2. 1. Introduction to How Firefox
Works
● Options are out IE, however, and one of them
has been steadily chipping away at Internet
Explorer's dominance. It's called Firefox. From
its origins as an offshoot of the once-popular
Netscape browser, Firefox is building a growing
legion of dedicated users who spread their
enthusiasm by word of mouth .
3. 2. Firefox History
● The origins of Firefox can be traced directly to
Netscape.The internal company name for the
browser was Mozilla.
● However, Firefox is not the browser the Mozilla
group would have released if everything had
gone as planned.
● Ross decided to start developing his own
Mozilla-based browser.
● the browser that would be known as Firefox
was known as Phoenix.
4. 3. Firefox Basics
● The easiest way to learn about Firefox is to go
ahead and download it (it's free).
● The Awesome Bar isn't just a place to type in
Web site URLs. It's linked to your browsing
library. If you visit a site like
HowStuffWorks.com regularly, Firefox's
Awesome Bar will learn and anticipate your
browsing habits. As soon as you begin typing
"how," the browser will pull up a list of sites
you've visited that it thinks you want. You can
just pick from the list in the drop-down menu
and the browser will take you there directly.
5. 4. Firefox Features
● Firefox comes with a few useful features that
set it apart from earlier versions of Internet
Explorer.
● so useful, in fact, that virtually every other
browser, including Internet Explorer, Opera,
Safari and Google Chrome, has also adopted
them.
● One of the most noticeable is tabbed browsing.
6. 5. Firefox Extensions
● Firefox extensions range from the indispensable
(ad blocking) to the utterly silly.
● There are several dozen themes to choose from
on the official Firefox site. If you want your
browser to look like it's made out of wood or
have big, brightly colored icons or look sleek
and futuristic, there's a theme for you. You can
change it every day if you want to.
7. 6. Firefox Security
● Firefox simply handles security differently from
Internet Explorer.
● Firefox does not rely on zones. Also, Firefox
doesn't use digital signatures, which are
verifications programmers can purchase.
