10 Various Browser along with the advantages and Disadvantages

1. Mozilla Firefox

   Created by the Mozilla Corporation, Firefox is one of the open source web browser built with Gecko Layout Engine. Not only reliable, Firefox is also supported by a number of add-ons that can be installed separately which allows users to perform in accordance with the purposes of the add-ons. Mozilla Firefox is the browser is also the most frequently used by Windows.

Excess of Mozilla Firefox:

-is The browser with the most rapid growth and increasing number of users.

-Security Owned by Mozilla Firefox is more reliable than the other browsers.

-Can Enlarge the text size. At some sites, the text can not be enlarged when using the IE browser (Internet Explorer).

-Display Browser can be customized using skins.

-Appearance Pages more airy with a more concise toolbar area.

-The Size is relatively small application, which is about 4.7 MB, compared to IE that can reach 80 MB.

Weakness of Mozilla Firefox:

 -Mozilla Firefox does not have a pretty good defense against attacks popup when we open a website with lots of popups, which can interfere with browsing.

-Mozilla Firefox, like other browsers, generally do not have a good defense to deal with malware. Malware is a virus that infects a computer which is usually intended to steal data infected computer.

-Mozilla Firefox frequent crashes of other applications on the computer, so the computer can not be used because it hangs.

-Mozilla Firefox consuming large amounts of memory. Especially if you open many tabs or windows at once.

-Features Built-in to download files is not that great because of the slow and often the download stops in mid way.

2. Internet Explorer 8

        The Default Browser of Microsoft browser has released Internet Explorer 8 Beta version . Although still in beta and not the newest version of IE, but this version has a complete feature. Many people have downloaded it and as usual there are many opinions relating to its features.

Advantages Of Internet Explorer 8:

   -There InPrivate feature in IE 8 that can prevent browsing history and cache files from storage.

   -Like Firefox, Internet Explorer 8 also has the ability to save and recover the last user browsable if a crash, or even shut down its users inadvertently where it is not present in Internet Explorer 7.

   -Internet Explorer 8 features a tab grouping based on the color tab.

   -In The computer world, we want a faster connection, faster hardware, software faster. Internet Explorer 8 in its use was faster than its predecessor, Internet Explorer 7 on most web sites.

   -Internet Explorer 8 makes it easy to find what they want to offer suggestions for the search.

Weakness Of Internet Explorer 8:

-Some Of the website may not be displayed properly and does not function properly when the previous version this does not happen.

-Internet Explorer 8 take 380MB of computer memory space with 2GB of memory in OS Vista, while the previous version requires only 159MB of memory.

-Internet Explorer 8 easy and never hacked by hackers.

3. Safari

   Safari is made by Apple Inc., the company that also produces Macintosh computers, the iPod, and the iPhone. Built with the WebKit browser engine, WebKit browser engine also is first passed the Acid3 test.

Excess of Safari Browser:

 -Safari economical with pemggunaan bandwithnya.

- Safari Browser is one of the most stable browser because it rarely crashes or errors.

- Tampilannya Elegant that can spoil the user.

Weaknesses of Safari Browser:

-Safari Browser exacting specifications rather high.

-No Restore feature that if something happen in Safari Browser (ex : errors , etc) .

4. Flock    

   Flock is a web browser built to code a web browser Mozilla Firefox which is specialize in providing social networking and web 2.0.

   Flock is designed to facilitate online activities of Internet users organize some social networking, web mail, news feeds and blogs that they have. By using Flock they can explore, share, and enjoy content and relationships in friendship site they want.

Excess of Flock Browser:

-Integrated Directly to social networking sites.

-Posting Blog articles directly without going through the menu Blog Editor dashboard. Integrated with Blogger, Blogsome, LiveJournal, Typepad, WordPress, Xanga and also account your personal blog.

-Upload Photo services to social sites like Flickr, Facebook, Twitter, My Space using the menu photo uploader.

Weaknesses of Flock Browser:

-Flock Require greater resources. In some computers , start Flock for the first time will take some time.

5. Opera                     

   Opera was developed by Opera Software Company is one of the Web browser and Internet suite. If you have Firefox add-ons, Opera has "Opera Widgets". A small Web applications that run in conjunction with Opera that have a specific purpose, like the Firefox Add-ons.

Excess Of Opera Browser:

-No large Consuming memory, Lightweight run time, and faster startup.

-There Are two kinds of skin display options, there is a typical Windows for those accustomed to Mozilla Firefox and Internet Explorer.

-Speed ​​In rendering (processing) website faster than other browsers.

-Have the more complete Features with website security for prevent the virus from damaging the internet and steal data from your computer.

Weaknesses of Opera Browser:

-somewhat Slow in reading the script on some pages of the site.

-often Errors if used to store the page.

-Not To accept certain formats such as XML and there are some sites that game developers could not be opened.

6. K-Meleon                                      

   K-Meleon is a free open source browser, which developers can come from all over the world. This browser can be said as one of the great browser, because it is open source so as to allow users to modify or customize browser so that in accordance with his wishes.

Excess Of Browser K-Meleon:

-Fast And lightweight, so you will save more time for loading a web page open on your computer.

-More Simple compared with Opera or Mozilla Firefox.

-without An assortment of plugins and add-ons that make the work lighter and faster browser of course.

Weakness From Browser K-Meleon:

-I Default, K-Meloen already blocking advertisements renowned, thus opening the web page loading so fast and very light taste and certainly takes up memory on your computer.

-No Have add ons.

7. SeaMonkey                                             

   The full Mozilla Firefox or SeaMonkey is an internet suite, which is a combination of a web browser to surf the Internet, e-mail client to receive and send e-mails, news client to receive news and HTML editor to edit web pages that use html (hyper text mark-up language).

   This software was formerly named Mozilla Application Suite, which is the development of artificial Netscape Navigator Netscape Communications Corporation (the defunct). SeaMonkey is peranhkat software is free software, open source, and cross-platform. Developed jointly by a community led by SeaMonkey Council (Council SeaMonkey).

Excess Of Firefox Browser:

-Can Be useful for email and the browser as well.

-websites translation for foreign language (Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Spanish, etc.) to the English language that is easier to understand.

-Can Filtering email spam or viruses.

Weakness From Firefox Browser:

-There Are several types of web that do not want and can not be opened.

8. Camino                                

   Camino is an open source web browser developed focuses on providing the best experience for users of Mac OS X. Camino visual combines simple, elegant and presents a marvelous experience which became the philosophy of the Macintosh with the Gecko layout engine which is powerful. Camino can only be installed in the Mac Operating System.

Excess Of Camino Browser:

-There Are integrated flash block, so it can save bandwidth.

-Fast connection.

Disadvantages Of Camino Browser:

-Only for Mac product.

9. Google Chrome                                      

   Google Chrome is a browser released by Google, a leading search engine company in the world. Google Chrome is also designed to run as fast as possible: Fast starts from the desktop, loads web pages in a snap, and runs complex web applications fast.

Advantages Of Google Chrome Browser:

-Google make option to "Make Application Shortcut". With this feature a web application like Gmail or Google Teader can be run through a shortcut on the Desktop or Start Menu. So it looks like a local application.

-At Any tabs open in Chrome has a separate process, so that when the error / crash on one will not mislead the entire browser error. (The shortcomings inherent in FireFox and other browsers).

Disadvantages Of Google Chrome Browser:

-To Speed ​​is still arguably less stable, because when you try to compare it with Firefox, it looks much longer in the process of loading.

-Because It could be said that in its infancy browser, Chrome views aired by less interesting, and arguably the same as the application display almost like Opera.

10. Konqueror Browser                                

     Konqueror is a web browser, file manager, etc. Konqueror file viewer that can provide you explore the files on your computer or remotely to other computers. To install this Konqueror you have to install KDE in advance. KDE Desktop Environment in the family is unix, if you are a windows user especially first install KDE.

Excess Of Browser Konqueror:

-In Addition to a web browser, is the ability to perform local file management, and file viewer. With technology KPart object model, the browser is able to execute, even edit specific files such as documents or PDF file format. KPart also can be used to embed multimedia content in an HTML page.

Weakness From Browser Konqueror:

-To Install Konqueror You must install KDE in advance. KDE Desktop Environment in the family is unix, if you are a windows user especially first install KDE. However, Konqueror still limited to Windows.

-No Can render well all web pages, especially specific in other web browsers.

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