Browsers 2010

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Browsers 2010 by Mind Map: Browsers 2010

1. Definition of Browser

1.1. A software application for retrieving, presenting, and traversing information resources on the World Wide Web.

2. Internet Explorer 9

2.1. Pros:

2.1.1. Has some of the best HTML5 support

2.1.2. Renders pages extremely fast

2.2. Cons:

2.2.1. Does not run on Windows XP

2.2.2. Requires fairly new GPU

3. Internet Explorer 8

3.1. Pros

3.1.1. Renders old, poorly written webpages using "quirks" mode

3.2. Cons:

3.2.1. Renders pages very slowly

3.2.2. Little support for modern features

4. Opera 10.63

4.1. Pros:

4.1.1. Support for Mouse Gestures

4.1.2. Native text-to-speech

4.2. Cons:

4.2.1. Interface is not pretty

4.2.2. Menus can be hard to use

5. Apple Safari 5

5.1. Pros:

5.1.1. Browser used for the iPhone

5.1.2. Beta version has even better HTML5 support than Chrome

5.2. Cons:

5.2.1. Has worst HTML5 support among all browsers

5.2.2. Least secure browser

6. Sources

6.1. All sources are from October/Nov 2010

6.2. http://bit.ly/9xAsV6

6.3. http://bit.ly/bDwQsS

6.4. http://bit.ly/9msyms

6.5. http://bit.ly/9QU9dx

6.6. http://bit.ly/9JJcCs

7. Mozilla Firefox 3.6

7.1. Pros:

7.1.1. Supports many different web standards

7.1.2. Open-source with wide support for plug-ins

7.2. Cons:

7.2.1. Will use up a lot of memory when many plug-ins are running

7.2.2. Cluttered interface

8. Google Chrome 7

8.1. Pros:

8.1.1. Best HTML5 support among stable browsers

8.1.2. When a web page crashes, the browser will stay running

8.2. Cons:

8.2.1. Privacy may be a concern for some, as it is run by Google

8.2.2. Does not have as many extensions as Firefox