Difference between revisions of "Web browser"

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==Navigation via hyperlinks==
 
==Navigation via hyperlinks==
Information resources on the web typically contain [[hyperlink]]s pointing to related resources. Clicking on the hyperlink will redirect the web browser to the related resource, thus allowing users to "navigate" from link to link. Browsers generally include a back-arrow allowing navigation back to previously-read pages.
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[[Web page]]s typically contain [[hyperlink]]s pointing to related web pages or other resources. Clicking on the hyperlink will redirect the web browser to the related resource, thus allowing users to "navigate" from link to link. Browsers generally include a back-arrow allowing navigation back to previously-read pages.
  
 
==Browser windows and tabs==
 
==Browser windows and tabs==
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==Bookmarks (Favorites)==
 
==Bookmarks (Favorites)==
Web browsers typically allow the user to save bookmarks. A bookmark (called "favorite" in Internet Explorer) is a webpage address (or [[URL]]) that is stored in the browser for easy access later. Bookmarks are normally created or accessed through a menu in the web browser, and may be organized into folders. (There are also many websites that offer web-based bookmark management, including social bookmarking websites.)
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Web browsers typically allow the user to save bookmarks. A [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bookmark_(World_Wide_Web) bookmark] (called "favorite" in Internet Explorer) is a webpage address ([[URL]]) that is stored in the browser for easy access later. Bookmarks are normally created or accessed through a menu in the web browser, and may be organized into folders. (There are also many websites that offer web-based bookmark management, including [[social bookmarking]] websites.)
  
 
==Major web browsers==
 
==Major web browsers==
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*[[Chrome]], created by [[Google]]
 
*[[Chrome]], created by [[Google]]
 
*[[Opera]]
 
*[[Opera]]
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==See also==
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*[[How to use a web browser]]
  
 
==External Links==
 
==External Links==

Latest revision as of 21:56, 16 September 2011