One of the terms which has become quite popular with the onset of internet is “Web Browser.” every user online has to make use of these browsers to view different online site. The phrase web browser can be defined as “A software application that enables a user to display and interact with text, images, and other information typically located on a Web page at a website on the World Wide Web or a local area network.”

Webpages are generally written in a coded form either in HTML, PHP or any other languages. Since, these languages are not understandable by a programming illiterate person. Therefore, they are sent to a web browser which converts this coded language into the display which we usually see when we visit a webpage.

Over the years, many online firms have come up with different versions for web browsers. As, every browser is slightly different from the other the displayed page might also appear a bit different. To view the code behind a web page just right click and select 'view source.' It will display all the commands and text written for the webpage. The browser converts this clutter into understandable display.

You might have used some or the other web browsers over the years. But, Internet Explorer is one of the most commonly used browsers. Some of the other web browsers are Mozilla Firefox, Safari, Opera, and Netscape.

Basically, browsers are used to access the World Wide Web, but they can also be used to access information located in private networks. Browsers also helps to access the content in particular file systems like ebooks etc.

However, these webpages are located through the URL, which is considered as its address. It begins with http followed by the name of the site.