What is a browser?

 Browsers are software programs that convert the code for a website into a view-able page.

So this:

Becomes This: 

Common browsers are :

Internet Explorer - Microsofts browser, built into Windows PCs

Google Chrome  - recommended if you are working a lot with Google apps like Sheets and Gmail.

FireFox            - an open source browser that works on most platforms (MAC, Windows, Android)

EDGE                - Microsofts modern browser replacing Internet Explorer on Windows and beyond

Safari                - Apples browser built in to Mac OS and iOS devices.

 Browser attributes:

 ADDRESS BAR - type in the URL (address) of the website you want to visit (ie www.realfloors.com) or use it to search for a web site (ie flooring companies)

TAB - browsers allow you to use TABS to open more than one page at a time. Possible uses are to look something up without having to leave the page you are currently on in another tab.

HOME - takes you back to the page you start on when you open the browser.

SETTINGS - allows you to set the how the browser opens new pages, saves history and handles security.