Internet browser
Introduction
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An internet browser, also known as a web browser or simply a browser,
is a software program that is use to access the internet and view web pages on
computer
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Web browser is a
computer program used for accessing sites or information on a network
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It can be used to
upload or download files
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It also uses cookies to
store information and it caches web pages to make internet surfing more
efficiently
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Browsers are all
slightly different, but they all allow you to 'surf' the internet and access
different websites
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Sir Tim Berners-Lee invented the world’s
first web browser by the name of Worldwide Web in 1990
and later changed its name to Nexus gave people a basic way to view web pages
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We can think of browser
as gateway to the internet
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The main purpose of an
internet browser is to translate, or extract, the code that websites are
designed in into the text, graphics, and other features of the web pages that
are used to seeing today
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Without
browsers, the internet as we know it today would be impossible
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E-commerce,
online draws, social media, and many other things we take for granted today
would be impossible without internet browsers
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Internet
browsers have developed into powerful tools that let you safely and quickly
access your favorite websites
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A Web browser acts as an interface between
the user and Web server
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Web user access information from web
servers, through a client program called browser
FEATURES
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All
major web browsers allow the user to open multiple information resources at the
same time, either in different browser windows or in different tabs of the same
window
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A
refresh and stop buttons for refreshing and stopping the loading of current
documents
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Home button that gets you to your home page
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Major browsers also include pop-up blockers to
prevent unwanted windows from "popping up" without the users consent
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All major web browsers allow the user to
open multiple information resources at the same time, The ability to mute sound in
individual
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either in different browser windows or
in different tabs of the same window
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A refresh and stop buttons for
refreshing and stopping the loading of current documents
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Home button that gets you to your home
page
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Major browsers also include pop-up
blockers to prevent unwanted windows from "popping up" without the
users consent
WORLD WIDE WEB
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Worldwide
Web was the first web browser. When it was written, Worldwide Web was the only
way to view the Web. It was capable of displaying basic style sheets,
downloading and opening any file type supported by the NeXT system, browsing
newsgroups, and spellchecking. At first, images were displayed in separate
windows, until Next Steps Text class supported Image objects.
Microsoft Internet Explorer
§ Internet Explorer (IE) is software of
Microsoft. This is the most commonly used browser in the universe. This was
introduced in 1995 along with Windows 95 launch and it has passed Netscape
popularity in 1998.
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In 1995, Microsoft introduced their first web
browser by the name of internet explorer and it got the world’s first web
browser award later in 2002.
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One of the first graphical-based Web browsers
and, at the time, the dominant browser in use with control of over 90 percent
of the market.
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Internet Explorer supports Java, JavaScript, , RSS, CSS ,
while also offering features like tabbed browsing, private browsing,
and built-in malware and phishing protection.
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Internet explorer has
received criticism from many users who attributed many security flaws or
incompatibility with web standards like
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Internet Explorer is
generally the first component of Windows used in 1995 that is generally known
as Microsoft Internet Explorer (IE or MSIE) containing a series of graphical
web browsers and works only on Windows operating systems.
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It also includes privacy
protection such as malware and phishing that is built-in.
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It mainly use over
roughly 90% percent of the world in the market.
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Most people started out
using Internet Explorer the majority of the time when it comes to browsing the
internet, checking emails, listening to music online, shopping online, and etc.
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This was the first web
browser consumers used in technology world before other web browsers came out
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Pic browsers pie in
2012, 26% of the users on internet are using Internet Explorer but Google
Chrome came in close to second place in the competition of usage share in April
2012 followed by Firefox and so on.
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free to download at no
cost
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Offers every help option
we looked for, including direct support via email and telephone
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Provides speed and
functionality,
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Mostly used throughout
the world
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Bugs come in IE
(Internet Explorer) users at different times and fixing them is time consuming
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Microsoft is unaware of
finding any bugs hidden within the browser to fix
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Installation on software
such as Adobe Flash Player
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Lack of security in
ActiveX controls
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Lack of built in
features to synchronize bookmarks
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Confusion between 32 and
64 bit versions for IE
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Lack of cross-platform
experience (i.e. used in Windows but not Mac)
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Huge target for hackers
and cyber-thieves
Mosaic
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Mosaic
was developed at the National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA)
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Mosaic
was also the first browser to display images in line with text instead of
displaying images in a separate window
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In 1993, Mark Anderson
invented a web browser by the name of Mosaic,
which was very easy to use.
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Mosaic
was developed at the national center for supercomputing applications (ncsa) at
the university of Illinois urbana-champaign beginning in late 1992.
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ncsa
released the browser in 1993,
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Mosaic
was also the first browser to display images in line with text instead of
displaying images in a separate window
Google Chrome
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This web browser is developed by Google
and its beta version was first released on September 2, 2008 for Microsoft
Windows. Today, chrome is known to be one of the most popular web browsers with
its global share of more than 50%.
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Is the name of the Web browser developed
by Google Inc. that appeals to many users as it combines a design with advanced
technology to make the Web faster, safer and easier to browse
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Google Chrome is a web browser developed
by Google
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Is faster, more easy to use than any Other
Browser
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Has an integrated menu page to translate
any language you want And Some Other details.
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It was first released as a beta version
for Microsoft Windows on 2 September 2008, and the public stable release was on
11 December 2008.
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Google Chrome was first released in September, 2008, for Windows, and
later ported to Mac, Linux, iOS and Android devices.
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One main feature of the browser has been speed.
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Chrome offers a number of features such as instant search, auto-fill to
complete forms, saved password retrieval, and Google account sign-in to
instantly access recent tabs and searches across all your devices.
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Other features include access to favorite pages instantly with
thumbnails, desktop shortcuts to launch Web applications, and independently run
tabs within the browser to prevent browser crashing.
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Google Chrome is a freeware browser developed by Google using the Web
Kit layout engine.
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It was first release on
Microsoft Windows operating system on September 2, 2008 in 43 different
languages in beta version.
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It was written in C++, Assembly, Python, and JavaScript. Currently, it
is available in 52 languages.
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Fast browsing performance
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More control over your tabs
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More dynamic home page for common used search engines and bookmarks
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More speed and won’t slow down on your browsing through internet
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Built-in Flash and PDF Support
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Has sync capabilities that allow you to access your customized browser
from any computer
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Makes searching so much simpler
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Ease of use ,Great security ,Free to download at no cost
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Lack of parental controls
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Minor site incompatibilities
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Graphics hardware acceleration doesn’t work with all graphics cards
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Firefox is a free and open source web browser developed for Microsoft
Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux coordinated by Mozilla Corporation and Mozilla
Foundation.
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It was first version 1.0 released on November 9, 2004.
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It is now available in about 78 languages worldwide.
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The original title was Phoenix from the Phoenix Technologies and had to
be renamed because of trademark problems.
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It was renamed to Firebird which was a free database software project.
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There was conflict in using the name and the matter was resolved when
they renamed the browser again to Firefox.
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Later on February 9, 2004, Mozilla Firebird became known as Mozilla
Firefox then simply referred to as Firefox (FX, or FF).
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Firefox was introduced to new comers who were used to browsing through
Internet Explorer in the early 90s.
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Majority of people may stick to this brand since it most popular
browsers amongst its competitors based on its features and may allow secure
downloads on applications and programs.
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More secure privacy mode and downloading
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More natural navigation
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Contains simple interface
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Offers lot of help and support on Firefox tutorial
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Ease of use, More Customization, Speed and more compatible
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Free to download at no cost
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No thumbnail previews or mouse gestures however there are free plug-ins
from Firefox Mozilla that address both these issues
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Resource heavy “uses a heavy portion of memory to run
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Is a free and open source web browser derived from the Mozilla
Application Suite and managed by Mozilla Corporation.
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Mozilla started on November 9, 2004
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Firefox is a new browser derived from Mozilla.
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It was released in 2004 and has grown to be the second most popular
browser on the Internet.
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The Firefox Web Browser is the faster, more secure, and fully customizable
way to surf the web
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Mozilla is a global community dedicated to building free, open source
products like the award winning
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Firefox web browser and Thunderbird email software.
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It was released in 2004 and has grown to be the second most popular
browser on the Internet.
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Has a great acceptance by users who define it as safer, faster and
better performance than Internet Explorer, also highlighting its simplicity and
ease of use.
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browser engine to display web pages supports several web standards
including HTML
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Mozilla Firefox offers many plugins, extensions, add-ons and the
ability to customize its appearance,
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Firefox also offers useful tools for web developers as the error
console, DOM inspector or extensions like
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Mozilla Firefox known simply as
Firefox is a free and open-source web browser developed for Windows, OS , and
Linux, with a mobile version for Android
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As of February 2014, Firefox has between 12% and 22% of worldwide usage,
the third most popular web browser. According to Mozilla, Firefox counts over
450 million users around the world.
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The browser has had particular success in Indonesia, Iran, Germany, and
Poland, where it is the most popular browser with 55%, 46%, 43%, and 41% of the
market share, respectively.
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Easy to use, excellent accessories, continuous updates, excellent
support, its only disadvantage is that it is slow to read pages in comparison
of others, just a bit faster than explorer. Internet Explorer: Best for the
chance user, it works, is slow but for the average user is not a problem and
although it is extremely unsafe to most average or casual user I do not care
about viruses or spyware while not noticing
Apple Safaris
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Apple Safari is
a Web browser available
for the Windows operating
systems as well as the iPhone, iPod Touch and iPod.
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Safari
is a graphical web browser developed by Apple and included as part of the Mac
OS X operating system.
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On
the company’s Mac OS X operating system, it became Apples default browser
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It
was first released as a public beta in January 2003.
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has
very good support for latest technologies like XHTML, CSS2
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Safari
has been designed based on the principle that the most useful browser is one
that "gets out of your way and lets you simply enjoy the Web."
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At
the heart of Apple's Safari browser is the Web Kit engine, which is responsible
for functions like displaying graphics, translation fonts, running JavaScript and determining page layout.
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Safari
currently occupies the fourth position in the browser market behind
Microsoft's Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome.
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Apple
Safari features include Private Browsing, privacy setting e-mail search
bookmarks,
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It
supports operating systems: Mac OS X Leopard, Windows Vista SP1, and Ubuntu
7.10.
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Safari
on iPhone. Safari on iPod. Safari on Windows. Safari on Linux.
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Initial
release January 7, 2003
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Safari
is also the native browser for iOS.
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Safari
5.1.7, released on May 9, 2012, is the last version available for Windows.
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the
fastest of all browsers at the time to read Java scrip, ideal to check pages
with heavy graphics,
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It
uses for interpreting web pages and running JavaScript.
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Highlight
the speed of Safari, a very careful design, safety and the services offered,
including resources for designers and programmers
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Safari
is web browser that was produced and developed by Apple Inc., which functions
on a Mac OX, iOS, and Windows operating system.
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It
was first put out in public on January 7, 2003 by Apple Inc.
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It
was Apple’s default browser known as “Panther” for Mac users and released on
June 11, 2007 on Microsoft Windows operating system.
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Safari
is generally for Mac users who are operating Mac OS X 8.1 and onwards for later
systems.
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Page-load
times impressive
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Provides
all of security features
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Cleans
up unnecessary junk
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Great
for Mac users and free to download
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Speed
compatibility
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Extremely
Fast to download for Mac users
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Add
extensions from Safari Extensions
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Lack
of customization options many competitors offer
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Support
system may be missing some options for users in FAQ section
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Trouble
with Google built-in search engine that can’t be change
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Difficulty
deleting cookies on exit automatically
Opera
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Opera web browser was introduced in
1996, which has not shown well enough performance until today
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Opera is smaller and faster than most
other browsers, yet it is full- featured.
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Fast, user-friendly, with keyboard interface,
multiple windows zoom functions, and more. Java and non-Java-enabled versions
available.
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Ideal for newcomers to the Internet,
school children, handicap and as a front-end for CD-ROM
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Opera is a web browser and Internet suite
developed by Opera Software
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The browser handles common Internet-related
tasks such as displaying web sites, sending and receiving e-mail messages,
managing contacts, chatting on IRC downloading files via Bit Torrent, and
reading web feeds
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Opera is offered free of charge for
personal computers and mobile phones
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Opera is boasted as being
the speediest and most standards-compliant of
the current browsers in use, supporting such standards as 128-bit encryption, HTML and JavaScript.
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The
browser handles common Internet-related tasks such as displaying web sites,
sending and receiving e-mail messages, managing contacts, chatting on IRC
downloading files via Bit Torrent, and reading web feeds.•
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Opera
is offered free of charge for personal computers and mobile phones
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Editions of Opera are available for devices
running the Android, iOS, Symbian, BlackBerry and Windows Mobile operating
systems,
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According to Opera Software, the browser had
more than 350 million users worldwide (more than 270 million users with mobile
versions)
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Opera has been noted for originating many
features later adopted by other web browsers.
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Opera includes built-in
tabbed browsing, a bookmarks bar, add-ons, and a download manager.
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Opera has "Speed
Dial", which allows the user to add an unlimited number of pages shown in
thumbnail form in a page displayed when a new tab is opened.
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Speed Dial allows the
user to more easily navigate to the selected web pages.
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One security feature is the option to delete
private data, browsing history, items in cache and passwords with the click of
a button. This lets users erase personal data after browsing from a shared
computer.
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Shows details about the
website, including security certificates.
· The browser checks the website that is being visited against blacklists for phishing and malware, and displays a warning
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The Opera Software Company
maintains a public web form where users can submit bug reports.
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Is a web browser and
Internet suite developed by Opera Software?
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The browser handles
common Internet-related tasks such as displaying web sites, sending and
receiving e-mail messages, managing contacts, chatting, downloading files via
Bit Torrent, and reading web feeds.
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Opera is offered free
of charge for personal computers and mobile phones.
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, Opera is also known
for its standards support - through its browser engine Presto
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Opera was the first
browser that implemented the tab system, and besides the common features of all
browsers, , site personalization, thumbnail per tab and mouse movements in
navigation, and has built Opera mail client Mail
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Installed with good
accessories, easy to use, slower than safari but still faster than the others,
has many simple choices of those without the others (such as retrieving a page
that you closed accidentally by just 2 click and not look at history or simply
copy text and paste when you the option to paste and go).
for more details watch this
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u_XFmMr6YYc&index=4&list=PLhzIH1Ec8AuS45yDuVMYQ9Gm67iC1579Q
