Internet browsers are known as browsers.
A browser is an Internet browser : software that allows viewing the contents presented on a web page . This type of computer program has the tools needed to interpret the code on a page, which can be made up of one or more programming languages.
Thanks to the use of a browser, therefore, a person can access information on web pages and interact with it. Virtual navigation becomes possible through links (also called links or hyperlinks ) that allow the user to move from one website to another, or from one page to another within the same site.
At first, browsers only existed on computers ( computers ). Over the years, many other devices began to have an Internet connection through these types of programs. In this way, cell phones ( mobile phones ), televisions , tablets and video game consoles , among other devices, began to include a browser by default.
The most popular browsers
Google Chrome is one of the most used browsers in the world. Developed by Google , it was launched in 2008 and has more than 3.4 billion users around the planet. It is a browser that is committed to stability, speed and security.
Another browser that was very popular is Internet Explorer , created by Microsoft in 1995 . Until the appearance of Chrome , in fact, it was the most used browser and then it lost preponderance.
Mozilla Firefox (a development of the Mozilla foundation and corporation) and Opera (a product of Opera Software ) are other browsers that are installed on millions of computers . It should be noted that most existing browsers can be downloaded for free.
A browser is an essential tool for browsing the Web.
Features of these programs
To some extent, the choice of browser is a matter of taste, as are most programs and services offered on the Internet; Whether out of habit (if it was the first browser we used in our lives) or because of the convenience it gives us to carry out our favorite activities, most users look at the most superficial aspects to make their decision.
However, savvy users expect much more from a browser than just the ability to upload their email inboxes and social media profiles. These programs must be prepared to efficiently reproduce a wide variety of content programmed in different languages, which is why compatibility is an aspect that determines the quality of the browser at all times.
Given the pace at which technology advances, a browser that today offers us a stable and fluid browsing experience can become a nightmare tomorrow if it does not adapt to the new versions of the languages and formats with which it must work. This could be clearly seen when HTML5 emerged, a version of the HTML language that came to offer a greater diversity of content than its predecessor, since it suddenly became necessary to interpret new functions and not all browsers could do so in an agile way from the beginning. principle.
Developers and browsers
Web page developers, for their part, make particular use of the browser: they not only use it for their personal enjoyment, but they also need it to test their creations. In this profession, it is advisable to have all the most popular browsers of the moment, so as to maximize the chances of offering a product that is compatible and easily accessible to a large number of clients.
Nowadays it is normal for browsers to offer developers several tools to carry out tests on pages without modifying the source code permanently, something very useful to visualize the changes before applying them.