Browsers

What is a Web Browser?
Web browsers are software applications used to access information, such as a web page, image, or video, on the World Wide Web. Some software applications include, Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Internet Explorer, Safari, Microsoft Edge, and more. Using these web browsers, search engines can be used to help guide navigation throughout the world wide web.

Timeline
1990 1992 1993 1995 2003 2004 2008 2015
 * Sir Tim Berners Lee developed the first ever web browser.
 * This web browser was named WorldWideWeb and was later renamed Nexus to avoid confusion.
 * It was the only way to access the web at the time.
 * Lynx is developed.
 * Lynx is a text-based web browser that cannot display images, videos, or graphic content.
 * NCSA Mosaic is developed.
 * It is credited as the first browser to display images embedded within text.
 * Internet Explorer is developed.
 * This is Microsoft's first web browser.
 * Safari is developed.
 * This is Apple's first web browser.
 * Mozilla Firefox is developed.
 * It is free and open sourced
 * Google Chrome is developed.
 * Microsoft Edge is developed.



How do Web Browsers work?
A web browser is a web client. These web clients, such as Internet Explorer, Safari, Mozilla Firefox, and Google Chrome, contact web servers and request information. The web servers then locate the information requested and send it back to the web clients. The web server sends over the information on HTML pages. The web client, or web browser, interprets the HTML and displays the information that is requested.