Lesson 7—Exercise 1 Key

List and explain the four basic add-ons in Internet Explorer 8.

·       Toolbars and Extensions: Enables the web browser to open and manipulate file types or websites that Internet Explorer 8 does not natively support.

·       Search Providers: Allows administrators to define specific search engines to be used by the browser as well as order of preference.

·       Accelerators: Enables users to use the browser to send text or other media to other applications such as email or blogs.

·       InPrivate Filtering: Enables administrators to import XML files with InPrivate filter settings.

List and explain the four security zones in Internet Explorer 8.

·       Internet: Contains all sites that aren’t listed in other zones. Sites in the Internet zone run in Protected Mode.

·       Local Intranet: Internet Explorer 8 detects sites that run from the local intranet and places them in the Local Intranet zone. Sites in this zone do not run in Protected Mode.

·       Trusted Sites: Sites must be manually placed in this zone. These sites run with the highest level of privileges.

·       Restricted Sites: This zone is intended for sites that are known to be malicious. Sites in this zone have the lowest level of privileges. This zone is empty by default.