---Browser review---

This is Veronica Lawrie's review of the browsers Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, and Mozilla Firefox

The three browsers I chose to work with:

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Sources:

I found these images at these web addresses:

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(1)Google.Google Chrome logo. 2015. . https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Chrome. Web. 13 September 2020.

(2)Microsoft. Microsoft Edge logo. 2019. https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/edge . Web. 13 September 2020.

(3) Mozilla. Mozilla Firefox logo. 2019. https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/products/firefox . Web. 13 September 2020.

The browsers I chose to work with and their webites:

My recommendation:

I recommend Google Chrome. I chose Google Chrome because I apprciate the features that are on it and because I have worked with Chrome for awhile and therefore am used to it.

Google Chrome : I use Google Chrome the most out of the three. I know somewhat how to use it and I am most used to its layout and features. I like its layout of tabs and how its search bars are set up searches.
Mozilla Firefox: I enjoyed using Mozilla Firefox. I thought the ability to add a background theme was cool. It had a nice option board feature as well that I could use to customize my browser experience. Firefox allowed me to change the font the color of the text and the background, which I thought was neat. I also found that I could have a sidebar on my screen if I wanted to view my history or bookmarks, which could be useful in the future. I think Mozilla Firefox is a nice web browser.
Microsoft Edge : Microsoft Edge has a restore feature that could be helpful in the future. It seemed to react if the page(s) were closed by some other source than the user, such as a computer shut down. It also had a read aloud feature that could be of some use in the future.

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Search:

I searched the question “What are good podcasts to listen to?” and I noticed there were differences in how each browser handled the question.

Google Chrome : I typed my question into the search bar and it searched the question on Google. I received some recommendations.

Microsoft Edge : I typed my question into both the search bar on the top of the page and the one in the middle of the page had them search my question. The search bar on the top of the page took me to Google, whereas, the search bar in the middle of the page took me to Microsoft Bing. Microsoft Bing gave me different recommendations then Google.

Mozilla Firefox : I typed my question into Firefox and it sent me to Google, unless I clicked below the question. Below the question it gave me the choice to search my question on another format such as Microsoft Bing. I received some recommendations.

The Back Navagation button:

Back Navagation button worked the same on Chrome and Edge, however on Firefox after I searched something it would not let me use the Back Navagation button to go back to the home page. However, this could be because they saw no need for it due to there being a home button.

Google Chrome : The back navagator button did allow me to go back to the home page after I had searched something

Microsoft Edge : The back navagator button did allow me to go back to the home page after I searched something

Mozilla Firefox : The back button did not allow me to go back to the home page after I had searched something

Home button:

Google Chrome : There was a home button

Microsoft Edge : There was a home button that I could select in settings.

Mozilla Firefox : There was a home button

If I tried to close the entire browser by pressing the “X” in the top right corner of the screen, would the browser ask if I was sure I wanted to close them?:

Google Chrome : Chrome did not ask if I was sure I wanted the page(s) to close

Microsoft Edge : Edge did not ask ask if I was sure I wanted the page(s) to close

Mozilla Firefox : Firefox did ask if I was sure I wanted the pages to be closed, however, if it was a singular page it would not ask me.

(DISCLAIMER: These browsers may have reacted the ways that they did because of the preferences that could have already been set on this computer before I could use them in their unaltered forms.)

Customization appearance:

Google Chrome : Chrome gave a nice amount of appearance customization tools. It had many themes that I could pick through google as well as download from the chrome web store. I found that the font style could be adjusted as well as font size.

Mozilla Firefox : Firefox gave a very nice array of appearance customization tools. It allowed me to adjust background color, font color, font style, font size as well as link colors.

Microsoft Edge : Edge gave an okay amount of appearance customization tools. The background theme setting could be dark, light, or system default. The font size and font style could be adjusted as well.