return to my favourite site quickly, I should open lots of tabs → Tabs only show many pages at once. To get back to a favourite site quickly, the user should save it as a bookmark.
Section C: Definitions
Q1
browser function — A browser tool that meets a user need: bookmarks return to a favourite site, tabs open many pages at once, history finds an old page, back goes one page.Section D: Fill in the Blanks
Q1
need: return to a favourite site
use: bookmarksQ2
need: work on several pages at once
use: tabsQ3
need: find a page seen last week
use: historyQ4
need: go to the page before this one
use: backQ5
Sam lost the link to an old page.
Sam opens the history list.Section E: Spot the Error
Q1
C — Returning to a favourite site is solved by bookmarks, which save the page for later. History is for finding pages you visited before. The line should be tool = "bookmarks".
Q2
B — Working on several pages at once needs multiple tabs. The back button only moves you one page back. The line should be tool = "tabs".
Q3
C — Finding a page you saw last week uses the browser history, which records visited pages. Bookmarks only hold pages you chose to save. The line should be tool = "history".
Q4
A — A function definition must end with a colon. The line should be def pick(need):.
Q5
B — To go back one page you use the back button. The forward button moves the other way. The line should be tool = "back button".