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Browsers and ISPs
It is very important
that you understand what the word browser
means. A browser is the program you are using to
view this web page.
Wikipedia describes it as follows:
- Web browser:
- A web browser
is a
software application that enables a user to
display and interact with text, images, and other
information typically located on a
web page at a
website on the
World Wide Web. Text and images on a web page
can contain
hyperlinks to other web pages at the same or
different websites. Web browsers allow a user to
quickly and easily access information provided on
many web pages at many websites by traversing
these links. Popular browsers available for
personal computers include
Microsoft
Internet Explorer,
Mozilla
Firefox,
Opera,
Netscape,
Apple
Safari and
Konqueror. Web browsers are the most commonly
used type of
HTTP
user agent. Although browsers are typically
used to access the World Wide Web, they can also
be used to access information provided by
web servers in
private networks or content in
file systems.
It is also very
important that you understand what the word ISP
means. An ISP is the service you are using to
view this web page.
Wikipedia describes it as follows:
- Internet service provider (ISP):
- An Internet service provider (ISP,
also called Internet access provider) is a
business or organization that offers users access to
the
Internet and related services. Many but not all
ISPs are
telephone companies. They provide services such
as Internet
transit,
domain name registration and hosting,
dial-up access,
leased line access and
colocation.
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