This document presents information on various web browsers. It provides an introduction to web browsers and their functions. Then it describes several major browsers - Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Opera, Internet Explorer, and Safari. For each one it gives details on their developer, programming languages used, features, and security. It also compares the browsers based on operating system support, usage statistics, vulnerabilities, homepages, search facilities, themes, and internationalization support. In general, it serves as a guide to understanding the capabilities and differences between popular graphic web browsers.

1. PUNJAB COLLEGE OF TECHNICAL
EDUCATION
PRESENTATION ON ‘WEB BROWSERS’

2. PUNJAB COLLEGE OF TECHNICAL
EDUCATION
PRESENTATION ON ‘WEB BROWSERS’

3. CONTENTS:
 Introduction
to web browser
 Google chrome
 Mozilla Firefox
 Opera
 Internet explorer
 Safari
 Difference between web browsers

4. WEB BROWSER
 It
is a software application
 It accesses information provided by Web
servers
 Brings information resources to the user
 Retrieve, present, and traverse
information resources on the World Wide
Web

5. DIFFERENT WEB BROWSERS:
 Google
chrome
 Internet explorer
 Safari
 Opera
 Mozilla Firefox

6. GOOGLE CHROME
 Developed
by: Google
 Engine: webkit
 Languages:50
 Themes
 New Tab page
 Omnibox
 Incognito mode
 secure, fast, simple and stable
 Written in: c++, assembly, java script

7. Continued…
 Fast
to start up
 Fast to load pages
 Safe browsing

8. MOZILLA FIREFOX
 Developer:
Mozilla Corporation
 Written in: c, c++, java script, css, xul
 Engine: Gecko
 Language: 75
 Private
Browsing
 Tabbed
browsing
 Security
 High
PERFORMANCE

9. Continued..
Super Speed and Faster Page Load
Themes
Reopen closed tabs
Download manager
Incremental find

10. OPERA
 Developer:
opera software
 Written in: c++
 Engine: presto
 Language: 45
 Tab stacking
 Opera Turbo
 Speed Dial
 Opera Link
 Opera Unite

11. Continued…
 Download
manager
 Load page without graphics
 Password manager
 Private browsing

12. INTERNET EXPLORER
 Developer:
Microsoft
 Language: 33
 Favicon
 Search suggestions
 Visual suggestions
 Increased performance
 Smart screen filter
 Pop-up blocking
 In-private browsing

13. SAFARI
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Developer: Apple
Engine: webkit
Written in: c++
Private browsing
Spell checking
Tabbed browsing
Web Inspector
Pop-up ad blocking

14. Continued…
 Reader
mode, for viewing an uncluttered
version of Web articles
 History view
 Disable images
 Color profile support

15. Difference in web browsers on the
basis of:
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operating system support
Usage shares of web browsers
Browser usage on wikimedia
Browser release history
Vulnerabilities
Homepage
Themes
Search facilities
Speed dial
Internationalization
Ranking
Hot click option

16. OPERATING SYSTEM SUPPORT
Browser
Google
Chrome
Internet
Explorer
Wind Mac
Other
Linux BSD
ows OS X
Unix
Yes
Yes
Inclu Drop
ded
ped
Yes
No
No
No
No
Drop
ped
Mozilla Firefox
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Opera
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Inclu
ded
No
No
No
Safari

17. • Internet
Explorer (44.53%)
• Mozilla
Firefox (29.56%)
• Google
Chrome (12.34%)
• Safari (5.80%)
• Opera(2.15%)
• Mobile
browsers (4.10%)

19. Browser
First public release version
First public release date
stable
stable
Browser
First
public
release
date
First
public
release
version
First
stable
release
date
First
stable
release
version
Google
Chrome
Septembe
December
0.2.149.27
1.0.154.36
r 2, 2008
11, 2008
Latest
stable
release
version
date
Latest
testing
release
version
date
8.0.2
9.0.5
(Beta) 10.
0.6
Internet
Explorer
August
1995
1.0
August
1995
1.0
8.0
9.0 beta
Mozilla
Firefox
Septembe
r 23, 2002
0.1
November
9, 2004
1.0
3.6.13
4.0 Beta 9
Opera
Septembe
r 1996
2.1b1
December
1996
2.1
11.00
11.01
Safari
January 7,
2003
0.8
June 23,
2003
1.0
5.0.3
none

20. Known unpatched vulnerabilities
Security
Focus
Secunia
Browser
Extremel
y
critical
Highly
critic
al
Moderat
ely
critica
l
Less
critic
al
Not
critica
l
Total
Google Chrome 8
0
0
0
0
0
0
Internet Explorer 8
0
0
0
1
4
62
Mozilla Firefox 3.6
0
0
0
0
0
0
Opera 11
0
0
0
0
0
0
Safari 5
0
0
0
1
0
0

21. HOMEPAGE
GOOGLE CHROME

22. OPERA

23. SAFARI

24. INTERNET EXPLORER

25. MOZILLA FIREFOX

26. THEMES

27. MOZILLA FIREFOX

28. OPERA

29. SEARCH FACILITIES

30. GOOGLE CHROME

31. INTERNET EXPLORER

32. OPERA

33. SAFARI

34. Speed dial
Opera

35. Google chrome

36. Ranking of web browsers
#1
#2
#3
#3
#5
Firefox
Google
Chrome
Internet
Explorer
Opera
Safari

37. INTERNATIONALIZATION
Google chrome: 50
Mozilla Firefox: 77
Internet explorer: 33
Opera: 44
Safari: 15

38. HOT CLICK OPTION BY OPERA
ON DOUBLE CLICK

39. ON TRIPPLE CLICK

40. ON FOUR TIME CLICK

41. OMNIBOX BY GOOGLE

42. NOW HOUSE IS OPEN FOR
QUERIES..