Web Browser Analysis

By: Georgia YounkerGlobal Information ResourcesITEC6375Summer IIJuly 20, 2011

Speed

SimplicityFlock

What!

Flock Browser? WHAT!

PNG Images came from: http://www.christianmartell.com/featured/flock-browser/

• Web Browser built using Mozilla Firefox coding.

• Uses Firefox for base engine.• Features;

• Blogging• Photo sharing via.

• Flickr • Photobucket

• RSS reading• Favorites Sharing via.

• Del.icio.us• Shadows• Social Network

• Customization available.• Downloadable bookmarks from

Explorer and Firefox.• Operating Systems

• BSD (Unix-like)• Linux• MAC• Windows

Flock Features:

Flock at a glance.• From View Bar

• Customize Menu Bar• Enable/Disable

Toolbars• Navigation• Media• Status bar• Side bars• Others

PNG Images came from: http://www.christianmartell.com/featured/flock-browser/

Google Chrome?

PNG Images came from: http://www.google.com/chrome/intl/en/more/index.html.

• Navigation made easy.• Access Keys.• Does not have Ad Filtering.• Page Zooming. • Pop-up Blocker.• Tabbed Browsing.• Auto updater.• Bookmark (Favorites).• Fast (Speed of Download).• Operating Systems.

• Unix• Windows• BSD (Berkeley

Software OS) Unix-like

Chrome Features:

Internet Explorer Advanced security feature. Pop-up Blocker. Bookmarks available (Favorites). Homepage available. Page Zooming. Menu Bar. Search availability. Customize browser. Quick Tab function available. History, Cache, Cookie, control. Privacy Mode available. Upgrade notification.

Explorer 9 Features:

Browser Comparison Analysis

Explorer 9

OS = Windows, Unix, Mac’s Accessibility Features

◦ Access Keys

◦ Ad Filtering

◦ Caret Navigation

◦ Full-text History Search

◦ Incremental Finding

◦ Page Zooming

◦ Pop-up Blocking

◦ Spatial Navigation

◦ Tabbed Browsing

◦ Tabbing Navigation

◦ Text-to-Speech

◦ Voice Control

Browser Features◦ Auto Updater

◦ Bookmarks

◦ Downloads

◦ Form Input

◦ Privacy Mode

◦ Search Engine Toolbar

◦ Spell Checker

Updated Security Measures

Chrome

OS = Linux, Mac, Windows Accessibility Features

◦ Access Keys

◦ Full-text History Search

◦ Incremental Finding

◦ Page Zooming

◦ Pop-up Blocking

◦ Spatial Navigation

◦ Tabbed Browsing

◦ Tabbing Navigation

◦ Text-to-Speech

◦ Voice Control

Browser Features◦ Auto Updater

◦ Bookmarks

◦ Downloads

◦ Form Input

◦ Privacy Mode

◦ Search Engine Toolbar

◦ Spell Checker

Flock

OS = Linus, BSD, Mac, Windows. Accessibility Features

◦ Access Keys

◦ Ad Filtering

◦ Caret Navigation

◦ Incremental Finding

◦ Pop-up Blocking

◦ Tabbed Browsing

◦ Tabbing Navigation

Browser Features◦ Auto Updater

◦ Bookmarks

◦ Downloads

◦ Form Input

◦ Search Engine Toolbar

◦ Spell Checker

Discontinued Server April 2011.

References

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Microsoft (2011). Discover Internet Explorer 9. retrieved July 21, 2011, from Microsoft Web Site:

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/internet-explorer/products/ie-9/features

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