Difference between revisions of "Web browser"
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The browser's first task is to find and retrieve the desired information resource. Each information resource on the [[web]] is identified by a [[Uniform Resource Identifier]] (URI) and located by a [[Uniform Resource Locator]] (URL). When the URL is entered into the browser's [[address bar]], the browser send a request to the [[website]], which sends a copy of the corresponding information resource to the brower. | The browser's first task is to find and retrieve the desired information resource. Each information resource on the [[web]] is identified by a [[Uniform Resource Identifier]] (URI) and located by a [[Uniform Resource Locator]] (URL). When the URL is entered into the browser's [[address bar]], the browser send a request to the [[website]], which sends a copy of the corresponding information resource to the brower. | ||
| − | The retrieved information resource may be a [[web page]], image, video, or other identified piece of content on the [[website]]. | + | The retrieved information resource may be a [[web page]], image, video, or any other identified piece of content on the [[website]]. |
| − | In addition to accessing resources on the [[web|World Wide Web]], web browsers can also retrieve and read any information sources in | + | In addition to accessing resources on the [[web|World Wide Web]], web browsers can also retrieve and read any information sources in HTML format, such as files located on the user's own computer, or on servers in private networks. |
==Presenting information== | ==Presenting information== | ||
