Web browsers

A Web browser is the software application that interprets Internet documents and displays them as Web pages. Browsers are designed to read HyperText Markup Language (HTML), the language used to write Web pages.

Two of the most popular browsers are Internet Explorer and Netscape Navigator.

One is not better than the other. Like other types of application packages, each of these has its own set of features and it is usually a matter of preference which one someone uses.

For the Activities in this Study Section we will be using Internet Explorer version 5 (usually shortened to IE5).