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The Ultimate Web Browser Challenge

Think you know your web browsers well? Take this quiz and challenge yourself and also get to know some facts on these!
Hitesh Pai
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Trivia
Google developed its famed web browser, Chrome, in 2008. It was created to provide easy and unique browsing experience.
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Quick Fact
Yes it was back then! The first web server and graphical web browser was launched in 1990 when its creator was working at the European Organization for Nuclear Research in Switzerland.
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Did you know?
British computer scientist, Tim-Berners Lee, was working on the NeXT Computer while at CERN. He developed the first ever web browser in 1990.
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Quick Information
The first ever Internet browser was  was called WorldWideWeb, which was later renamed as Nexus to avoid confusion.
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Did You Know?
A major breakthrough happened in 1993 when the first ever web browser, Mosaic, was released to the public. With its graphical interface, it made browsing  the web easy, thereby making it more accessible to people.
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Explanation
Safari has been designed on the premise that it is reliable and "gets out of the way and lets users enjoy the web." It is the default browser on all Apple devices.
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Fun Fact
As of September 2020, Google Chrome held a market share of about 70% of the global desktop Internet browser market.
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The first ever mobile-friendly browser, NetHopper, was introduced in 1997. It was intended for Apple Newton Platform with a purpose of showing internet content on mobile phones.
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Trivia
Lynx was introduced in 1992 and is the oldest web browser still being maintained. It is a text-based web browser primarily used on VAX/VMS and Unix systems, or any remote terminal that doesn't display graphics.
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ZAC Browser has been designed for differently abled children and teenagers specifically suffering from autism spectrum disorders, pervasive developmental disorders, and PDD-NOS.
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Fun Trivia
In 1995, Norway's Opera Software AS designed Opera Mini. It is primarily known for its desktop browser  - Opera Web Browser.
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Good to know!
Microsoft Edge was first released for Windows 10 and Xbox One in 2015. It was released for Android and iOS in 2017 and for mac OS in 2019. It includes integration with Cortana and has extensions hosted on the Microsoft Store.
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