Browsers

1. Browser Definition

1.1. Software used to navigate the Internet. Netscape Navigator and Microsoft Internet Explorer are today's most popular browsers for accessing the World Wide Web.

1.2. Source: http://tamhsc.edu/information-technology/glossary/index.html

2. Safari

2.1. Pros: powered by the speedy WebKit engine and with mobile versions for the iPhone and iPod Touch/incorporates the look and feel of Mac OS X with the Cover Flow feature that lets you flip through pages of your browsing history and bookmarks and also includes tabbed browsing, page previews and private browsing

2.2. Cons:Lacking anti-phishing and smart toolbar/ Lacking extension support

2.3. Sources: http://www.choice.com.au/Reviews-and-Tests/Technology/Software-and-online-services/Internet/Web-browsers-review-and-compare/Page/The%20Contenders.aspx (and) http://www.honeytechblog.com/pros-and-cons-of-top-10-web-internet-browsers/

3. Opera

3.1. Pros: Gives you tools to do a wide range of tasks besides browsing/Widely cross-platform that has versions for the Nintendo DS and Wii games consoles

3.2. Cons: Before version 10.10, did very poor on the Acid3 test/for slow connections, downloading this program could be difficult and you may have problems getting it downloaded

3.3. Sources:http://www.articlesbase.com/internet-articles/opera-browser-pros-and-cons-1347164.html (and) http://www.choice.com.au/Reviews-and-Tests/Technology/Software-and-online-services/Internet/Web-browsers-review-and-compare/Page/The%20Contenders.aspx

4. Firefox

4.1. Pros: Offers a high level of customisability due to third-party support/more than 6000 free add-ons are available to choose from

4.2. Cons: Speed test shows that it still lags behind Chrome, Safari and Opera/very lean initially

4.3. Source: http://www.choice.com.au/Reviews-and-Tests/Technology/Software-and-online-services/Internet/Web-browsers-review-and-compare/Page/The%20Contenders.aspx

5. Internet Explorer

5.1. Pros: With the Microsoft behemoth behind it, Internet Explorer is probably the baseline for web browsing/Its massive market share means web developers have to take compatibility with IE into account when creating any website

5.2. Cons: Has been proven as inferior to the other four web browsers through extensive testing/because Microsoft is behind it, gives less reason to improve

5.3. Source: http://www.choice.com.au/Reviews-and-Tests/Technology/Software-and-online-services/Internet/Web-browsers-review-and-compare/Page/The%20Contenders.aspx

6. Google Chrome

6.1. Pros: Each tab works independently, so if one crashes, the others don’t go down with it/Google has also opened Chrome to developers to create third-party extensions

6.2. Cons: Doesn’t have a print preview feature/borrows ideas from other open source projects

6.3. Source: http://www.choice.com.au/Reviews-and-Tests/Technology/Software-and-online-services/Internet/Web-browsers-review-and-compare/Page/The%20Contenders.aspx