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Web Browsers. Definition How a Browser Works? History Today – Browser Wars The Future. Overview. Main Point : A Graphical User Interface (GUI) for the Internet. Definition.
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Definition How a Browser Works? History Today – Browser Wars The Future Overview
Main Point: A Graphical User Interface (GUI) for the Internet Definition Dictionary: a software program that allows the user to find and read encoded documents in a form suitable for display, esp. such a program for use on the World Wide Web.
www.something.com How a Browser Works IP Address Lookup 26.5.185.157 Data Transfer 26.5.185.157 My Computer Translation HTML Web Page
WorldWideWeb Tim-Bernes Lee (1991) Mosaic (1993) Netscape Marc Anderessen (1994) Internet Explorer (First Browser War 1995) Opera (1996) Safari (2003) Firefox (Second Browser War 2004) Chrome (Third Browser War 2008) History
Browser War March 2010 Source: Browser Market Share
Features vs. Security Stability vs. Resource Hog Speed vs. Instability Browser Wars: Differences
Mobilization and Customization The Future
"Browser Market Share". Net Applications. http://marketshare.hitslink.com/browser-market-share.aspx?q “Browser”. Dictionary.com http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/browser “The History of Web Browsers”. Revisions http://sixrevisions.com/web-development/the-history-of-web-browsers Sources