Web Browsers and Search Engines

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Flashcards about web browsers and search engines.

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Web Browser User Experience

The main parts of a web browser are practically identical and always in the same place, with minor differences.

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Browser Appearance

Each browser looks just a little different, with differently shaped or arranged buttons.

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Home Screen Design

Each browser has a different set of things that it shows you, such as bookmarks, recently closed windows, or frequently viewed sites.

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Apps and Plugins

Chrome and Firefox have apps, plugins, and add-ons available which provide additional functionality beyond what the browser usually provides.

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Rendering Engine

The sub-program inside the browser that translates code into a graphical page design that you can interact with.

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Performance

Browsers can load pages faster or slower than other browsers.

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Additional Features

Google Chrome allows you to sync your browser data between different computers, enabling you to access your bookmarks and history from anywhere.

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Address Bar

A part of the browser where you can type the URL into the bar to navigate to a chosen website.

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Navigation Buttons

Buttons that allow you to move through websites you've recently viewed; clicking and holding shows recent history.

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Refresh Button

Reloads the current page; useful if a website stops working.

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New Tab Button

Opens a new webpage in the same window, allowing multiple websites to be open within one main window frame.

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Bookmark

A placeholder for a web page that allows quick access instead of browsing or searching for it.

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Search Bar

The location within a browser that allows you to search the Internet.

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Close Tab Button

Used to close the selected tabs.

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New Tab Button (+ button)

Used to create new browser tabs within the same window.

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Close Window Button

A part of a browser where you can close the application window you are currently working on.

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Google

The most used search engine today with the largest single catalog of webpages.

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DuckDuckGo

Consider using this if you have issues about online privacy, since it doesn't track your searches.

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Google Chrome

Easy-to-use, cross-platform browser, built to work very well with web apps, especially Google's own Gmail and Google Apps. The most-used browser today.

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Mozilla Firefox

Free and open source, preferred by many developers and other tech workers.

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Safari

The browser that ships with every installation of Apple's iOS, and only available on Apple devices.

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Microsoft Edge

Microsoft's replacement for Internet Explorer, also available only on Windows.

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Internet Explorer

The browser that ships with every installation of Microsoft Windows.

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User experience

The buttons are shaped differently

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