Computer V
August 31-September 3, 2021
Unit 1: Information and Communication Technology
Lesson 2: Gathering and Organizing Information Using ICT Tools
INTRODUCTION
Sneak Peek
Searching is one of the most popular internet activities. In the previous lesson, you had to search for
information about the advantages and disadvantages of using the internet activities that are commonly
conducted in the internet and the highest number of internet users worldwide.
Zoom In
The learners will be able to:
search the internet and the World Wide efficiently and effectively using the advance features of a
search engine;
evaluate online sources for validity and reliability;
save and organize valuable online resources for easy access.
LESSON PROPER
Pre Assessment. Answer the following questions.
What tool did you use to search for this information?
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Were you able to find the information easily?
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How about the accuracy of the information you gathered?
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Quick Recall
Previously, you have learned the ICT or Information Communication Technology is a set of tools and
resources used to create or distribute, store, and manage information, the uses of Internet and the Internet
safety and security.
Web Browser and Search Engine
The difference between a web browser and search engine. A web browser is a software installed in
your computer that allows you to access websites and web pages in the internet.
A search engine is a software that is designed to search for information using specific keywords. A
keyword is a word or phrase that you can type into a search bar to enable the search engine to find
information on a topic. A search engine searches for information through specified keywords and provides a
list of available web pages where the keywords were found.
Common Parts of a web10browser
Function buttons.
These allow you to perform various tasks, such as going back to the previous page viewed, forwarding or
moving on to the next page, refreshing the web page, and so on.
Address bar.
This is where you type the URL of the website you want to visit.
Control buttons.
These buttons allow you to minimize the window to Taskbar button, maximize or expand the window to
fill the entire screen, and close the window.
Search engine.
This is a software that allow you to search for and access information in the World Wide Web.
Search bar.
This is where you type in the keyword/s or phrase that describe/s the information you want to search.
Searching the Internet Quickly and Effectively
In searching in the internet, specifying the keyword/s is only the first step. When you a multiple-choice
exam, you eliminate the irrelevant answer to identify the best one.
Here are some tips you need to consider.
1. Use specific keywords that best describe what you are looking for. To search for exact words, enclose
the keywords in a quotation marks.
Example: “cook pancake.”
2. Narrow the search using the plus (+) or minus (-) operator to include or exclude specific words.
Example: “cook pancake” + peanut butter or “cook pancake” – butter.
3. Do not use stop words that are normally ignored by search engines. Stop words are commonly used
words such as a, an, the, in, of, on, are, be, if, into, which, etc. that are insignificant and are
programmed to be removed by most search engines.
4. Capitalization does not matter since most search engines do not recognized uppercase from
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5. Refine your searches using wildcards and Boolean operators. Wildcards are characters that are used
to replace or represent one or more characters. The two most commonly used are the following:
Asterisk (*)-used to represent any number characters.
Example: searching for compu* will look for words with compu as well as possible endings.
Question Mark (?)-used to represent a single character, anywhere in the keyword.
Example: searching for te?t Might result in test and text.
6. Use other search engines if you still have not found the exact information you need. If you have been
searching for more than 20 minutes, these may mean that no information is available in the topic.
7. Add the keyword image if you are looking for images.
Example: pancake images
Techno Tips and Tricks
Avoid plagiarism and copyright infringement when using information from pages on the
internet. Plagiarism is the act of taking someone else’s original work and presenting it as your own.
A website is a collection of web pages that are related to each other. A web page, on the
other hand, is an independent page or document in a website.
APPLICATION (See attached Activity Sheet)
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Name: ________________________________________________ Date: __________________
Grade and Section: ____________________ Score:__________________
ACTIVITY SHEET
Computer V
Lesson 2: Gathering and Organizing Information Using ICT
Activity Popular Browsers and search engines
Use your Web browser to identify the different browsers and search engines.
1. Launch your web browser. An example of a web browser is Google Chrome. In the address bar, Type
the search engine you want to use, e.g. Google.com.
2. Type list of popular browsers in the search bar.
3. Click Search or press enter. Access the list of the links that appears.
4. Click the link that you think shows the best results for what you need.
5. List down in the table below the top five most popular browser together with a short description.
Browser Description
Activity
Write SE for Search Engine and B for Browser.
_________ 1. Google
_________2. Microsoft Edge
_________ 3. Bing
_________ 4. Google Chrome
________ 5. Mozilla Fire Fox
Parent’s Signature ___________________________________________
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