What is a browser?
A browser is an application that allows the end user to see the
World Wide Web. The World Wide Web (WWW) is a part of the Internet.
E-mail, Newsgroups, telnet, FTP are all parts of the internet as
well. They also have programs that allow them to be used. The WWW
is what most people will refer to as "The Internet".
What browser do I use?
Most new computers come with a browser preinstalled, usually two.
If you double click on one of the following icons you probably have
installed:
If you cannot determine which version of software you have, contact
TCTelco Technical Support for help finding out.
What was the first browser?
The first browser was called Mosaic and was written in 1994 at
a college.
Netscape Navigator soon followed.
Many companies were soon to introduce other browsers.
Microsoft entered the browser market in August of 1995 when it introduced
Windows 95.
Internet Explorer 1.0 a part of Microsoft Plus! and soon version
2.0 followed.
Netscape Navigator was in version 2.0 at this time.
Today the most popular browsers are manufactured by Netscape and
Microsoft.
Both companies released version 3.0 of their browsers in August
1996.
In the spring of 1997 Netscape introduced a product Netscape Communicator
4.0, an upgrade to its Navigator product.
Microsoft released Internet Explorer 4.0 in September of 1997.
How does each of the programs windows look and operate?
Microsoft Internet Explorer 3.x
Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.x
Netscape Navigator 3.x
Netscape Communicator 4.x
Microsoft Internet Explorer 3.x
Title Bar - Shows the name of the page being displayed.
Menu Bar - Includes the following menus:
File - Includes Open, Print, and Exit
Edit - Contains commands for Find, Cut, Copy, and Paste.
View - Allows you to change your screen appearance.
Go - Starts external programs and shows where you have been.
Favorites - Contains all sites you have marked as "Favorites"
Help - Allows you to search for help and connect to the Microsoft
Web site for more help
Tool Bar - Contains the following commands:
Back - Returns to the last visited page.
Forward - Moves you one page forward.
Stop - Stops the current operation.
Refresh - Reloads the current page.
Home - Returns you to the home page selected in the options
panel.
Search - Brings up the search page selected in the options panel.
Favorites - Functions just like the Favorites Menu.
Print - Sends the current page to the printer.
Font - Makes the font size larger or smaller.
You might also have the following on your Tool Bar:
Mail - Allows you to enter your E-mail program
Edit - Edits the current page in your selected Editor
Address Bar - contains the address for your currently displayed
page.
Links Bar (may be off) - Contains five links that you can set
in the options panel.
Page View - shows the current page
Status Bar - displays info on the loading of the current page
Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.x
Title Bar - Shows the name of the page being displayed.
Menu Bar - Includes the following menus:
File - Includes Open, Print, and Exit
Edit - Contains commands for Find, Cut, Copy, and Paste.
View - Allows you to change your screen appearance.
Go - Starts external programs and shows where you have been.
Favorites - Contains all sites you have marked as "Favorites"
Help - Allows you to search for help and connect to the Microsoft
Web site for more help
Tool Bar - Contains the following commands:
Back - Returns to the last visited page. Click the arrow to get
a menu of pages.
Forward - Moves you one page forward. Click the arrow to get a
menu of pages.
Stop - Stops the current operation.
Refresh - Reloads the current page.
Home - Returns you to the home page selected in the options panel.
Search - Displays the Search Bar.
Favorites - Displays the Favorites Bar.
History - Displays the History Bar.
Channels - Displays the Channels Bar.
Full Size - Changes to full screen mode.
Mail - Allows you to enter your E-mail program.
Fonts - Increase or decrease your font size.
Print - Sends the current page to the printer.
Edit - Edits the current page in your selected Editor.
Address Bar - contains the address for your currently displayed
page.
Links Bar (may be off) - Contains five links that you can set
in the options panel.
Page View - shows the current page
Status Bar - displays info on the loading of the current page
If you have a Bar selected (Search, Favorites, History, Channels)
your left side of the screen will have a menu like bar that allows
you to select items.
Netscape Navigator 3.x
Title Bar - Shows the name of the page being displayed.
Menu Bar - Includes the following menus:
File - Includes Open, Print, and Exit
Edit - Contains commands for Find, Cut, Copy, and Paste.
View - Allows you to change your screen appearance.
Go - Shows where you have been.
Bookmarks - Contains all sites you have bookmarked
Options - Allows you to change internet options
Directory - Takes you to some preset Netscape Sites
Window - Lets you open external programs.
Help - Allows you to search for help and connect to the Microsoft
Web site for more help
Tool Bar - Contains the following commands:
Back - Returns to the last visited page.
Forward - Moves you one page forward.
Home - Returns you to the home page selected in the options panel.
Reload - Refreshes the current page.
Images - Loads Images if you have set to have them off
Open - Allows you to open a page by typing in an address
Print - Sends the current page to the printer.
Find - Searches on your current page.
Stop - Stops the current operation.
Location - contains the address for your currently displayed
page.
The buttons below the Location bar are preset to Netscape Sites
Page View - shows the current page
Status Bar - displays info on the loading of the current page
Netscape Communicator 4.x
Title Bar - Shows the name of the page being displayed.
Menu Bar - Includes the following menus:
File - Includes Open, Print, and Exit
Edit - Contains commands for Find, Cut, Copy, and Paste.
View - Allows you to change your screen appearance.
Go - Shows where you have been.
Communicator - Allows you to launch external programs.
Help - Allows you to search for help and connect to the Microsoft
Web site for more help.
Tool Bar - Contains the following commands:
Back - Returns to the last visited page.
Forward - Moves you one page forward.
Reload - Refreshes the current page.
Home - Returns you to the home page selected in the options panel.
Search - Goes to the search page.
Print - Sends the current page to the printer.
Security - Loads security information for the current page.
Stop - Stops the current operation.
Location - contains the address for your currently displayed
page.
Bookmarks - Contains the sites you have bookmarked
Page View - shows the current page
Status Bar - displays info on the loading of the current page
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