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Browsers retrieve and display web content. This topic is part of Internet within Technology. This page currently draws on 6 supporting questions, with answers and bonus facts available below.

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A web browser is software used to view what?

Answer: Web pages

Bonus fact: Browsers retrieve and display web content.

Which protocol do browsers commonly use to request web pages?

Answer: HTTP or HTTPS

Bonus fact: HTTPS adds encryption to HTTP.

What rendering languages do browsers interpret to build most web pages?

Answer: HTML and CSS

Bonus fact: JavaScript commonly adds interactivity.

Why might a developer perform a hard refresh in a web browser?

Answer: To bypass or refresh cached files

Bonus fact: A hard refresh is useful when an old cached CSS or JavaScript file is masking a recent website update.

Which company originally developed SSL in the 1990s?

Answer: Netscape

Bonus fact: Netscape created SSL for its early web browser and server products.

The World Wide Web is accessed using what kind of software?

Answer: Web browser

Bonus fact: Browsers retrieve and display web pages.

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