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A web browser is what you need to access the internet from your computer or laptop.

Examples of web browsers are...

Internet Explorer

Internet Explorer is Microsofts baby, it comes already installed on computers with Windows.

If you would like to know more about Internet explorer or would like to download it for free,

click here to go to Microsofts website.

Mozilla Firefox

Mozilla Firefox is probably the next most popular browser used. It is free and easy to install and use.

Click here to go to Mozilla Firefox website.

Safari

Safari is a browser from Apple, this is what you will have already installed if you have an Apple Mac although Safari can also be used on a PC.

Click here to read more about Safari or to download it for free

There are many more browsers available like Opera, Google Chrome and Netscape. So try finding one that suits you. If you would like to compare the different webs browsers available, this should help...

click here to go to Wikipedia Browser Comparison page.

Still not sure what a browser is? Watch this video from Google.

This video, and all the videos we use on this site can be found by visiting our Youtube Channel.

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