Question

Which of the following is the world's first graphical internet?
1. Internet Explorer
2. Erwise
3. Chrome
4. Safari

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 2 : Erwise

The correct answer is Erwise.

• Erwise, written for Unix computers running X Windows System and released in April 1992.
• Erwise was the first browser commonly available with a graphical user interface. Hence option 2 is correct.
• Internet Explorer
  • It is a series of graphical web browsers developed by Microsoft and included in the Microsoft Windows line of operating systems, starting in 1995.
  • It was first released as part of the add-on package Plus! for Windows 95 that year.
• Google Chrome
  • It is a cross-platform web browser developed by Google.
  • This was first released in 2008 for Microsoft Windows built with free software components from Apple WebKit and Mozilla Firefox.
  • It was later ported to Linux, macOS, iOS, and Android where it is the default browser built into the OS.
• Safari
  • This is a graphical web browser developed by Apple, based on the WebKit engine.
  • First time released on the desktop in 2003 with Mac OS X Panther, a mobile version has been bundled with iOS devices since the iPhone's introduction in 2007.
  • Safari is the default browser on Apple devices.