CompassPC®
Frequently Asked Questions
Browser Information
What is a browser and what does it do?
A browser is what enables you to visit web sites and view web pages on your computer screen. Just as a word processor is the software you use to write letters and papers with your computer, a browser is the software you use to surf the web.
A browser handles all the work that goes into searching for and viewing web pages. For example, when you type http://www.compassbank.com/, your browser understands what this means and instructs your computer to find that web site.
Once you get to a site, your browser knows how to turn the programming instruction sent over the Internet into a meaningful web page. If your browser didn't understand this code, you couldn't read this material and view the accompanying graphics, like the Compass logo at the top of this screen.
