The three Web Browsers
The three web browsers that I chose to research in this paper are Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, and Netscape. I chose these browsers because they are the most popular and commonly used. Another reason is because I have tried all of them and I am familiar with there features. In this paper I will be explaining the similarities and differences between them. I will also write about some of the features that I am unfamiliar with plus the advantages and disadvantages of the various browsers discussed in this paper.
First off let me say that Mozilla Firefox is the Web Browser that I use the most and it is my favorite among the three. I still use Internet Explorer sometimes but mainly I just use Mozilla Firefox. There are more similarities than there are differences so I will discuss this topic first. The GUI of the three is very similarly. Similarities among the three include the address bars, tool bars, menu bars, status bars, history and favorites. They also offer tabbed browsing, pop-up blocking, plug-ins support, download manager, and mail and news agent. The differences of the three are that Internet Explorer doesn’t offer HTML editor like Mozilla Firefox and Netscape do. One cool feature that I have loved with Mozilla that Internet Explorer and Netscape don’t offer is the Restore previous session feature. I just love that I can close Mozilla and pick back up where I left off at a later time. Internet Explorer and Netscape can be only used on few Operating Systems like Mac and Windows whereas Mozilla Firefox can be used on a lot more Operating Systems like Mac, Windows, Linux, and Solaris. So in my opinion I believe Mozilla Firefox has more versatility and functionality than Netscape and Internet Explorer.
A feature that I was unfamiliar with is with Mozilla Firefox, I did not really know that it is fully customizable and configurable. According to Paul Thurrott 2004, “Firefox is almost infinitely configurable, with a fully customizable toolbar
First off let me say that Mozilla Firefox is the Web Browser that I use the most and it is my favorite among the three. I still use Internet Explorer sometimes but mainly I just use Mozilla Firefox. There are more similarities than there are differences so I will discuss this topic first. The GUI of the three is very similarly. Similarities among the three include the address bars, tool bars, menu bars, status bars, history and favorites. They also offer tabbed browsing, pop-up blocking, plug-ins support, download manager, and mail and news agent. The differences of the three are that Internet Explorer doesn’t offer HTML editor like Mozilla Firefox and Netscape do. One cool feature that I have loved with Mozilla that Internet Explorer and Netscape don’t offer is the Restore previous session feature. I just love that I can close Mozilla and pick back up where I left off at a later time. Internet Explorer and Netscape can be only used on few Operating Systems like Mac and Windows whereas Mozilla Firefox can be used on a lot more Operating Systems like Mac, Windows, Linux, and Solaris. So in my opinion I believe Mozilla Firefox has more versatility and functionality than Netscape and Internet Explorer.
A feature that I was unfamiliar with is with Mozilla Firefox, I did not really know that it is fully customizable and configurable. According to Paul Thurrott 2004, “Firefox is almost infinitely configurable, with a fully customizable toolbar