Internet Security Tips and Advice

Browser

April 15th, 2008 by Igor Pankov

Browser is a software application that enables a user to view a webpage stored on a remote computer on the Internet or other locations. The browser enables interacting with web pages’ content and managing inbound/outbound data transfer requests.

The most popular web browsers today are Microsoft Internet Explorer which is integrated into the Windows Operating System, and the third-party application from the Mozilla Foundation called Firefox. Opera browser from the Norwegian Opera Software comes in a distant third place according to usage ratings.

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