Presentation to Area 2 15 May 2013

Computer and Technology Group

The Major BrowsersThe Major Browsers

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Some Minor BrowsersSome Minor Browsers

Browser market shares Browser market shares 20092009

IEFirefox

Opera

Safari

Chrome

Other

Browser market shares Browser market shares 20132013

What to Look for What to Look for in a Browserin a Browser

Simplicity, Speed Security Features Flexibility Expandability

Save Time OnlineSave Time Online

Automatic updates ? Tabbed browsing Y Mouse gestures N Sandboxing N Pop-up blocker Y

Surf Safely!Surf Safely! Update browsers regularly (auto?) Use the pop-up blocker Enable fraud prevention Only install trusted programs Look for private browsing features Look for robust encryption support

Best Browser for:Best Browser for:Speed: IE10, ChromeAdd-ons: FireFox, ChromeWindows 7: IE10Windows 8: IE10XP: ChromePrivacy: IE10HTML5 Compliance: ChromeAndroid systems: Chrome iPad: Safari, Chrome