Difference between revisions of "How to use a web browser"

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The browser is a software program installed on the user's computer. Different browsers can be installed on the same computer, and can even be opened at the same time (for instance opening both [[Firefox]] and [[Internet Explorer]]).
 
The browser is a software program installed on the user's computer. Different browsers can be installed on the same computer, and can even be opened at the same time (for instance opening both [[Firefox]] and [[Internet Explorer]]).
  
When the browser opens it takes instructions from the start-up options set by the user. The options include:
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When the browser opens it takes instructions from the start-up options set by the user, which may be one of the following:
 
*load a [[start page]], which is the [[web page]] (or a local file) that the browser routinely starts with – this is often set to a [[search engine]] website such as [[Google]]
 
*load a [[start page]], which is the [[web page]] (or a local file) that the browser routinely starts with – this is often set to a [[search engine]] website such as [[Google]]
 
*open the last windows and tabs used in the previous session
 
*open the last windows and tabs used in the previous session

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