Web Broswers and the Internet
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![Web Browsers<br /> What is a web browser? Browsers are basically software programs that allow you to search for and view various kinds of information on the Web, such as web sites, video, audio, etc.<br /> What are the parts of a web browser?<br />Status bar: This is the box at the bottom of your browser window. The status bar displays all sorts of information, depending on what you're doing at the time, but mostly it's for showing load speed and the URL of whatever address your mouse is hovering over. <br />Address bar: This is the box at the top of your browser window that displays the entire URL, or Web site address. <br />Title bar: The title bar is at the very top of your browser window; in both Firefox and Internet Explorer it is the blue bar there at the top. You'll see the title of the Web page there.<br />Toolbar Icons: The toolbar and its icons are at the top of your browser window right underneath the Title Bar. This is where you'll see the Back button, the Home button, the Refresh button, etc. <br />Display Window: The Display Window is just a fancy term for your browser work space; it's the frame through which you see the website. <br />Scroll Bars: If you've ever been to a website that you had to quot;
scroll downquot;
to read something, then you've used the scroll bars. They're just navigational/directional aids. <br />Most Popular Web Browsers<br />152336522860<br />Firefox is available at www.mozilla.com/firefoxInternet Explorer is available at www.microsoft.comGoogle Chrome is available at www.google.com/chrome<br />Web Browsers – What to Consider?<br />,[object Object]](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/webbroswersandtheinternet-111004202846-phpapp01/85/Web-Broswers-and-the-Internet-1-320.jpg)
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- 2. How much do you want to customize and explore new features? Firefox has a plethora of extensions, while Chrome is ultra simple and streamlined. If you are used to Internet Explorer, upgrading to IE9 is the easiest choice.
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