Firstly, a browser is the general name for a program that can go on the
intenet and display web pages on your computer.
I imagine most of you use Internet Explorer to surf the internet. This
is a program designed by Microsoft and given away for free by downloading
it from msn.com Its icon is a big blue e with a swirl around
it.
However, it is not the only program you can use for internet surfing.
There are many others, the only other ones that I really know about and
have used is Netscape Navigator, Mozilla Firefox and Safari.
You can see a list in my IT Links page
Netscape Navigator's icon is a lighthouse with a big swirl round it.
Go to its website and take a look.
Some people say it is a million times better than Internet Explorer.
There is also Mozilla Firefox which is a popular browser amongst IT people.
Safari is also the name of another browser used on Macs.
CRISIS DO NOT WANT YOU TO DOWNLOAD ANYTHING ONTO THESE PCS FOR SECURITY
REASONS, SO PLEASE DO NOT DOWNLOAD NETSCAPE NAVIGATOR. YOU MIGHT WANT
TO DO THIS AT ANOTHER PC.
In order to surf the internet you need to have at least one of these programs
(called Browsers) installed on your computer. Almost all PC’s come
with one of them installed. If you don’t have a browser on your
PC then you can’t go on the internet to get one (you need a browser
to go on the internet). You would have to copy the software onto a floppy
disk or compact disk and install it onto your PC from that.
In this lesson I will attempt to show you things that will improve your
ability to do things that people may not want you to do, however I will
also go into things that will explain why they don’t want you to
do it, and hope that you then respect and understand people’s wishes.