Top 5 web Browsers, How does it work?

If you are an internet user then you must be using a browser. Because a browser is necessary to access the content on the World Wide Web and there are many browsers available for this work. Such as Chrome, Edge, Brave, Opera, UC etc. But the question is. What is a browser? And how does it work? Also, what are the features of a good browser? And which is the best browser in this regard? Come know about Top-5 Browsers.

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The article you are reading at the moment is not really like that. I mean it's an HTML page, which is made up of lots of codes. If you look at its true form, you will not understand anything what is it? Because you will see only Codes in it but right now not a single code is visible in it, because your browser has changed it.

Actually any information on the World Wide Web (www) is recorded in the form of codes. That is, it is not worth reading for humans. That's why it needs to be translated. So that it can be easily read and understood by humans. A browser does the same thing. That is, converts the (machine) language of the computer into human language and presents it in an attractive way. By attractive I mean, with CSS (Cascading Style Sheets). That is, with Proper Design, Layout and Colors.

What is Browser?

A browser is a computer program that provides an interface for viewing, searching and navigating the content on the World Wide Web (www). That is, when you open a website. So it works to reach your request to the server of that website and send the response of the server back to your computer screen. And for this it uses HTTP (Hypertext Transfer Protocol).

In simple language, a browser is software that allows access to and interacts with the content on the World Wide Web. That is, it is a client program, which transacts data between your device and the server. If we talk about example, there are many web browsers available in the market at this time. Such as Google Chrome, Edge, Mozilla Firefox, Safari, Brave etc.

How does the browser work?

Now the question is how the browser works. How does a browser work? So for this you have to understand the structure of a webpage. Actually a webpage is made up of two things. An HTML Markup i.e. Content (Text, Images, Videos etc.) and other CSS Markup i.e. design (Structure, Layout, Fonts, Colors etc.). If we talk about this page, then the texts and images are visible in it. They are all part of HTML Markup.

At the same time, different elements, their location, their look, fonts etc. are part of CSS Markup. That is, where will the thing appear on the screen? Which side will you see? What will be its length and breadth? What will be his color? What fonts will be used in it? All these things come in CSS Markup. When you open a webpage in your browser how does it load? Understand in these 5 steps:-

Browser Working Process

1. HTML Markup is processed first. And the DOM Tree is constructed. DOM (Document Object Model) is an interface, which represents XML and HTML documents as a tree structure.

2. Its CSS markup is processed. And the CSSOM Tree is constructed. CSSOM also constructs a Tree like DOM. But that's for CSS.

3. After that the DOM and CSS are combined into a Render Tree.

4. After that the layout is processed. That is, the location, length-width and position of each element are fixed.

5. And finally every element is painted. That is, the color is filled. In this way a webpage is fully loaded and opens in front of you.

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Many times you must have seen that when a webpage is loading, so all its elements get gathered in one corner or stick to each other. But as soon as the page loads, everyone goes to their places. And their look, style, font and structure change completely. Is not it? This actually happens during CSS Rendering. That is, during the fourth and fifth stages.

Features of a good browser

If I ask you what are the features a good browser should have? So what would you answer? Well, I do not know about you, but according to me, a good browser is one that is equipped with all the necessary features and be easy to use. Now you will ask what these essential features are.

Speedy & Lightweight

Proper Navigation System

Bookmark Option

In-built Search Engine

Tabbed Browsing System

Privacy Control

Data Security

Sync Option

Desktop View

Ad Blocker

Pop-up Blocker

Flash Support, and

Dark Mode

As you all know that data privacy is the most important thing. That is why a browser should pay special attention to its privacy and security. But more importantly, how much importance do you give to your privacy and security?

Top-5 Browsers

Now let's talk about Top-5 Browsers but before that let me tell that the top-5 browsers that have been mentioned in this list. They have been selected on the basis of User base and Market Share. That is, selected on the basis of the number of users. That is why do not think that the browser which has more users. It is also better in terms of privacy and security. Well, let's know about Top-5 Browsers.

1. Google Chrome

Google Chrome is very popular and people mostly used this web browser in the hole world. It is found in almost every device also available for every platform (Android, iOS, Mac, Linux and Windows). If you talk about features, then you get to see all the necessary features in Google Chrome. Such as In-built Search Engine, Tab Browsing, Proper Navigation, Sync, Bookmarks, Fast Speed, Clean User Interface and many more extensions.

But there is no option to block Ads and Trackers. Also, Privacy Concern is also a big problem because Chrome Browser continuously tracks users. Also records their every activity. That is why Privacy Conscious people do not like it very much. Apart from this, High Resource Consumption is also a big problem.

2. Apple Safari

Apple Safari is the second largest browser, limited to iOS and MacOS only. That is, it is not available for other platforms (such as Windows, Linux and Android). But it comes in-built with Apple products. Also works as the default browser. If we talk about the features, then Safari browser comes with very limited features. That is, it is not very rich in terms of features. But in terms of performance is very good. This is a super fast browser.

But there is also a truth that the user interface of Safari browser is very useless. And there has been no improvement in it for a long time. Apart from this, there is the facility of Extensions and Add-ons. But there are only a handful of extensions and add-ons in the library. In such a situation, the user has to work only with these. When it comes to privacy and security, Safari is not bad in this matter but not too good.

3. Mozilla Firefox

Mozilla Firefox is a fast, secure and easy to use browser which gives special importance to privacy. Although it is infamous for sucking up RAM. But it is much better in terms of privacy, security and customization. Talking about the features, it has many advanced features including Tracking Protection, Cookie Protection, Private Browsing Mode, Ad Free Reading Mode, Pop-up Blocker, Screenshot Tool, Social Sharing Tool and Parental Control. Also there is a huge library of add-ons.

But the biggest drawback of Mozilla Firefox is its habit of sucking up RAM. Actually this RAM sucks a lot. That is why it is also infamous, although this problem has been fixed to some extent in the new versions but not completely. Mozilla Firefox still uses a lot of RAM by default.

4. Samsung Internet

There is a great browser for Samsung Internet Mobile. It is quite lightweight and fast. Also comes in-built with Samsung devices. If you talk about features, in Samsung Internet, you get features like Sync, Bookmark, Print, Ad Blocker, Do Not Track, Social Share, Dark Mode, Malicious Site Blocker and Spam Protection with Clean GUI, although it also has the facility of add-ons. But the number of add-ons is very less.

In contrast, Samsung Internet also has some flaws. For example, it does not support Password Manager Services like Last pass supports only Samsung Pass. Second, it does not work in other devices as efficiently as it works in Samsung's devices. Third, there is no option for data saving is. Usually a browser definitely has a Data Saving Mode. But Samsung is not in the Internet.

5. Microsoft Edge

This is actually the default browser of Windows. Therefore, every device running on Windows is easily visible. Talking about the features, Microsoft Edge is a very simple and easy to use browser. And Google is very close to Chrome. That's why it is very easy to switch from Google Chrome to Microsoft Edge. If we talk about performance, then Microsoft Edge is much better in this matter.

But the biggest drawback of Microsoft Edge is its privacy. Actually, there is no special arrangement regarding privacy in this. That is why Privacy Conscious people do not like it very much, although some efforts have been made in the new version. But there is still a lot of work left.

Which is the Best Web Browser?

If we talk about these five browsers, then Mozilla Firefox is the best among them, because it is the best in terms of privacy and security. According to me the best browser is Brave Browser, which is a Privacy Centric Browser. It completely focuses on privacy and security. And for this it provides many advanced features. Read Brave Browser Review for complete details.

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