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