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A browser is an application program that offers a way to look at and interact with all the information on the www.The word browser appears toward remain created previously to the web|the net} as a generic term for user interfaces that lets you browse (navigate and read) text files online.
Technically, a web browser is a client program that uses HTTP [Hypertext Transfer Protocol] to make the request of web servers on the internet on behalf of the browser user. Most browsers support email and File Transfer Protocol [FTP] but a web browser is not required for the internet protocols and more specialized client programs are additional popular.
The first web browser, called WorldWideWeb, was founded in 1990. browser name was changed to Nexus to avoid confusion with the development of information space known as the world Wide web. The first web browser with a graphical user interface[GUI] was Mosaic published in 1993. many of the user interfaces of Mosaic functions was Netscape Navigator. Microsoft followed with its internet explorer (IE).
As of September 2006, internet explorer is the most generally used browser, called the browser wars between Netscape and ie have won. other browsers include:
Firefox, developed by Mozilla (the open source version of Netscape).
Flock, an open-source browser based on Firefox and optimised for web 2.0 feature such as blogging and social bookmarking.
Safari browser for Apple computers (at this writing is the third most popular browser).
Lynx, a text-only browser for UNIX shell and VMS users.
Opera, a rapid and stable browser that is compatible with most operating systems relatively.
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