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