BROWSER IS (from the English. browse browse, flip through) special program, which allows you to view Internet content. It allows you to access all information resources networks. Using the browser, you can view and download pictures, sound and video files, various text information (electronic books, news, magazines, jokes), etc.
This type includes the earliest browsers. They do not allow you to view text and graphics. These browsers only support navigation using digital addresses (IP). Currently, they are practically not used, so we will not consider them in detail.
They are add-ons for full-featured browsers. Add-ons use the “engine” of this browser to display sites. Add-ons just change the interface and add some features that the developers from Microsoft have ignored.
L YNIX can run on very old computers, as well as a significant acceleration of page loading times due to the lack of graphic elements and pictures. The latter quality may not always be considered an advantage, but if you need to go to a page on the Internet only to evaluate its content, then sometimes it is worth using Lynix. Moreover, it works perfectly "paired" with a browser that supports graphics display.
B ROUSER I NTERNET E XPLORER Browser Internet Explorer set of any of Windows. Changes from one version to another have almost no effect on the interface, they are rather directed at the core of the program. It has a convenient and friendly interface, familiar to everyone Windows users which is a big advantage over competitors. Disadvantages: the browser in question does not have a multi-window mode; slowly processes and displays pages of sites, this applies to those people who use communication lines (switched telephone lines); functions for saving information from the Internet are unsuccessfully implemented; very inconvenient turning off graphics when browsing sites.
M OZILLA The main advantage of this browser is its multi-window and speed. The function of saving information from the Internet is very well and conveniently implemented in it. There are many plugins that extend the functionality of this browser. The disadvantages include non-standard and unusual for regular user, compared to Internet Explorer interface. Some functions in it work differently - not at all like it is customary in Windows. Another important drawback is the incorrect display of some dynamic sites.
N ETSCAPE N AVIGATOR The creators of Netscape Navigator have built in a lot of additional utilities in recent versions– mail client, an IRC communication utility and multimedia player, and much more. Because of this, the browser distribution has become very large. Netscape Navigator starts up very slowly and consumes a lot of system resources because it loads all of its utilities and components every time. Netscape Navigator often incorrectly displays many sites, this applies not only to complex dynamic, but also to simple ones. text pages. Netscape Browser imports settings, passwords, favorites and history from Firefox or IE. And in the built-in download manager there is a pause. And the additions are good - the way RSS is implemented here, the desktop search engine from Copernic is not bad (you just need to download and install it), and the weather manager and integration with the AOL messenger are already an amateur.
O PERA Benefits of this browser for the end user: no useless overhead, no bloated sizes, no speed compromises, only the latest programming skills and technologies, resulting in fast, stable code that, unlike many competitors, adheres to the HTML standard installed by the World Wide Web Consortium. Opera is the main competitor of Internet Explorer. Over the past few years, this browser has become quite popular and now firmly holds the second place in popularity. This browser has a lot of advantages, in addition to its small size. Disadvantages: many of these disadvantages can be overcome with a number of tricks, which will be discussed later; that software is still in the development stage. With each new version it keeps getting better and better.
F IREFOX A free, fast and powerful browser with great features such as tabs and pop-up window blocking. Much more secure than Internet Explorer and easy to install. Like all modern browsers supports tabbed browsing, contains a high-quality security system, can block intrusive advertising, supports reading RSS feeds. For him there are hundreds useful extensions, appearance designs. Instant web site identification. Malware protection. Firefox protects against viruses, worms, trojans and spyware You can save passwords for websites without annoying pop-ups. Get fast access to your favorite search engine using the built-in search box. The search bar opens with a simple key combination. You can search an open web page for a word or phrase. If you select text before using the search function, the selected text will already be entered in the search panel that opens. You can highlight all occurrences of the search phrase in the text, or move between occurrences up or down the page. By using your computer without a network connection, you can still have the information you need at your fingertips.
S AFARI FOR W INDOWS XP OR V ISTA Starts very quickly. Specially smoothes letters on websites, creating the feeling of a paper page with text. The interface does not shine with special beauty - everything is gray and simple to the point of asceticism. There is more working space here than in other browsers, nothing distracts from the information itself in this space. The active field of the form is highlighted, and the bluish frame around this field adds clarity when filling it out, the built-in Forms AutoFill helps a lot in this matter, which takes data from the address book and previously filled forms. The tabs are organized better than the top ones browsers, any tab can be moved to a separate window. All tabs from all open windows can be collected in one window. The built-in pop-up blocker works radically - it cuts pop-ups clean. Or does not cut at all, if turned off. Safari has a function to remove personal information from the browser, a much more important function is another - switching the browser to protected mode right on the go. Page Search - With highlighting and scrolling through entries, the search bar appears above the page instead of below. A customizable RSS reader notifies you of new news since you last visited the resource. Bookmarks are simple and convenient. What's impressive for Safari is the comparative graph of browser speed parameters in terms of working with simple HTML pages. Namely, this layout appears by default when visiting a Safari page. Unlike other popular browsers (with the exception of Opera), it honors HTML layout standards and CSS rules - the Acid2 test has already been passed.
A ALTERNATIVE BROWSERS Alternative browsers are usually referred to as other browsers that are not included in the leading "four" (Internet Explorer, Opera, Mozilla, Netscape Navigator), as well as add-on browsers that are add-ons for full-featured Internet content viewers. The share of such browsers is no more than 1% of the leading "four".
Netsurf - in this browser, the main emphasis is not on visual effects, but on the functionality and speed of work; The interface is quite simple and convenient. Konqueror is a web browsing file manager. Fully Russified and works with many encodings. Neoplanet - a feature of this add-on is the ability to change appearance browser through the use of skins, of which there are hundreds, you can make your own. MyIE2 - This add-on turns Internet Explorer into a multi-window browser, it has a feature that blocks the display of banners on pages and pop-ups. MyIE2 allows users to enable and disable the display of graphics on the websites they are browsing with the click of a button, this program has some other functions that extend Internet capabilities explorer. Internet Surfer is one of the most popular add-ons. Takes up very little space. Convenient multi-window interface.
CONCLUSION Many things around us have become so closely integrated into our lives that we have ceased to notice them. Meanwhile, each of the creations of man has its own history, filled with amazing events and unusual facts. Being formally only ordinary computer programs, browsers have actually become the main connecting link between the Internet and a person, and our perception of the virtual world also depends on how they perform the tasks assigned to them. Thus, we see that visiting the Internet today is possible not only with the help of the popular Internet Explorer, but also with the help of other browsers built, including on its engine. The choice of a specialized program remains, of course, with the user, but it exists. And not small.
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Web browsers are the history of browsers Types of browsers Popular browsers Multimedia-enabled browsers Text browsers How it works Loading a web page Saving data by a browser on a PC Browser usage statistics
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The web browser is.
A web browser (from the English Browse - browse, flip) is a program designed for convenient use of the Internet, in order to view websites and their content such as: graphics, animation, text, reference information, etc. Also, for greater convenience, browsers contain servers such as, for example, an email service.
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History of browsers
First browser with GUI, more or less widespread, was the NCSA Mosaic. Its principles have been used in browsers such as NetscapeNavigator and Internet Explorer (IE). The NetscapeNavigator browser has been adapted to various operating systems. Such as UNIX, Windows, Mac OS. Such actions prompt Microsoft to develop its own web browser. They became Internet Explorer (IE). Microsoft immediately began releasing localized versions of IE. In the operating room released in 1995 Windows system 95 did not yet have a built-in browser. But soon, in the newly released Windows 95 OSR2 operating system, the Internet Explorer 3.0 browser was built in. It is from this moment that the period begins, which is known as the “war of browsers”. This period ended with the monopolization of the market by Microsoft. The monopolization has reached more than 95%. Netscape's earnings plummet and AOL buys it. For Netscape 6, a new engine (Gecko) was written from scratch, which was initially focused on full support of existing standards. Based on it, it was later developed into the MozillaSuite kit. After some time, the company decides to develop the browser separately from general package. This moment marks the birth of the Mozilla Firefox browser. Mozilla Firefox contains many new features not found in Internet Explorer or other browsers. This allowed Mozilla Firefox to grow in popularity. After monopolizing the market, Microsoft "rests on its laurels" and practically ceases to develop its products. The browser lags behind the rest in both usability and page loading speed. Microsoft is again devoting a lot of time to the development of its browser. Versions 7 to 9 are getting better and better. Opera Browser appeared only in 1995. At first, Opera is distributed as shareware. Perhaps this explains the rather low popularity of this browser. But, since 2005, Opera has also become available to everyone. Google in 2008 stimulates competition between browsers by developing and releasing its own. The new browser is called Chrome or GoogleChrome. It contains a number of innovations: fault isolation, incognito mode, and others. Versions for Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, Linux and Mac OS have been developed. Microsoft, in early 2009, announced that it had developed new browser, which was named Gazelle. The new browser incorporates the principle of resource sharing, which is typical for multiplayer operating systems which should increase its security.
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Browser types
Mode Browser command line. This type includes the earliest browsers. They do not allow you to view text and graphics. These browsers only support navigation using digital addresses (IP). Currently, they are practically not used. Full screen browser. Text browser without support for multimedia (pictures, animation, etc.) Internet resources. It only allows you to view text and links. The advantage of these browsers in fast loading pages. One of the most popular full-screen browsers is Lynx, which is included with the operating system Lynix Multimedia Browser. The most common and popular browsers today. They allow you to work with almost all types of information presented on the Internet. There are also so-called browser add-ons. They are add-ons for full-featured browsers. Most often, add-on developers use Internet Explorer. Add-ons use the “engine” of this browser to display sites. Therefore, their capabilities in this area are completely identical with Internet Explorer. Add-ons just change the interface and add some features that the developers from Microsoft have ignored. Full Screen Browsers
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Popular browsers. Browsers with multimedia support.
Media-enabled browsers are the most common and informative browsers. 99% of Internet users use these browsers. Internet Explorer is the most popular browser in the world and the undisputed leader. You do not need to install it specially, since it is included in the standard package of any of Windows. New versions, which are absolutely free, can be freely downloaded at http://microsoft.com/rus/download. On the this moment the latest (and most popular) version is Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0. InternetExplorer today supports absolutely all technologies used to create websites. These are all kinds of multimedia videos (video and audio), data encryption in e-commerce systems, various hypertext markup languages (HTML, XML, etc.). Internet Explorer works correctly with the vast majority of existing sites. Therefore, the user of this browser is unlikely to be able to meet a site that does not display correctly. Disadvantages: Firstly, the browser in question does not have a multi-window mode. Many users, of course, do not suffer from this, but there are people (mostly professional designers, webmasters and programmers) who would really need the multi-window feature. Secondly, this browser is relatively slow in processing and displaying website pages. Thirdly, the functions of saving information from the Internet are poorly implemented. And fourthly, it is very inconvenient to turn off graphics when browsing sites - you need to go through the menu for a very long time to put the necessary checkmark in the settings.
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Mozilla- fast browser, easy to operate. The accessible interface can be mastered in just a few minutes. The Mozilla browser has many advantages. Full compatibility with Flash-animation players (which allows you to view videos directly in the browser). A large number of functional plugins, which allow you to turn an ordinary browser into a powerful tool for a comfortable journey through the open spaces world wide web. Regular program updates. After each new update, the browser will start faster than the previous version. Like Opera, Firefox offers a bookmarks bar to store your most visited resources. All browser updates are installed automatically and do not distract the Firefox owner from Internet surfing. Written in C++, XUL, XBL, JavaScript.
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Google Chrome. The GoogleChrome Internet browser appeared in the field of view of users quite recently, but has already managed to win the well-deserved recognition of millions. GoogleChrome was developed by one of the most popular Google search engines, and in its work uses components of other open source programs. A distinctive feature of the browser is one line and for the formation search query, and to jump to the entered address. Using GoogleChrome, you can create shortcuts to network applications, which will then be available without launching the browser itself. Many users are pleased with the high dynamism of tabs - they can be dragged outside the browser, create new windows, etc. And with the help of the option of instant bookmarks, you can create a bookmark of the page you like with one click of a special icon in the form of an asterisk. In addition, GoogleChrome supports importing bookmarks and passwords from any other browser.
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Safari Safari is free app was originally developed for the Macintosh operating system by Apple. A version compatible with Windows appeared only in 2007, but in a very short period of time, Safari managed to gain popularity and enter the list best browsers. Of the indisputable advantages of Safari, many users note its excellent performance, which few Internet surfing programs can compete with today. Among useful features browser can be noted: pop-up blocker. ease of tab management. built-in password manager. a special text smoothing system.
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Text browsers
The simplest yet most complete definition of a text browser is an application that displays only the text content of websites. Lynx Lynx is one of the first and most famous of the text browsers, currently bundled with almost any *nix system. Doesn't have support for tables, frames, and JavaScript. Often this browser is used to check if the search engine bot will see all the changes on the site that have been made. Supports protocols: HTTP, FTP, Gopher, WAIS, NNTP. Supported by all popular operating systems and platforms. Links Links is the most popular text browser based on the Lynx text browser, but unlike its parent it has the following features: it supports frames, tabs, tables and javascript. The browser is licensed under the GNU GPL.
Saving data by browsers on a PC
When working in the browser, it records certain information behind our actions. Which one we will consider in more detail: Browser cache. The cache stores the elements of web pages that you download most often. This makes it easier to work with them and gives us faster access to these pages. Magazine. The log stores all the information about the resources we visited. This includes: name, address and date. Also in browsers you can find a list of files you have downloaded. Bookmarks. In bookmarks, we can save the address of the web page we need, so that it would be easy to find it later. Passwords. Browsers have the function of saving passwords for quick access to registered pages, such as ebey. The disadvantage of this function is that your password can be assigned to themselves. Cookie. These are small pieces of data that the browser receives from the web server and is stored on the computer. The web client, when it sends a request to the server, sends it a piece of data in the form of an HTTP request. Web form data. A handy feature that saves you data such as logins, mail, phone numbers and more. The convenience is that you do not need to repeat the same thing over and over again. The minus is the same as in saving passwords. The protection and confidentiality of information suffers.
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Browser usage statistics
This chart shows LiveInternet data
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What is a browser? Web browser, browser (from the English Web browser; the browser option is outdated and less preferred form - software software for browsing websites, that is, for requesting web pages (mainly from the Web), processing them, displaying and moving from one page to another.
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Browsers have been constantly evolving since the dawn of the World Wide Web and have become more and more in-demand programs as it has grown. Today, a browser is a complex application for processing and displaying various components of a web page and for providing an interface between a website and its visitor. Almost all popular browsers are distributed free of charge or “bundled” with other applications: Internet Explorer (together with Microsoft Windows), Mozilla Firefox(free, free software, compatible with some Linux distributions, such as Ubuntu), Safari (shared with Mac OS X and free for Microsoft Windows), Opera (free from version 8.50), Google Chrome (free), Avant (free).
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The First Browser The first common GUI browser was NCSA Mosaic. The source code for this one of the first browsers was open-sourced and several other browsers (Netscape Navigator and Internet Explorer) took it as a basis. This browser had its flaws, but almost all of them were fixed in the Netscape Navigator browser (some Netscape employees were from the NCSA and were involved in the development of Mosaic)
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The emergence of Mozilla Because of the loss of the market, Netscape's revenues fell and it was acquired by AOL, and source Netscape browser was released under a free license The name "Mozilla" was originally present in the browser from Netscape and meant an abbreviation of the words Mosaic+killer. However, it was decided not to use this code, and instead a new engine (Gecko) was written from scratch for Netscape 6, which initially focused on full support for standards, on the basis of which the browser was later created. Subsequently, the Mozilla Foundation decided to supply and develop the browser separately from a common package, the Mozilla Firefox project was born. Firefox contains many features not found in IE or other browsers and is gradually gaining popularity
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Classification of browsers Of course, the convenience and functionality of browsers allows you to highlight the most commonly used and slightly less used browsers. Common Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Safari, Google Chrome, Opera Less common ChromePlus[, SRWare Iron, Chromium, Mozilla, Netscape Navigator, Flock, etc. Text Alynx, ELinks, Links, Lynx, Netrik, w3m, WebbIE, DOSLynx
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Distribution geography In Russia, from January 2009 to the end of September of the same year, Opera holds the first place in popularity, after which there is a sharp drop, in early December, Opera briefly regains leadership, but then concedes it to Firefox "and since then it has always been inferior to it by a few percent of Opera also ranks first in terms of frequency of use and is very popular in the rest of the CIS countries.Mozilla Firefox is in the lead in Indonesia (about 80%), Germany (more than 50%), Eastern Europe, some countries in Africa and Southeast Asia. In South Korea in 2007-2008, 99% of users used Internet Explorer, since all banking and government sites required the use of ActiveX by law (in June 2010 this law was repealed). In China, the share of Internet Explorer "is also close to 90% , in addition, the Maxthon browser is popular in this country. Chrome in 2010 came out on top in Tunisia and Albania, in March 2011 also in the Philippines and Armenia
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Internet Windows Explorer Internet Explorer (Internet Explorer is read, formerly Microsoft Internet Explorer or simply Internet Explorer is a series of browsers developed by Microsoft since 1995. Included with operating systems Windows families. Ranked #1 in user count Has undergone a lot of changes, latest version was released March 14, 2011, IE 9.0 Available in 32-bit and 64-bit versions exclusively for Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2. IE9 has received an updated interface. It supports most specifications, rounded borders, inline processing, inline color profiles ICC, provides faster JavaScript processing. Also, IE9 introduces hardware-accelerated graphics rendering with Direct2D. In addition, video and audio tags are supported.
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Mozilla Firefox Mozilla Firefox (pronounced mazi lla firefo x is a freeware browser. The second most popular browser in the world and the first among free software. The browser has a multi-tab interface, spell check, search as you type, live bookmarks, download manager, search engine New features can be added using extensions[ Firefox is officially released for Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X and Linux Unofficial builds are available for FreeBSD, BeOS, and many other Unix-like operating systems The browser code is open source and distributed under a triple license
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Safari Safari is a browser developed by Apple and included in the operating system. Mac systems OS X, as well as free distribution for operating systems of the Microsoft Windows family. Ranked fourth in terms of the number of users (market share in July 2010 - ▲ 5.09%) Safari is based on the freely distributed WebKit engine code. This browser was created when Apple's agreement with Microsoft to support Internet Explorer for the Macintosh platform was coming to an end. Shortly after the advent of Safari, work on Internet Explorer for Mac was discontinued. Using tabs (allows you to open several web pages in one window at once and freely switch between them), built-in search tools: Google, Yahoo! and Bing (since version 5.0) in Mac OS X and Windows, the ability to block pop-up windows Convenient and easy search for a piece of text on a page, auto-completion of forms (synchronization with Mac OS X and MS Windows address books), built-in RSS aggregator, scaling the input area text, private browsing - a mode in which no browsing history is kept, cookies are not accepted, passwords and input data are not remembered, support for various encryption protocols
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Google Chrome Google Chrome chrome - chrome) - a browser developed by Google based on free browser Chromium and using the WebKit engine to display web pages. The first public beta for Microsoft Windows was released on September 2, 2008, and the first stable was released on December 11, 2008. According to StatCounter, the browser is in third place in popularity, and its market share in March 2011 is 17.25% The first beta version of the browser was published for Microsoft Windows (starting with XP and for more later versions) on September 2, 2008, was available in 43 languages. Several hundred different error messages were sent to Google in the first few hours after release. The browser is distributed under a special proprietary EULA. Part of the browser code is open under the name Chromium under a BSD type license and others.
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Opera Opera (About pen) - web browser and software package for the Internet, produced by Opera Software. Developed in 1994 by a group of researchers from the Norwegian company Telenor. Since 1995, the product of Opera Software, formed by the authors of the first version of the browser. The combined market share of Opera and Opera Mobile in March 2011 was 2.15%. In addition, the share of Opera Mini was 1.06%. In Russia, the percentage of browser users is much higher than the world average The Opera browser has been ported to several operating systems (including Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, FreeBSD, Solaris, as well as mobile platforms based on Symbian, Maemo, Java, Android, Windows Mobile, iPhone) and platforms (Intel, Sparc, PowerPC) Opera engine (Presto) licensed by Adobe and integrated into Adobe package Creative Suite (in particular, Presto is used in Adobe GoLive and Dreamweaver) Opera has a built-in TDI interface, a pop-up blocker, fraud protection, a download manager, a BitTorrent client, a search menu, an RSS aggregator. The package also includes an email client Opera Mail and a client for IRC networks.
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Fighting for the current user, the creator companies are improving browsers more and more. A new browser is expected in the future - Gizelle
Windows browsers Internet explorer is a series of browsers developed by Microsoft since 1995. Included in the set of operating systems of the Windows family. Google Chrome is a browser developed by Google based on a free Chromium browser and using the Web engine to display web pages. kit. fire. Fox Free Browser Bundled Mozilla programs Application Suite developed and distributed by Mozilla Corporation. Opera is a web browser and Internet software package produced by Opera Software. Apple Safari is a browser developed by Apple and included in the Mac OS X operating system, as well as distributed free of charge for operating systems of the Microsoft Windows family.
Windows Internet Explorer has been the most widely used web browser since 1999, peaking at 95% in 2002-2003. In South Korea, due to Vendor lock-in in 2007-2008, the share of IE was 99%. However, recently its share has been rapidly declining, giving way to such browsers as Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome, Safari, Opera, etc. To date, the latest stable version of the browser is Internet Explorer 9. Additional browser modifications have also been released for other operating systems , such as Internet Explorer Mobile (for Windows CE, Windows Mobile, and Windows phone 7), Internet Explorer for Mac and Internet Explorer for UNIX.
Introduction Web browser, browser - software for browsing websites, that is, for requesting web pages (mainly from the Web), processing them, displaying them and moving from one page to another. Many modern browsers can also download files from FTP servers. Browsers have been constantly evolving since the dawn of the World Wide Web and have become more and more in-demand programs as it has grown. Today, the browser is a complex application for processing and displaying various components of a web page and for providing an interface between a website and its visitor. Almost all popular browsers are free or "bundled" with other applications: Internet Explorer (shared with Microsoft Windows), Mozilla Firefox (free, free software, shared with many Linux distributions, such as Ubuntu), Safari (shared with Mac OS X and free for Microsoft Windows), Google Chrome (free), Opera (free from version 8.49).
Google Chrome Initially, Chrome was released only under Microsoft Windows, later (December 9, 2009) dev and beta versions appeared. for operating rooms Linux systems and Mac OS X. Initially, builds for these OSes did not have the full functionality of similar beta versions for Windows (such as bookmark synchronization), but with the advent of the 5.0.* branch, the functionality of builds for all OSes became equal. Announcement On September 2, 2008, Google announced the release of its own Chrome browser. Development The Chrome development team decided to use the Web engine in their browser. Kit as advised android team. Like most other browsers, Chrome was tested in-house before release. First google version Chrome fully passed the Acid 1 and Acid 2 tests, but not Acid 3 (only 79/100 tests). As of version 4.0, Chrome passes all tests.
fire. Fox The Firefox project was started by Blake Ross and Dave Huyet while they were at Netscape Communications, formerly part of AOL Time Warner. Since the closure of Netscape Communications, the entire Mozilla project has been managed by the then established Mozilla Foundation, which owns the trademarks. Mozilla Firefox was spun off from the Mozilla Application Suite, which was coded from scratch by the Mozilla Foundation instead of the Netscape Communicator 5 code, some of which was released under the Mozilla Public License after losing the "browser war". The browser uses the free, portable Gecko engine, built with open standards in mind. Firefox is developed by employees of its subsidiary Mozilla Corporation and volunteers around the world.
Opera In 1992 Jon Stephenson von Techner and Geir Ivarsøy were part of the research group of Televerket (Norwegian National Telephone Company, now Telenor). They took part in the development of the ODA complex - a standardized system for collecting and storing documentation, images and other information. The developed system did not find wide distribution and soon work on it was frozen. The same research group launched the first Norwegian server and "homepage" in 1993. The most common browser at the time, Mosaic, had a rather primitive structure and did not provide a sufficient level of efficiency. Therefore, a group of researchers suggested that Televerket develop its own browser, more adapted to various web standards. Televerket management supported the development, and at the end of 1993 the first working prototype was released.
Apple Safari On June 11, 2007, Apple released a test version of Safari 3.0 for Windows XP and Windows Vista. According to Michael Cheishperger, Safari on Windows loads and renders pages faster than Internet Explorer 7 and Mozilla Firefox 2, but the gap isn't really as big as Apple makes it out to be, due to the i. Bench developed by Veri. Test gives Safari an advantage over other browsers. Then the full 3.1.1 versions were released. Windows versions have the same performance as under Mac OS X (including Bonjour). In earlier versions, the appearance of the program differed from the usual look of programs in Windows: interface elements (scroll buttons, input fields, drop-down menus, checkboxes, etc.) were made in the style of Mac OS X. Also, in version 3. x for Windows, its own font smoothing system (In versions 4. x, 5. x for Windows, you can choose between the font smoothing system from Apple or Windows). AT latest versions 4. 0 the program interface has been redesigned to be more familiar to Windows users, and the color of the design has also changed to a lighter one.
Distribution geography In Russia, from January 2009 to the end of September of the same year, Opera holds the first place in popularity (around 36-40%), after which there is a sharp drop, in early December, Opera briefly regains leadership, but then concedes it to Firefox and since then, he has been losing it by a few percent all the time. Live showed similar data for Russia. Internet. ru. Opera also ranks first in terms of frequency of use in Ukraine, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan, and is very popular in other CIS countries. Mozilla Firefox leads in Indonesia (about 80%), Germany (more than half), Eastern Europe, some countries in Africa and Southeast Asia. In South Korea in 2007-2008, 99% of users used Internet Explorer on Microsoft Windows, as all banking and government sites required the use of Active by law. X (in June 2010 this law was repealed). In China, the share of Internet Explorer is also close to 90%, in addition, the Maxthon browser is popular in this country. Chrome in 2010 came out on top in Tunisia and Albania; in March 2011: in the Philippines and. Armenia; in April 2011: in Montenegro, the Dominican Republic and Uruguay; in May 2011: in Chile, Moldova and Jamaica; in June 2011: in Pakistan and Malaysia; July 2011: Argentina, Venezuela, Colombia and Mauritania; in February 2012 in Russia.
