B5 Computing · Term 3 Week 6: Customizing Your Browser

Lesson notes

Indicator: B5.6.6.1.6 - Illustrate how to set disk space or cache usage.

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Define cache and disk space in their own words and state why browsers use cache.
Explain why limiting the disk space used by the cache is important for a device.
Demonstrate the steps to set or adjust disk space for cache usage in a browser settings menu.
Show where to find the cache settings in at least two different browsers.
Create a simple poster or diagram showing the step-by-step process of setting cache disk space.

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Strand: Internet and Social Media (Strand 6)
Sub-strand: Customizing Your Browser (6.6)
Content standard: B5.6.6.1 - Show how to Customize a Browser
Indicator: B5.6.6.1.6 - Illustrate how to set disk space or cache usage.
Suggested placement: Term 3, Week 6 (Week 30 of the year)
Our suggestion, laid out in curriculum order across three terms of twelve weeks. NaCCA does not fix the week, so follow your school's scheme of learning.
Curriculum reference: Computing Curriculum (Basic 4-6), 2019, p. 25
Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Guide learners to set disk space or cache usage.