The document provides information on various web browsers, including their history, architecture, popular browsers, and features. It discusses early browsers from the 1990s like WorldWideWeb and Mosaic. It then covers popular modern browsers such as Firefox, Chrome, Safari, Internet Explorer and Edge. It provides details on the developers, platforms, and technologies used for each browser. It also gives brief summaries of the key features and functionality of several major browsers.

1. WEB BROWSERS
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2. CONTENTS
 INTRODUCTION
ARCHITECTURE
HOW IT WORKS
HISTORY
SOME POPULAR WEB BROWSERS
TOP 5 WEB BROWSERS
Advantages
Disadvantages
COMPARISON
BROWSER MARKET SHARE

3. WEB BROWSER
Act as an interface between the user and web server
Software application that reside on a computer and is
used to locate and display pages
It accesses information provided by web servers
Retrieve, presents and traverse information
resources on the world wide web

4. ARCHITECTURE OF A WEB
BROWSER
User Interface
Browser Engine
Rendering Engine
Networking
Java Script
Interpreter
UI Backend
Data Persistence

5. User Interface
 Space where interaction between users and the
browser occurs.
Browser Engine
 Piece of code that communicates the inputs of
user interface with the rendering engine.
 Responsible for querying and manipulating the
rendering engine according to the inputs from
various user interfaces

6. Rendering Engine
 Responsible for displaying the requested content on the screen.
 It first parses the html tags and then using the styles, it builds a
render tree and finally a render layout, which displays the content on
the screen.

7. Networking
The fraction of the code written in the browser, responsible to send various
network calls.
 For example sending the http requests to the server.
Java Script Interpreter
 It is the component of the browser written to interpret the java script code presented in
a web page

8. UI Backend
 This draws basic widgets on the browser like combo boxes, windows, etc.
Data Storage
 It is small database created on the local drive of the computer where the browser is installed.
This database stores various files like cache, cookies, etc.

9. HOW WEB BROWSER WORKS
192.168.1.4 192.168.1.4
www.google.com HTML & other files
web page www.google.com
DNS
Server
Web
Browser
Server
User

10. HISTORY
1990- WorldWibeWeb
1991- Libwww
1991 – Line-mode
1992 – Erwise
1992 – ViolaWWW
1992 – Midas
1992 - Samba
1993 – Mosaic
1993 – Arena
1993 – Lynx
1993 - Cello
1994 – Opera
1994 - Navipress
1994 Netscape
Navigator
1995 – Internet
Explorer
1995 - Internet Explorer
1998 – Mozilla Foundation
2001 – Lunascape
2002 – Camino
2003 – Safari
2004 - Avant
2004 – Mozilla Firefox
2005 – Maxthon
2005 – Flock
2005 - Deepnet
2006 – SeaMonkey
2008 – Google Chrome
2008 – Chromium
2012 – Torch
2015 – Microsoft Edge

11. HISTORY
 World’s first web browser
WorldWideWeb
 Developed by Tim Berner Lee
the inventer of web
Renamed to Nexus

12. TIM berners
lee
Inventor of web $ first web browser

13. Berners-lee and a
student at CERN ported the
WorldWideWeb to the
common C language in
1991 and 1992 calling the
new web browser Libwww

14. HISTORY
The next web browser was Line-mode
Wrote by a math student, Nicola pellow interning at CERN
 Work at any device , even teletype

15. World’s first graphical
point and click browser
was Erwise, developed
by four students at the
Helsinki University of
Technology.

16. HOMEPAGE OF ERWISE

17. HISTORY
next web browser was ViolaWWW was launched in May 1992. It was written by Pie-
Yuan Wei, student of California University.
 Another browser was Midas, released in November of 1992,developed by Tony
Johnson at SLAC.

18. HISTORY
SAMBA
 First web browser for the Macintosh
 Developed by Robert Cailiau at the end of 1992

19. MOSAIC

20. MOSAIC
 Most widely used web browser developed in Feb 1993
 Developed by Marc Andreessen from NCSA
 First browser with cross-platform support
Most popular non-commercial web browser
Marc Andreessen

21. HISTORYARENA
 Released in 1993
 Developed by Dave Raggett at Hewlett-
Packard in Bristol, England .
 Powerful features for graphics
LYNX
 University of Kansaas had written this browser ,
used to distribute campus information
 Released in 1993
 A student named Lou Montulli added an Internet interface to program and released web
browser Lynx 2.0 in March 1993


22. LYNX

23. SOME POPULAR WEB BROWSERS
o Opera
o Netscape Navigator
o Internet Explorer
o Camino
o Apple Safari
o Avant
o Mozilla Firefox
o Maxthon
o Flock
o SeaMonkey
o Google Chrome
o Torch
o Microsoft Edge
o Comodo Icedragon

24. OPERA

25. OPERA
Developer – Opera Software
Year - First version 2.0 in 1996 for Microsoft windows
 - Opera 4.0, released in 2000,included a new cross- Platform
core that facilitated creation of editions of Opera
for multiple operating systems and platforms[
Runs On – Microsoft window, Linux,
Mac, Android ,Window
Mobile
Written in – C++
Website Link – www.opera.com
Latest Version – 35.0.2066.68 for windows,
Linux and Mac
- released in Feb 15,2016

26. FEATURES
• Powerful web browser for Mobiles
• Opera web browser began in 1994 when it was started as a research project
at Telenor, the largest Norwegian telecommunications company
• In 1995, the project branched out into a separate company named Opera Software
ASA
• Usability, Accessibility, Privacy, Security, Fast
• Duplicate this tab
• Go to URL
• Reload every 30 seconds .
• Fit to window width
• Rewind
• Tab closing
• Crash recovery

27. NETSCAPE
NAVIGATOR

28. NETSCAPE NAVIGATOR
Developer – Netscape Communication
Corporation
Inventor – Marc Andreessen
Year - December 15,1994
Runs on – Microsoft window, Mac
Written in – C++, Java script and CSS
Website - archive.netscape.com
Latest Version - 9.0.0.6
for windows and Mac
- released in Feb 22,2008

29. FEATURES
 best browser in early days of net surfing
 Improved greatly on mosaic browser
 Made the internet colorful place
 Based on Mosaic browser
 Faster and secure browser

30. INTERNET EXPLORER
ALSO CALLED
IE

32. INTERNET EXPLORER
 Developed by – Microsoft
 Year - August 16,1995
 Runs on – Microsoft Windows, Solaris,
OS X
 Written in – CSS, JavaScript, SVG,
XHTML, C++
 Website – microsoft.com/ie
 Latest version – IE 11

33. FEATURE
o Internet Explorer Browser known as Chakra
o IE9 is the most energy-efficient browser
o Mostly used throughout the world
o Hardware acceleration
o Performance
o Fast installation
o Performance and Speed
o This browser is integrated with the Window Operating System
since become standard browser from Microsoft

35. CAMINO
 Developer – The Camino Project
 Year - Feb 13,2002
 Runs on – OS X
 Written in – Objective –C Cocoa
 Website Link – caminobrowser.org
 Latest version – 2.1.2 released in
March 14,2012

36. FEATURES
• Location Bar Autocomplete
• Tab Overview
• Phishing & Malware Protection
• Annoyance Blocking
• Keychain Support
• Tabbed Browsing

37. APPLE SAFARI

39. APPLE SAFARI
 Developer - Steve Jobs
- Apple Inc. in Jan 2003
 Runs on – Window XP, window vista,
Mac OS
 Written in – C++
 Website Link - www.apple.com/safari
 Latest version – 9.0.3(Mac OS) released in Jan
15,2016
- 5.1.7(windows) released in May 9,2013

40. FEATURES
 Speed
 Ease of use
 URL Path Navigation
 Web Inspector
 Activity Window
 Inline Dictionary
 Selection to Speech
 Quick Notes
 Email Page Link
 Page-load times impressive
 Provides all of security features
 Cleans up unnecessary junk
 Great for Mac users and free to
download
 Speed compatibility
 Extremely Fast to download for Mac
users

41. AVANT

42. AVANT
 Developer - Chinese programmer Anderson Che
- Avant Force in 2004
 Runs on – Windows XP, Window Vista,
Window 7, Window 8,
Window 10
 Website Link – www.avantbrowser.com
 Latest version –2016 build 2 released
in Jan 3,2016

44. FEATURES
 Faster, Secure and supported many operating system.
 No ADs, No Malwares!
 Multi-Processing
 Lowest Memory Usage Web Browser
 Video Sniffer
 Download Accelerator
 Private Browsing
 No Memory Leak
 Fast, Low CPU usage
 Web Form Auto-Filler / Startup Login
 AD/Popup Blocker Multi-Document Interface
 Multi-Document Interface
 Online Bookmarks

45. MOZILLA FIREFOX

46. MOZILLA FIREFOX
Developer - Mozilla corporation
Year - September 23, 2002
Runs on – Microsoft Window, Unix,
Mac OS X, Android, Solaris
Written in – C/C++, JavaScript, CSS,
XUL, XBL
Website Link - www.firefox.com
Latest version – 44.0.2 for desktop
and Android released in
Feb 11,2016

47. FEATURES
 Original older name Phoenix,
 Then changed to Mozilla Firebird.
 In Feb 2004,Its name becomes Mozilla Firefox
 Privacy, Security and faster
 “Remember password” handling
 Smart Location Bar learns how you browse
 Open Source
 Add-ons
 Tab Management
 Strong Security System
 For business downloaded, the browser is also okay because
it integrates with Internet Download Manager (IDM)

48. MAXTHON

49. MAXTHON
Developer - Maxthon International Limited
Year – 2005
Runs on – Microsoft window, Android,
window phone , Linux
Written in – JavaScript, C++,HTML
Website Link – www.maxthon.com
Latest Version – 4.9.1.100 released in
Feb 18,2016

50. FEATURES
Originally known as MyIE2
Developed in china
 Winner of Web ware 100 award in 2008 and 2009
 First Web browser to offer cloud based service
 Based on MyIE
Saves open tabs in case of program shutdown or system crash
RSS reader
Automatic updates
Undo for any tabs accidentally close
Tabbed document interface
 Blocks pop-up ads,
Groups – the ability to bookmark & open multiple pages simultaneously
URL aliases – open URLs by just typing a word in the address bar

51. DEEPNET
EXPLORER

52. DEEPNET EXPLORER
Developer- Deepnet Security
Release - 2005
Runs on - windows
Website link – deepnet explorer.com
Latest version - 1.5.3 Beta 3
in Feb 19,2007

53. FEATURES
World’s first browser with
 RSS news reader,P2P client
 Integration and phishing alarm
web +P2P+news
Tabbed browsing
 Multistate Page
Content Filter
Cookie Manager
Auto Login
Form Filler
Direct Search
Super Drag & Drop
File Sharing

54. FLOCK

55. FLOCK
 Developer – Flock Inc.
Year- April 11,2005
Runs on – Windows, Free BSD, Linux,
Mac OS X
Written in – C++, XBL, XUL, JavaScript
Feature - Media services including
MySpace, Yahoo, YouTube,
Twitter, Blogger, Gmail
Website Link – www.flockcommunications.com

56. FEATURES
Flock is technically a separate browser with an
emphasis on Face book, Twitter, and other social
functions on the Web
 Media services including MySpace, Yahoo, YouTube,
Twitter, Blogger, Gmail
The idea of Flock was to encourage users to share what they consume on the Web and
watch what others are doing

57. SEAMONKEY

58. SEAMONKEY
•Developer – SeaMonkey Council
•Year- Jan 30,2006
•Runs on – Windows, OS X, Linux
•Written in – C++, XUL ,XBL,
JavaScript
•Website- www.seamonkeyproject.org
• Latest version – 2.39 released in
Nov 8,2015

59. FEATURES
SeaMonkey's unique Data Manager serves as a central
management interface for all kinds of site-specific data,
including cookies, permissions (e.g. image blocking),
preferences, passwords and form data.
Popup blocker lets you surf the web without
interruption from annoying ads.
Safe Mode can help you solve problems that might occur,
e.g. with incompatible add-ons
Lightweight themes
Smart location bar, popup blocker
For newsgroup, E-mail, Feeds

60. GOOGLE CHROME

61. GOOGLE CHROME
 Developer – Google Inc.
Year – September 2,2008
Runs on – Microsoft window,
Linux, Mac OS X
Written in –C++, Python,
JavaScript, Assembly
Feature –Secure, fast and stable
faster than other web browser
Website Link – www.goole.com/chrome

62. GOOGLE CHROME
Latest Versions
 Windows, OS X, Linux - 48.0.2564.116 released in February 18, 2016
 Android - 48.0.2564.95 released in January 27, 2016
 iOS - 48.0.2564.87 released in January 27, 2016

63. FEATURE
• Secure, fast and stable faster than other web browser
• A separate process for each tab
• Create Application Shortcuts For Your Favorite Websites
• Synchronize Bookmarks Across Browsers
• Task Manager for Your Chrome Browser
• Check Memory Used By Different Browsers
• Chrome “Pin Tab” Feature More control over your tabs
• More dynamic home page for common used search
• engines and bookmarks
• More speed and won’t slow down on your browsing through internet

64. TORCH

65. TORCH
• Developer – Torch Media Inc.
• Year – June 18,2012
• Runs on – Window XP SP2, Mac OS X
• Written in – C++
• Website link - www.torchbrowser.com
• Latest version – 42.0.0.10802 released in
Dec 11,2015 for windows

66. FEATURES
• Built-in torrents
•Accelerating downloads
•Easy sharing
• Grabbing online media

67. MICROSOFT EDGE

68. MICROSOFT EDGE
 Developer - Microsoft
 Runs on – windows 10, window 10
 mobile, windows server
 2016, Xbox one
 Written in – C++
 Website link –www.browserfordoing.com
 Latest version – 31.14271.1000 for window 10
released in Feb 24,2016
- 31.14267.1004 for window 10
mobile released in Feb 24,2016

69. MICROSOFT EDGE
 In December 2014, Mary Jo Foley reported that Microsoft was developing a new web browser
codenamed "Spartan" for Windows 10. She claimed that "Spartan" would be treated as a new
product separate from Internet Explorer, with Internet Explorer 11.
 In early January 2015, The Verge obtained further details surrounding "Spartan" from sources
close to Microsoft, including reports that it would replace Internet Explorer on both the desktop
and mobile versions of Windows 10.Microsoft officially unveiled "Spartan" during a Windows 10-
focused keynote on January 21, 2015
 Spartan" was first made publicly available as the default browser of Windows 10 Technical
Preview build 10049, released on March 30, 2015.The new engine used by "Spartan" was available
in Windows 10 builds as part of Internet Explorer 11
 On April 29, 2015, during the Build Conference keynote, it was announced that "Spartan" would
officially be known as Microsoft Edge. The browser's logo and branding was designed to
maintain continuity with the branding of Internet Explorer

70. FEATURES
 Doodle Directly on a Web Page
 Get Rid of Distractions
 Lightweight design
 Create a Sophisticated Reading List
 Instant answers
 Sharing via Integrated Share Panel
 Pin Web Pages to the Start Menu
 Analyze Your Site’s Performance
 Be Safe from Troublesome Extensions
 Dig Up Internet Explorer

71. COMODO ICEDRAGON

72. COMODO ICEDRAGON
Developer – Comodo group
Runs on – Windows
Release – December 4,2015
Engine – Firefox
Website – icedragon.comodo.com

73. FEATURE
 Based on Firefox 40.1.1.18
 SiteInspector malware detection system
 Allows one to check whether a web page is malicious before they actually visit that
page
 Offers Comodo's Secure DNS Service to users
 Produce faster page loads and safer browsing
 Real-time block list of harmful websites
 Social media integration
 Portable

74. TOP 5 WEB BROWSER IN WORLD
oGOOGLE CHROME
oFIREFOX
oINTERNET EXPLORER
oSAFARI
oOPERA

75. COMPARISON BETWEEN TOP 5 WEB
BROWSER

76. COMPARISON BETWEEN TOP 5 WEB
BROWSER

77. Best web browser 2016: Chrome vs Firefox vs Edge
vs Safari vs IE and more

78. Best web browser 2016: Chrome vs Firefox vs Edge vs
Safari vs IE and more
Chrome Firefox IE Safari Edge Opera

79. BROWSER MARKET SHARE 2014

80. BROWSER MARKET SHARE 2015

81. BROWSER MARKET SHARE 2016