Chapter 2. Web Browser Basics: Internet Explorer and Firefox

 

Give us the tools, and we will finish the job.

 
 --Sir Winston Churchill
 

We must learn to explore all the options and possibilities that confront us in a complex and rapidly changing world.

 
 --J. William Fulbright

OBJECTIVES

In this chapter you will learn:

  • To understand the Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 (IE7) and Mozilla Firefox 2 (FF2) web browsers’ capabilities.

  • To use IE7 and FF2 to search the information available on the World Wide Web.

  • To customize a browser according to your own needs and preferences.

  • To understand the differences among various browsers.

Outline

2.1

Introduction to the Internet Explorer 7 and Firefox 2 Web Browsers

2.2

Connecting to the Internet

2.3

Internet Explorer 7 and ...

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