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Browsers are programs used to browse (or surf) the world wide web. They interpret the contents of web servers and present it in a human-readable form. Most people will have heard of HTML (HyperText Markup Language) and it is this language that browsers understand. There have been many extensions to the original HTML specifications (They have different acronyms too!) but plain HTML is still the basis of most web sites. You can create your own web pages with a little knowledge, Notepad and a lot of time! If you are interested in learninfg more of HTML visit www.w3.org/MarkUp you will find lots of information to bamboozle yuo
Internet Explorer
Microsoft’s Internet Explorer is the browser supplied with Microsoft Windows* it is by far the most popular browser for web browsing. Any web-site that wants to keep its visitors must be compatible with it. Of course like all software (it seems) Internet Explorer has it’s problems it has been blamed for all sorts of nasties finding their way onto computers worldwide. Microsoft are continually addressing these problems. To keep up to date, and therefore be as safe as possible, you should regularly visit www.windowsupdate.com to check if you need to download and install fixes and improvements for Internet Explorer.
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