| A browser is an application that provides a | | | | there are a number of different technologies |
| way to look at and interact with all the | | | | that are supported. Some of them are frames, |
| information on the World Wide Web. | | | | Java, XSLT, XForms, RSS, Atom, SVG, WML, |
| Technically, a web browser uses HTTP to make | | | | VoiceXML, MathML, and XHTML. Also, with many |
| requests of web servers throughout the | | | | web browsers, support for different languages |
| Internet on behalf of the browser user. In | | | | is possible, and some of the different |
| other words, a web browser is a software | | | | languages that are supported by web browsers |
| application that allows one to view pages on | | | | include English, Slovak, Arabic, German, |
| the World Wide Web. | | | | Dutch, Turkish, Swedish, Chinese, French, |
| | | | Spanish, Thai, Hebrew, Italian, Greek, |
| The history of the web browser can be traced | | | | Russian, Polish, Welsh, as well as hundreds |
| back to 1991, when a computer guru named Tim | | | | more. |
| Berners-Lee invented the very first web | | | | |
| browser. It premiered on February 26, 1991, | | | | A web browser is a powerful tool, and isnt |
| and ran on NeXSTEP. It was called | | | | just used for personal computers anymore; |
| WorldWideWeb, but was later renamed Nexus in | | | | there are web browsers that can be used on |
| an effort to avoid confusion with the World | | | | mobile phones, handheld game systems, as well |
| Wide Web. | | | | as pocket PCs. |
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| There are different web browsers that are | | | | Web browsers can also be personalized to an |
| available and in use today and they all come | | | | individuals needs by utilizing web browser |
| with a variety of features. Some of the | | | | accessories that are not included with the |
| available web browsers include Amaya, AOL | | | | initial browser software. These applications |
| Explorer, Arachne, Arlington Kiosk, Avant, | | | | are referred to as plug ins, and a few of the |
| Camino, Dillo, Elinks, Epiphany, Flock, | | | | more popular ones are Beatnik, QuickTime, |
| Galeon, iCab, Internet Explorer, Internet | | | | RealPlayer, Shockwave, VivoActive Player, as |
| Explorer for Mac, K-Meleon, KioWare, | | | | well as Adobe Acrobat Reader. |
| Konqueror, Links, Lynx, Maxthon, Mosaic, | | | | |
| Mozilla, Mozilla Firefox, Netscape, OmniWeb, | | | | Beatnik is utilized to receive high-quality |
| SeaMonkey, Safari, Opera and Off By One. Most | | | | sound and audio from websites. QuickTime, |
| of these web browsers are free, but there are | | | | which is a product of Apple, Inc., works as a |
| five of them that do have a purchase price. | | | | delivery system for such things as 3D |
| | | | animation, audio, movies, MIDI soundtracks, |
| Web browsers also come with some features. | | | | and virtual reality. RealPlayer delivers on |
| Some common features that are included with | | | | demand audio and video without the hassle of |
| web browsers are spell checkers, search | | | | waiting for downloads to complete. Shockwave |
| engine toolbars, download managing, password | | | | allows multimedia files to be viewed directly |
| managing, bookmark managing, as well as form | | | | in a web browser. VivoActive allows viewing |
| managing. Accessibility features that may be | | | | of on demand audio and video from sites that |
| included with many web browsers include page | | | | offer VivoActive content, and Adobe Acrobat |
| zooming, ad filtering, pop-up blocking, | | | | Reader allows access to PDF files on the |
| tabbed browsing, incremental finding, HTML | | | | World Wide Web. |
| access keys, voice controls, mouse gestures, | | | | |
| spatial navigation, text to speech, and caret | | | | Knowing all of the web browsers and their |
| navigation. | | | | specific uses, it will become easy to |
| | | | understand how choosing the right web browser |
| With so many web browsers being available, | | | | can enhance the Internet experience. |