What is a web browser? As we learned in Lesson 4, a web browser is an app that allows you to access webpages on the internet.
Most computers come with a web browser pre-installed. OS X computers come pre-installed with Safari, Windows 10 computers come pre-installed with Microsoft Edge, and computers running Windows 8 or lower come pre-installed with Internet Explorer. The two most commonly used alternatives are Mozilla Firefox, Opera, and Google Chrome. You must install Firefox, Opera, Chrome separately, but many people prefer them to Safari, Edge and Internet Explorer.
Most computers come with a web browser pre-installed. OS X computers come pre-installed with Safari, Windows 10 computers come pre-installed with Microsoft Edge, and computers running Windows 8 or lower come pre-installed with Internet Explorer. The two most commonly used alternatives are Mozilla Firefox, Opera, and Google Chrome. You must install Firefox, Opera, Chrome separately, but many people prefer them to Safari, Edge and Internet Explorer.
In this course, we'll be using Google Chrome. You can download it by clicking here.
Interface
- Address Bar - This where you enter URLs and search the web. When you enter a URL and press the "Enter" key, the browser takes you to the webpage indicated by the URL. When you enter a term to search the web for and press "Enter", the browser takes you to a page listing webpages that include your search term
- Tab - A tab is a tool that allows you to open multiple webpages within the same window
- Refresh button - Reloads the webpage
- Back/Forward Buttons - The back button takes you to the last page you visited, and if you've gone back, the forward button takes you to the most recent page you've visited
- New Tab Button - Opens a new tab