Web Browsers

OverviewDefinition

How a Browser Works?

History

Today – Browser Wars

The Future

Definition

Main Point: A Graphical User Interface (GUI) for the Internet

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.

How a Browser Works

www.something.com 26.5.185.157

IP Address Lookup

26.5.185.157 My Computer

Data Transfer

Translation

HTML Web Page

History

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)

Browser War

Source: Browser Market Share

March 2010

Browser Wars: Differences

Features vs. Security

Stability vs. Resource Hog

Speed vs. Instability

The Future

Mobilization and Customization

Sources

"Browser Market Share". Net Applications. http://marketshare.hitslink.com/browser-market-share.aspx?q

“Browser”. Dictionary.comhttp://dictionary.reference.com/browse/browser

“The History of Web Browsers”. Revisionshttp://sixrevisions.com/web-development/the-history-of-web-browsers