A browser is a software that can display the contents of a Web server or file system HTML file (an application of a standard generic markup language) and let users interact with those files.
It is used to display text, images, and other information on the World Wide Web or local area network. These words or images can be hyperlinks that connect to other URLs, and users can quickly and easily browse through various information. Most Web pages are in HTML format. Software that can be used to interact with users more easily.
Tim Berners-Lee was the first person to use hypertext to share information. The first web browser WorldWideWeb was invented in 1990 and later renamed Nexus. In March 1991, he introduced the invention to his friend who worked at CERN. Since then, the development of browsers has been linked to the development of the Web. Opened the network convenient browsing era, convenient user communication and information transmission, convenient for the world to share information, so that the world to accelerate into the information era.
Different browsers have different features, and now browsers and Web pages will have a lot of features and techniques that are not in the past. As mentioned earlier, browsers and the World Wide Web can be expanded quickly but in a chaotic manner because of the advent of browser warfare. Each browser has its own main features, competing with each other, introducing new features and adding new features.
In 2003, Microsoft announced that it would not launch a separate Internet Explorer, but would become part of the Windows platform, and no more Macintosh versions of Internet Explorer would be introduced. From then on, IE is like system software binding on the operating system, increasing the market share of IE.
Browsers have a variety of engines
Based on Gecko typesetting engine |
Mozilla Firefox, Hotbrowser, Mozilla Suite, Camino 3B |
Based on WebKit typesetting engine |
Google Chrome,safari,opera |
Based on Presto typesetting engine |
Ndsbrowser,wii Internet Channle,nokia 770 Web browser, |
Based on khtml typesetting engine |
Konqueror |
Based on Trident typesetting engine |
Internet Explorer,netscape Browser (8), Greenbrowser |
There are a variety of cores.
- IE kernel. Including 360 Security browser, IE, Greenbrowser, Maxthon2, windows of the world, the first Sogou browser.
- Chrome kernel, such as Chrome browser.
- Dual-core (ie and chrome/webkit cores): Dual-core means that the general Web page with the chrome kernel (ie, webkit or high-speed mode) open, Internet and other designated Web pages with IE kernel open.
- Firefox.
The browser supports the following standard features
Support standards
HTTP (Hyper-Text transport protocol) and HTTPS
HTML (Hypertext Link Markup Language), XHTML (Extensible Hypertext Markup Language), and XML (Extensible Markup Language)
Graphics file formats such as GIF, PNG, JPEG, SVG
CSS (cascading style sheets)
JavaScript (Dynamic web DHTML)
Cookies allow websites to track visitors
E-Cert
Macromedia Flash
Java Applet
Favicons
Wireless Application Protocol
Basic functions
Bookmark Management
Download Management
Web Content Cache
Support multimedia through third-party plugins (plugins)
Additional Features
Automatic completion of website and form data
Page Sorter
Suppress pop-up ads
AD filtering
Mobile browser is also a feature, smooth, left and right sliding switch and so on
A brief personal sharing of the browser