About Browsers
A browser is a program installed on your computer that displays web pages.
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Does it matter which browser I use? Yes.
Can I have more than one browser in use at the same time? Yes.
Do all browsers display pages the same way? No, not at all.
Does speed really matter? Yes.
| Browser | Ease of Use | Flexibility | Security | Speed | Complies to Standards |
My Biased Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Opera  |
Excellent | Excellent | Very good | Extremely Fast | Yes | A |
Chrome  |
Very good | Very good | Very good | Extremely Fast | Yes | B |
Firefox  |
Very good | Excellent | Very good | Fast | Mostly | B |
Safari  |
Very good | Very good | Very good | Fast | Mostly | C |
Internet Explorer
 |
Atrocious | Horrible | Vulnerable | Slow | No | F |
| AOL | The AOL browser is a variant of Internet Explorer | No | F | |||
Click on the adjacent icon to download that browser.
Web designers and developers are concerned about browsers because each one may render the web page differently. Accommodating the differences is often a hassle.
Rendering examples
