1. What is a cache?
When you visit a website, your web browser saves information, such as text, images, and other
static content, on your computer’s hard drive in what’s called a “browser cache.”
Doing this helps improve your user experience by speeding up page loading times. The reason
is, that the browser cache saves the static resources you download the first time you visit a
website, so the next time you visit, those resources re-download the website data from the
cache (which is right there on your computer’s hard drive) instead of retrieving it from the host
servers.
In other words, the browser cache is nothing more than a place on your computer’s hard disk
where your browser keeps things downloaded once in case it’s needed again in the future.
The problem is, that sometimes the cached images and files cause problems on the site you’re
trying to visit. That’s why you need to know how to clear your browser cache.
2. Why do you need to clear your browser cache?
There are several reasons why you should learn how to empty caches:
■ Clearing your cache forces your web browser to retrieve the newest copy of your
website available, updates and all
■ A corrupted browser may cause 404 errors or 502 errors to display when you try to
visit your website on the frontend
■ There may be malware inside your browser cache that needs to be cleared
■ Clearing the browser cache can free up space on your hard drive (caches have
size limits, which can be configured, but they do get full)
Clearing the browser cache is a simple way to empty the cache from your browser and start
fresh. And the great part is, most of the time what seems like a huge problem on your website
ends up being just a minor one related to your browser cache.
3. How to clear your browser cache in:
• Internet Explorer
To clear the cache for your Internet Explorer browser, click the Gear icon in the top right-hand
corner of your screen, choose Safety from the drop-down menu, and then click on Delete
browsing history from the submenu. You can also access this menu easily by using the
keyboard shortcut CTRL + SHIFT + DEL.
From here, uncheck all the boxes of browser data you want to delete. It’s recommended you
keep the temporary Internet files and website files box selected so you don’t accidentally
delete important information. When you’re done, click Delete.
• Edge
To clear the cache in Microsoft Edge, click the three-dot icon in the upper right-hand corner of
your browser window and scroll down to Settings. Next, click Privacy & security and then
the Choose what to clear button. From there, you can decide what browser data to clear,
including cached data and files. When you’re done, click Clear. To bring up this menu
quicker, use the hotkey CTRL + SHIFT + DEL. Notice there’s an option to always clear this
data when you close your browser. If this sounds like something you want to do, toggle
the option to On.
• Google Chrome
To clear the cache in your Chrome browser, go to the three dots in the upper right-hand corner
of your browser. Then, click on More tools from the drop-down menu and then Clear browsing
data… from the submenu. You can also use the hotkey CTRL + SHIFT + DEL to get to the next
step faster. Next, click the checkbox labeled Cached images and files if you want to clear just
the cache. If any other boxes are checked, you risk deleting your browser history, cookies,
passwords, and more. You can also select a time range when clearing the browser cache. The
default is Last hour, so make sure to change that if you want to delete more browser data than
that.
• FireFox
To clear the cache in your Mozilla Firefox browser, start by clicking the hamburger icon in the
top right-hand corner of your screen and selecting Options. Next, select Privacy and Security.
Scroll down to the section labeled History and click on the Clear History button. When you do,
a popup window will appear where you can select to delete the following history items: Browsing
and Download History
■ Active Logins
■ Form & Search History
■ Cookies
■ Cache
Once you’ve made your selections, choose a time range to clear and click Clear Now. Want a
faster way to open up the Clear All History popup window in Firefox? Use the keyboard
shortcut CTRL + SHIFT + DEL.
• Safari on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod
To clear cache in the Safari mobile app (on your iPad or iPhone) do the following:
1. Open the Safari app on your mobile device and open the Settings
2. Scroll down and tap Clear History and Website Data
3. Tap Clear History and Data to confirm
• Safari on your desktop
To clear the cache in your Safari browser, you can do one of two things. The first is clear your
entire browsing history, including cache, cookies, and all visited pages, by going to Safari >
Clear History. A widow will open and all you’ll have to do is click the Clear History button. The
second option in the Safari browser is to clear only the browser cache. Start by going to Safari >
Preferences > Advanced and clicking the Show Develop menu in menu bar. This will add the
Develop menu item to the toolbar at the top of your screen. Next, go to Develop > Empty
Caches to clear the Safari browser cache.
1)Share your experience when you want to submit your answer during an online exam.
I had three online exams in total. Two were essay-based, where the titles were released on a
certain date and we were given two weeks to write the essays. We were expected to reference
as we would for an essay, just on a smaller scale. Our word counts were also reduced to 750
from the usual 2,000 because of the shortened time frame. My third exam was a
multiple-choice exam. I had 37 questions and 1.5 hours to complete them. All three of these
exams were open books, but we were still expected to complete them alone, as in a normal
exam. his was something I found quite difficult. I’m going to be sitting at home, surrounded by
the entirety of my notes for the year. Do I revise or do I just scramble through my notes to find
what I’m looking for when I need it? Luckily, I chose the former. It seemed a good idea to have
my notes organized and summarised so that I could access them easily during the exam.
Although I didn’t revise as thoroughly as I would for a normal exam, I made sure to rewrite my
notes for the semester, summarising as I went so that I could condense my notes. I then put all
my notes onto a Word document and added a contents page at the top so that I could find what
I was looking for easily. The search bar tool came in handy too. It’s not easy to find a single
case study among 100 pages of notes. So, I’d search for the word I needed, and found it
quickly. For me, the key was to be prepared. Make sure your notes are organized so that you
can find what you need quickly in the exam. Don’t be fooled by the fact that it’s online, this
does not change the fact that it is an exam.
The online exam experience was beneficial for me. I found myself thinking less about having
time to get everything down and remembering things but instead enjoying studying. I felt I had
time to read into topics and really learn them, rather than memorizing things for an exam. I
deem exams to be a major flaw in the education system as they are. I usually find myself
cramming so much information that I don’t learn anything.
From this statement, share your experience in managing your time during an online exam.
1) read every question carefully
once I’ve chosen a question I will make sure that I read it properly. A bit like doing too many or
too few questions, misreading a question especially a long answer can result in our missing out
on marks that we deserve to get.
2) Divide my time up
Before an exam, when I double- and triple-checking how many and what sort of questions I’ve
got to do, make a plan of how long I’m going to spend on each thing – and then make sure I
stick to it.
3) Start with something I can really do
Some people like to launch straight into the hard stuff: to get a question they’ve been dreading
out of the way, knocked on the head, leaving lots of time, in the end, to do everything else at a
more leisurely pace.
