Which of the following is NOT a web browser?

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Correct — D, Yahoo. Yahoo is a web portal that offers services such as search, email (Yahoo Mail), and news — it is a website/service that users visit, not application software used to browse the web. A browser (like the other three options) is needed to access Yahoo in the first place.

Why the other options are wrong — (a) Microsoft's legacy web browser — genuine browsing software (since discontinued in favour of Microsoft Edge).  (b) An actively developed, open-source web browser from the Mozilla Foundation — genuine browsing software.  (c) Google's web browser, the most widely used browser in the world — genuine browsing software.

Concept: A web browser is application software that lets a user access, retrieve, and render web pages (interpreting HTML/CSS/JavaScript) — examples include Chrome, Firefox, Edge, Safari, and Opera. A web portal or search engine, by contrast, is a website or online service reached THROUGH a browser; Yahoo is a portal (search + mail + news), not browsing software.

State PCS 2023 Q48 — Science & Technology PYQ with Answer

State PCS 2023 Q48 — Science & Technology PYQ with Answer