The poll topic for today is - "What do you think of Google Chrome created by Google INC compared with other browsers?" In this post, we will be analyzing Google Chrome browser as compared with other popular web browsers such as Mozilla Firefox, Microsoft Internet Explorer and Opera. Below is an image illustrating the result of the poll we have collected since last week.
Our poll question: "What do you think of Google Chrome created by Google INC compared with other browsers?"
A) The best of all - 25% (2 out of 8 votes)
B) Fastest for now - 75% (6 out of 8 votes)
C) Slow - 0%
D Disappointing
About a web browser
Before we start analyzing deeper into our poll result, do you know what actually is a web browser? I will start by giving some brief explanations about the meaning of a web browser. A web browser is arguably the most important piece of software on our computer which allows us to browse, search and view different types of informative information, breaking news/happenings around the globe, audio and even shocking video footages available online. However, a web browser is just a piece of junk when there is no Internet connection available.
A web browser should have the following features:
> Status Bar: This is the box at the bottom of your browser window. The Status Bar displays all sorts of information, depending on what you're doing at the time, but mostly it's for showing load speed and the URL of whatever address your mouse is hovering over.
> Address Bar: This is the box at the top of your browser window that displays the entire URL, or Web site address.
> Title Bar: The Title Bar is at the very top of your browser window; in both Mozilla Firefox and Microsoft Internet Explorer it is the blue bar at the top of the browser window.
> Toolbar Icons: The Toolbar and its icons are at the top of your browser window right underneath the title bar. This is where you'll see the Back button, the Home button, the Refresh button, etc.
> Display Window: The Display Window is just a fancy term for your browser work space; it's the frame through which you see this website right now.
> Scroll Bars: If you've ever been to a website that you had to "scroll down" to read something, then you've used the Scroll Bars. They're just navigational/directional aids.
The following is a video for better "Web browser" understanding
What is a "Web browser"
According to our poll, most of the voters voted for (b) - The fastest for now (6 out of 7 votes) which means Google Chrome satisfies most of the users in terms of speed. The main reason users switched from other browsers to Google Chrome when it was first released was the speed of the browser. Chrome launches from your desktop within seconds when you double-click the Chrome icon, compared with other browsers such as Microsoft Internet Explorer which often leaves users impatient. Mozilla Firefox loses out to Chrome by just a few seconds which is a huge matter when it comes to comparing the speed among different browsers.
There is just 1 vote for (a) - The best for now. Why choose Google Chrome? Google Chrome comes with simplicity which looks neat, clean and is easy to use. It is mainly designed for efficiency and ease of use. For example, you can search and navigate from the same box and arrange tabs in an order according to your wish quickly and easily. Google Chrome also has the most up-to-date security features. Google Chrome includes features to help protect you and your computer from malicious websites as you browse the web by using technologies called safe browsing (shows warning message when you visit a site which is suspicious and suspected of containing malware and phishing), sandboxing (which adds another layer of security of protection and prevent malware from installing itself on your computer) and auto-update which check for essential update regularly to make sure that you are protected by the latest security update. Due to the fact that Microsoft Internet Explorer is the default browser on every personal computer, it has the most security leaks and exploits which will allow users' computers to be compromised when strict precautions are not taken. There are also some unique features in Google Chrome which are not available in other browsers:
1) Super clean contextual menus
-- The number only comes down to four when you right-click on any image on the browsers.
2) Search your favorite website from the Address Bar
– Chrome will automatically recognize and add that search engine for you so the next time you can perform a search on that site via the Chrome Address Bar itself.
3) Re-open web sites that you close by mistake
4) Task-manager for website
- This will give you an idea about how much physical memory is consumed by different websites and if any particular page is causing your system to crawl, you can do an "end process" to close that tab directly from Task Manager.
I am not totally surprised that there's zero vote for "slow and disappointing" for Google Chrome because I am also an avid users of Google Chrome browser. However, I am not here to promote Google Chrome and we have individual opinions and reasons for choosing which web browser to use. Different web browsers suit different persons, it's up to you to choose the browser which suits your taste.
Do you agree with me that Google Chrome is the best browser? Please comment.
Source:
Google.com, [online], 2010
http://www.google.com/chrome/intl/en/more/security.html
Digital Inspiration ,[online], march 08 2008
http://www.labnol.org/software/browsers/best-google-chrome-features/4388/
Wendy Boswell, about.com, [online], 2010
http://websearch.about.com/od/whatistheinternet/a/browser.htm
Google.com, [online], 2010
http://www.google.com/chrome/intl/en/more/index.html
2 comments:
I agree that Google Chrome is one of the fastest browsers available. But, i think that Safari is also comparable to Google Chrome because it has a nice interface. From my opinion, both are equally good but i prefer simplicity which is Google Chrome.
@XinDee
safari is also as comparable as Chrome, but most users are not familiar with it because it is mainly use in Mac version. However different people have different opinion.
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