Definition of Browser
Abrowser is
an Internet browser : a software that allows the
visualization of the contents of a web page . This type of
computer program has the tools that are needed for the interpretation of the
code of a page, which can be composed of one or more programming languages.
Thanks to
the use of a browser, therefore, a person can access the information of the web
pages and interact with it. Virtual navigation becomes possible
through links (also called links or hyperlinks )
that make the user can move from one website to another, or from one
to another page within the same site.
At first,
browsers only existed in computers ( computers ). Over
the years, many other devices began to have Internetconnection through
this type of programs. In this way,
cell phones ( mobile ), televisions , tablets and video
game consoles , among other devices, began to include a browser by
default.
Google
Chrome is one of the most used browsers in the world. Developed
by Google , it was launched in 2008 and has more than 750
million users worldwide. It is a browser
that focuses on
stability, speed and security. Another
popular browser is Internet Explorer , created by Microsoft in 1995 . Until
the appearance of Chrome , in fact, it was the most used browser.
Mozilla
Firefox (a development of the foundation and the Mozillacorporation )
and
Opera (product of Opera Software ) are other browsers
that are installed on millions of computers . It should be noted
that most of the existing browsers can be downloaded for free. Up to a
certain point, the choice of the browser takes place as a matter of taste, as
well as most of the programs and services offered on the Internet; either
by habit (if it was the first browser we use in our lives) or by the comfort it
gives us to perform our favorite activities, most users look at the most
superficial aspects to make their decision.
However,
expert users expect much more from a browser than the mere possibility of
uploading their email boxes and their profiles on social networks. These
programs
must be prepared to efficiently reproduce a wide variety of contentprogrammed
in different languages, so compatibility is an aspect that determines the
quality of the browser at all times.
Given the
pace at which technology advances, a browser that today offers us a stable and
fluid navigation experience, tomorrow can become a nightmare if it does not
adapt to new versions of the languages and formats with which it must
work. This could be seen clearly when HTML5 emerged , a
version of the HTML language that came to offer a greater diversity of content
than its predecessor, since it suddenly became necessary to interpret new
functions and not all browsers could do it in an agile way from the beginning.
The
developers of web pages, meanwhile, make a particular use of the browser: not
only do they take advantage of it for their personal enjoyment, but they also
need it to test their creations. In this profession, it is
advisable to have all the most popular browsers of the moment, so as to
maximize the chances of offering a compatible product that is easily accessible by
a large number of clients. Currently,
it is normal for browsers to offer developers several tools to perform tests on
pages without changing the source code in a definitive way,
which is very useful to visualize changes before applying them.
