Difference between revisions of "Web browser"
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==Navigation via hyperlinks== | ==Navigation via hyperlinks== | ||
| − | + | [[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== | ||
| − | Early browsers could only open one information resource | + | Early browsers could only open one information resource or webpage at a time. More recent browsers can open several resources at a time, either in separate [[window]]s, or in separate [[tab]]s within the same window. |
==Bookmarks (Favorites)== | ==Bookmarks (Favorites)== | ||
| − | Web browsers typically | + | 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.) |
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| − | Bookmarks are normally accessed through a menu in the | + | |
==Major web browsers== | ==Major web browsers== | ||
The major web browsers, and the groups that created them are: | The major web browsers, and the groups that created them are: | ||
| − | *Internet Explorer, by Microsoft | + | *[[Internet Explorer]], created by [[Microsoft]] |
| − | *Firefox, by Mozilla | + | *[[Firefox]], created by [[Mozilla]] |
| − | *Safari, by Apple | + | *[[Safari]], created by [[Apple]] |
| − | *Chrome, by Google | + | *[[Chrome]], created by [[Google]] |
| − | *Opera | + | *[[Opera]] |
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| + | ==See also== | ||
| + | *[[How to use a web browser]] | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
