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Task2: Web Browsers: Definition: A Browser Is An

Web browsers allow users to view and interact with information on the World Wide Web. The first graphical web browser, Mosaic, appeared in 1993 and introduced many user interface features that were incorporated into later browsers like Netscape Navigator and Internet Explorer. Bookmarks in web browsers allow users to save and easily access direct links to favorite web pages without having to manually enter long URLs. Pop-ups are automatically opening browser windows that can be blocked using the built-in pop-up blocker in most modern browsers. Plug-ins add additional functionality to programs like web browsers by enabling features like playing multimedia files.

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Task2: Web Browsers: Definition: A Browser Is An

Web browsers allow users to view and interact with information on the World Wide Web. The first graphical web browser, Mosaic, appeared in 1993 and introduced many user interface features that were incorporated into later browsers like Netscape Navigator and Internet Explorer. Bookmarks in web browsers allow users to save and easily access direct links to favorite web pages without having to manually enter long URLs. Pop-ups are automatically opening browser windows that can be blocked using the built-in pop-up blocker in most modern browsers. Plug-ins add additional functionality to programs like web browsers by enabling features like playing multimedia files.

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Task2: Web Browsers

Definition: A browser is an application program that provides a way to look at and interact with all the information on the World Wide Web. The word "browser" seems to have originated prior to the Web as a generic term for user interfaces that let you browse (navigate through and read) text files online.

Introduction of Web Browsers:


Technically, a Web browser is a client program that uses HTTP (Hypertext Transfer Protocol) to make requests of Web servers throughout the Internet on behalf of the browser user. Most browsers support e-mail and the File Transfer Protocol (FTP) but a Web browser is not required for those Internet protocols and more specialized client programs are more popular. The first Web browser, called WorldWideWeb, was created in 1990. That browser's name was changed to Nexus to avoid confusion with the developing information space known as the World Wide Web. The first Web browser with a graphical user interface was Mosaic, which appeared in 1993. Many of the user interface features in Mosaic went into Netscape Navigator. Microsoft followed with its Internet Explorer (IE). As of September 2006, Internet Explorer is the most commonly used browser, having won the so-called browser wars between IE and Netscape. Other browsers include: Firefox, which was developed from Mozilla (the open source version of Netscape). Flock, an open source browser based on Firefox and optimized for Web 2.0 features such as blogging and social bookmarking . Safari, a browser for Apple computers (at this writing, the third most popular browser). Opera, a fast and stable browser that's compatible with most relatively operating systems.

Bookmarks:
Definition: A collection of direct links to predefined web pages which is stored in your web browser. Bookmarks can be created and managed by the user themselves. Most browsers come packaged with several existing bookmarks. The term bookmark is used in browsers such as Fire fox, Netscape, and Safari. Web browsers provide bookmarks that contain the addresses (URLs) of favorite sites. Most electronic references, large text databases and help systems provide bookmarks that mark a location users want to revisit in the future. See Favorites, bookmark portal and bookmarklet. Similar to a real-life bookmark, an Internet bookmark acts as a marker for a Web site. (In Internet Explorer, they're called "Favorites".) When using a Web browser, you can simply select a bookmark from the browser's Bookmarks menu to go to a certain site. This way, you don't have to go through the redundant process of typing in the Internet address each time you visit one of your favorite sites. Also, who remembers those 200-character addresses anyway? In most browsers, to create a bookmark, you simply choose "Add Bookmark" from the Bookmarks menu when you're at a page that you'd like to bookmark. Woah, four "bookmarks" in one sentence. That's what happens with words that serve as both nouns and verb. So, now that you know how to create a bookmark, be sure to bookmark this website! =)

What are Pop-ups?


Pop-up windows, or pop-ups, are windows that appear automatically without your permission. They vary in size but usually don't cover the whole screen. Some pop-ups open on top of the current Firefox window, while others appear underneath Firefox (pop-unders). Firefox allows you to control both pop-ups and popunders through the Content panel in the OptionsPreferences window. Pop-up blocking is turned on by default, so you don't have to worry about enabling it to prevent pop-ups from appearing in Firefox. When blocking a pop-up, Firefox displays an information bar, as well as an icon in the status bar.

When you click either the OptionsPreferences button in the information bar or the icon in the status bar, a menu is displayed with the following choices:

Allow/Block pop-ups for this site Edit Pop-up Blocker OptionsPreferences Don't show this message when pop-ups are blocked (show the blocked pop-up)

Blocking pop-ups may interfere with some websites: Some websites, including some banking sites, use pop-ups for important features. Blocking all pop-ups disables such features. To allow specific websites to use pop-ups, while blocking all others, you can add specific websites to the list of allowed sites. Blocking pop-ups doesn't always work: Although Firefox blocks most pop-ups, some websites may show pop-ups using uncovered methods, even when blocked.

Pop-up Blocker Options Preferences


To access the Pop-up Blocker settings: 1. At the top of the Firefox windowOn the menu bar, click on the Tools Firefox Edit menu, and select Options...Preferences.... 2. Select the Content panel.

In the content panel:

Block pop-up windows: De-select this optionpreference to disable the pop-up blocker altogether. Exceptions: This is a list of sites that you want to allow to display pop-ups.

The dialog has the following choices:


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Allow: Click this to add a website to the exceptions list. Remove Site: Click this to remove a website from the exceptions list. Remove All Sites: Click this to remove all of the websites in the exceptions list.

Note: Blocking pop-ups may not always work and may interfere with some websites. For more information about blocking pop-ups, see What are Pop-ups.

Plug-ins:
Software plug-in is an add-on for a program that adds functionality to it. For example, a Photoshop plug-in (such as Eye Candy) may add extra filters that you can use to manipulate images. A browser plug-in (such as Macromedia Flash or Apple QuickTime) allows you to play certain multimedia files within your Web browser. VST plug-ins add effects for audio recording and sequencing programs such as Cubase and Logic Audio. Java plug-in to run java applets.

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