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BASIC MANAGEMENT (LAB)

UNIT – V

Internet Browsing Concept of Internet, Browser and Search


Engine, inserting hyperlinks, tables, list. Social Media Browsing,
Application of Internet in Business: E-Commerce (for example e-
ticketing, ebilling, e- payments etc.).
Internet Browsing Concept of Internet

Browser and Search Engine


Web Browser Definition: A software application used to access information on the World Wide Web is called
a Web Browser. When a user requests some information, the web browser fetches the data from a web server
and then displays the webpage on the user’s screen.

It is also important to know in detail about what a web browser is for candidates preparing for Government
exams. This is because Computer Knowledge is a common topic for many competitive exams and questions
based on web browsers may be asked.
Functions of Web Browser
Our dependency on the Internet has massively increased. Stated below are functions of web browsers and how
are they useful:

The main function is to retrieve information from the World Wide Web and making it available for users
 Visiting any website can be done using a web browser. When a URL is entered in a browser, the web
server takes us to that website
 To run Java applets and flash content, plugins are available on the web browser
 It makes Internet surfing easy as once we reach a website we can easily check the hyperlinks and get
more and more useful data online
 Browsers user internal cache which gets stored and the user can open the same webpage time and again
without losing extra data
 Multiple webpages can be opened at the same time on a web browser
 Options like back, forward, reload, stop reload, home, etc. are available on these web browsers, which
make using them easy and convenient

Types of Web Browser

The functions of all web browsers are the same. Thus, more than the different types there are different web
browsers which have been used over the years.
Discussed below are different web browser examples and their specific features:

1. World Wide Web


The first web browser ever
Launched in 1990
It was later named “Nexus” to avoid any confusion with the World Wide Web
Had the very basic features and less interactive in terms of graphical interface
Did not have the feature of bookmark

2. Mosaic
It was launched in 1993
The second web browser which was launched
Had a better graphical interface. Images, text and graphics could all be integrated
It was developed at the National Center for Supercomputing Applications
The team which was responsible for creating Mosaic was lead by Marc Andreessen
It was named “the world’s first popular browser”

3. Netscape Navigator
It was released in 1994
In the 1990s, it was the dominant browser in terms of usage share
More versions of this browser were launched by Netscape
It had an advanced licensing scheme and allowed free usage for non-commercial purposes

4. Internet Explorer
It was launched in 1995 by Microsoft
By 2003, it has attained almost 95% of usage share and had become the most popular browsers of all
Close to 10 versions of Internet Explorer were released by Microsoft and were updated gradually
It was included in the Microsoft Windows operating system
In 2015, it was replaced with “Microsoft Edge”, as it became the default browser on Windows 10

5. Firefox
It was introduced in 2002 and was developed by Mozilla Foundation
Firefox overtook the usage share from Internet Explorer and became the dominant browser during 2003-04
Location-aware browsing was made available with Firefox
This browser was also made available for mobile phones, tablets, etc.

6. Google Chrome
It was launched in 2008 by Google
It is a cross-platform web browser
Multiple features from old browsers were amalgamated to form better and newer features
To save computers from malware, Google developed the ad-blocking feature to keep the user data safe and
secure

Incognito mode is provided where private searching is available where no cookies or history is saved

Till date, it has the best user interface

Search engine
A program that searches for and identifies items in a database that correspond to keywords or characters
specified by the user, used especially for finding particular sites on the World Wide Web is called a search
engine.
The purpose of a search engine is to extract requested information from the huge database of resources available
on the internet. Search engines become an important day to day tool for finding the required information
without knowing where exactly it is stored. Internet usage has been tremendously increased in recent days with
the easy to use search engines like Google, Bing and Yahoo! There are different types of search engines to get
the information you are looking for. In this article, we will explain different types of search engines and purpose
of them.

Different Types of Search Engines

Search engines are classified into the following three categories based on how it works.

 Crawler based search engines


 Human powered directories
 Hybrid search engines
 Other special search engines

Difference Between Web Browser and Search Engine

Web Browser Search Engine


Social media

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