With all that has been happening lately in the world of web browsers,
I thought I would do a brief overview of some of the most popular
choices available. Bear in mind this is not an exhausted list and they
are listed in no specific order or preference.
A web browser is a software program that allows one access to the
Internet and programs on a computer’s hard drive. It provides other
functionality not often thought of by the average computer user while
navigating the various programs on the computer and sites on the
Internet such as spell check, password management, tab browsing, run
large applications and download items to name a few. You can have more
than one web browser installed on your computer at the same time, in
fact I encourage you to do so in case there is a problem with your main
browser, you would have another way of accessing the Internet and
performing browser-tasks; I have three currently installed on my
desktop.
Microsoft’s Internet Explorer (IE) – First released in 1995, IE was
the most widely used web browser for many years and continue to be one
of the most popular. Statically, according to w3schools.com as of
February 2011, IE is used 26.5% of the time. The latest version of IE is
9 and there is a mobile version.
Mozilla’s Firefox – Released in 2004, this browser is currently the
most widely used web browser as shown by w3school.com with 42.4% user
rate in February 2011. Additionally, it is one of the most
standard-compliant web browsers available. The latest version of Firefox
is 8 and there is also a mobile version.
Google’s Chrome – Released in 2008 and is one of the most popular
browsers with a 24.1% statistical user rate. The latest version of
Chrome is 14.
Apple’s Safari – Released in 2003 and is the default browser for Mac
with a 4.1% user rate, but is also available for Windows and iPhone
operating systems. The latest version is 5.1.
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