Angelo's Corner

Chapter I
Introduction

Background of the Study

The World Wide Web had become an important guide for businesses, amusements and communications. Since it provides a way in to all several kinds of information we want, and so that is why it develops into a very popular search mechanism especially for the people, more specifically to teenagers or shall I say to the students. And in addition, it would also make the international information accessible at a very ease and in a convenient manner. With the use of those web browsers, a user views web pages that may include images, texts, videos and even other multimedia that finds the way between its contents using those hyperlinks. The web offers a place for all individuals to post information especially from companies, universities, other organizations and even to anybody, that can display about their services, products, facilities, researches and to even some information that may belonging to them privately. And of course, we can view it all with the use of those many web browsers.

But many years already had passed, there was a speed war on the web regarding on what web browsers had a better performance comparing to different browsers. These web browsers compete on many classifications, and these are with regards to the security, standards, support, features and speed. And most people are aware of which web browser fails on these classifications. There are really many organizations and users try to claim to that their browser is the fastest. The Opera site claims that Opera is The Fastest Browser on Earth! The Mozilla site claims that Firefox 1.0 empowers you to browse faster. Mozilla itself is quoted as being an alternative to Microsoft IE and it's faster to boot. Apple's Safari pages claim that Safari loads pages more quickly than any other Mac web browser, although they failed to show any results for Opera, and their charts fail to show results for pages that contain images. Internet Explorer also users often claim that they use it because of its speed, as the alternatives take longer to start and load pages.

These features, of course, are only some of the features that these different web browsers offer. With so many web browsers offering some of the same options and features, how do you choose which one is right for you? Well, the truth is that you don't have to choose just one. There are plenty of people who use more than one web browser when they are online, and there is no right or wrong decision to make when it comes to web browsing. It would be nice if they all offered the same features, and that way we could all stick to one web browser. Unfortunately, like all other companies the creators of the web browsers are competing to be the biggest and the best there is. Something that you can do is to think about the things that you do the most on the web.

And so therefore it was very an interesting speed comparison between popular browsers nowadays. The tested browsers are Mozilla, Firefox, Safari, Opera and the Internet Explorer. Opera seems to be the fastest browser for windows. Firefox is not faster than Internet Explorer, except for scripting, but for standards support, security and features, it is a better choice. However, it is still not as fast as Opera, and Opera also offers a high level of standards support, security and features. So as we noticed there is still an intriguing part on which web browsers has a best performance with regards to basic features of the browsers especially with regards to those speed performance of the web browsers.
Significance of the Project

This project is intended for the web browsers users, it does not matter on what particular web browser application he or she had been used to. In using the internet, everybody experience or do several operations during our internet time with the use of those Web Browsers Application, they do actually have their basic operations and these are the downloading of pictures/videos or any kinds of file, and besides it has the operation also of having its uploading features, since we can upload several files using those different Web Browsers, and of course the very basic operation of the Web Browsers, which is the loading of different web sites. And with regards to these several aspects, it contributed a huge impact on the users as they go through the operations.

Thus, this project will benefit the web browsers users as well as to all other people in becoming conscious and wise about web browsers capability specifically with regards to its speed performance, in order for them to be more useful.

This project will help them to be more conscious on what particular web operations, the Web Browsers application is capable with, and by that reason the Web Browsers users have their maximization of their time and effort in using the internet through those Web Browsers, since time is very significant. Therefore we have to be in a realistic world on assessing the Web Browsers, to have much more time in order for us to be more productive.



Objectives

This project will developed Web Browsers Comparator software to find out the speed performance of the different Web Browsers application. Specifically, this project will compare the performance speed using those different Web Browsers with the use of Web Browsers Comparator software, and this is to compare with respect to the basic operations that we often use in the internet and these are the following variables: loading time, downloading time, and lastly its uploading time.

The specific objectives are the following:

1. To create a Web Browsers Comparator software and determine
the amount of time consumed by using those different Web Browsers, with respect to

a. Loading of web site/s
b. Downloading of file/s
c. Uploading of file/s

2. To compare on which particular Web Browsers Application has the best speed performance with respect to its loading time, downloading time, and uploading time.









Review of Literature


There are some researches that have examined a variety of issues related to comparisons of those different web browsers applications. In fact, there is really a speed war on the web, and browsers compete on many aspects. These maybe securities, standards, support, features, and of course speed. But most people are aware of which major browsers fail on either of the three of these aspects. But still one of them is still open for different web browsers users, and that is with regards to the speed.

• Based to Apple (2007) survey, a Windows version of its OSX web browser, Safari 3.0, claiming it is the “fastest browser on Windows”. The claims were based on the results Apple found iBench benchmark from (Ziff Davis, 2007).

• A Beta Browser Speed Tests by (Kevin Purdy et al.,2008), their test system has the same specs: And was performed each test on each browser three times and average out the results. It is meant to measure browser performance as real- load, click, and wait.
According to them, their tests was to compare each browser speed performance loading up “cold” load (straight off a system restart) and “warm” (having run twice already).

Speed Time-Winner: Chrome [Kevin Purdy et al., 2008]:
 3.81 second is about the limit for the FireFox 3.1 beta
 4.03 second is about the limit for the Internet Explorer 8 beta
 4.61 second is about the limit for the Chrome 0.2

• In some research conducted by the ZDNet (2006), according to them, they have test and analyze in order to have comparison between Internet Explorer vs Firefox vs Opera and Safari. And their own result was that Safari is the fastest with regards to loading of speed it is in HTML, CSS or XML. They have done this through with the use of a JavaScript benchmark. In the free article techtites.com they have stated that “In Browser Speed Comparison- Opera wins”, they have tested several browsers across MacOS, Windows and Linux, and for them Opera clearly won the speed performance. In fact in that article, it was stated clearly that “many users of Firefox will flame this article since they are putting down their favorite browser”. This clearly mean that, they are generally promoting their own products and have their own unbiased views, since there has none consistency with regards to the different web browsers application comparing their speed performance (ZDNet 2006).


• Another reviews from consumersearch.com (2008), and they have several reviews that indicate with regards to those different browsers. They indicate that the Firefox web browser is an ideal combination of performance and security, suitable for nearly anyone. Since even we, the people also praise its usability, for its convenient features, including the tabbed browsing, pop-up blocking, download and password manager, and so there are vast number of users that uses also and appreciate mostly that the Firefox is the best all-purpose browser. But another thing also is that, though reviewers conducted reviews from the consumers of these browser products, there are several also that agree that Internet Explorer also is the most secure browser ever, since according to the free article in the consumersearch.com that Internet Explorer contains a URL parser in order to block malware, since considering that we have known, that the Internet Explorer is also the first browser. For these some researches that have been made during the past, they are also considering the specifications of the computer unit, they make sure that they have used the same equivalent specification on each web browsers, same amount of RAM on those browsers, on the Operating System environment, whether to have also this compatibility required by those web browsers application. Since every test is really very important in order to have comparisons in those browsers.

Of course, speed is not everything above all, since there are really many criteria in order to evaluate or to judge a those web browser application with respect to its security, usability, and of course to several supports also from those different standards, and in community development that focus on this IT industry, but still this makes a very interesting to have this speed reviews.











Analytical Framework

Independent Variable Dependent Variable












Moderator Variable

Figure 1.1 Schematic Diagram showing the Variable of the Project

In this section, I discussed the variables and theoretical framework of the study. This study composed of independent, dependent and moderator variable. The independent variable is the one whose value is selected by the software user on in order to determine its relationship with the dependent variable. The independent variable in this study, are those different web browsers that we have been used to. Dependent variable is affected is affected by the independent variable- effects or outcomes. The dependent variables are the speed performance of those web browsers specifically these are the loading time of the web site/s, downloading time of file/s, and uploading time of file/s. A moderator variable is a third variable that affects the relationship of the two other variables. The moderator variable is my Web Browsers Comparator software, the said variable is used to determine how those different web browsers applications vary to each other with respect to its performance speed. Thus, this software produced an outcome out from that web browser application.

























Methodology


This chapter describes the methods to be used in developing my own research project. This includes project design, the project locale, and the data gathering procedures.

Project Design

The project will be performed in order to compare the different web browsers applications with respect to their speed performance for the sake that we can distinguish the capability of the web browsers’ speed performance. I will be using the method in the waterfall model so as to establish the processes in developing this web browsers comparator software, so that I can come up with the software that would really help me to satisfy my objectives to this project.

The software will provide the means in order for those browsers to have the actual comparisons with regards to the performance speed of the browsers.

Project Locale

The application of the project will be performed in the computer laboratory 2 or NODAL in the University of Southeastern Philippines located at the second floor of the College of Engineering building of the University of Southeastern Philippines, and in several computer shops that contain internet connection (internet café).
Expected Output

In each research project there should be an equivalent output or end result. And through with the use of this approach, it would primary focus on the several objectives cited. The primary objective of this research project is to determine of what particular web browser application has the best performance with regards to their speed, through comparing the loading, downloading and uploading with the use of those browsers.

The major result of this research project was to develop Web Browsers Comparator software in order to produce data in tabular form that would really help and distinguished the web browsers that has the best performance in those speed performance capabilities that cited earlier. And through with the use of this, I came up with software that compares those performance speeds of the different web browsers. Since it is very important to know on what web browsers application has the best speed comparing to some. And in addition, the software that I will be developing would trigger to several web browsers users to know, and to distinguish whether in what to choose what web browser they want to use satisfying their needs and wants.

And lastly, the software would automatically evaluate on what particular web browsers application has the best performance in different speed capabilities, through with the use of those several data being produce also by software.
Project Budget

In the lead of this research project, it could be taking for granted that there are procedures and successive information resources in the internet. And in sequence with this, I must have a direct focus of the several concepts and ideas regarding my research project. But before doing so, there are of course, a natural funding needed upon this research project for online cost, several expenses and fares.




Description Amount (Php)
1. Internet fees (700-1000 hours) 10,000.00
2. Printing and Photocopying Expenses 1,000.00
3. Other expenses (miscellaneous materials, food and drinks) 4,000.00
4. Honorarium 10,000.00
Total Php. 25,000.00








References:


http://www.webperformanceinc.com/

http://lifehacker.com/5044668/beta-browser-speed-tests-which-is-fastest

http://www.chromeinfo.net/Google-chrome-speed/browser-comparison

http://techtites.com/2006/11/07/browser-speed-comparison-opera-wins/

http://www.consumersearch.com/www/internet/web-browser-reviews/reviews.html

http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=05/02/11/2016227&tid=95

http://celtickane.com

http://osxhacker.com/