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Advantages & Disadvantages
Which browser you want to use if entirely up to you. All browsers have some features which make them a more attractive option. Here is a list of the advantages & disadvantages of the two main contenders.
Microsoft Internet Explorer
Microsoft's Internet Explorer has been around since the near beginning of the world wide web. Initially involved in a heated battle with Netscape Navigator until Netscape was bought out a few years ago. The browser is the most popular on the net simply because anybody with a computer running Microsoft Windows will have a copy.
Advantages
- Best Compatibility
- No need to install
- Good Java Support
Disadvantages
- Security is flawed
- No Popup Blocker unless you use Windows XP with Service Pack 2
- Lacks many accessibility features
- Only supports 128 bit security
Mozilla Firefox
The new kid on the block. Firefox was developed by the non-profit organisation Mozilla after they inherited parts of the Netscape "Gecko" code. Firefox supports many new features in comparison to Internet Explorer and is constanltly in development.
Advantages
- Best Accessibility Tools
- Tabbed Browsing (many web pages can be opened in one window using tabs)
- Exceptional Security (256 bit)
- Hundreds of "Extensions" are available to improve the browser
- Bugs are fixed within hours as opposed to a month in Internet Explorer's case
- Supports Themes (changing the graphics of your browser window)
- Support for all of the latest Internet technologies
- Extensions can be downloaded to improve upon features
Disadvantages
- You may occasionally find a site written only for Internet Explorer
- You Need to download & install it. (4mb download)
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