What’s a web browser, anyway?
Sure, you probably know. But let’s try to check out the basics.
A web browser is a client software application that serves as a front-end for looking for information in the world wide web or local network. It facilitates search and or easy access to all information as provided by website or web servers using different formats, which is usually in HTML.
Web browsers support a variety of URL (Uniform Resource Locator), where web pages or other files are located. Examples of these URL types are FTP (File Transfer Protocol) or HTTPS (Hyper Transfer Protocol), the encrypted version of HTTP.
The most common web browsers these days are Mozilla Firefox and Internet Explorer. Other alternatives are also popular with a niche crowd, which includes Safari, Opera, and Camino.