Network Client Software
Each client operating system has built in software to allow users
to access the network. Windows has the Network Neighborhood in
Windows 95/98/ME and MacOS has the Network Browser. Both of these
built in utilities allow the user to view resources that have
been shared over the network.
Web Browsers
Web Browsers are another kind of network software program. They
are designed to allow users to view web pages and other documents
supplied by web servers either locally (on an intranet) or through
the Internet. The two most commonly used browsers are Internet
Explorer and Netscape Communicator. Other browsers exist, some
free, some shareware, and some commercial products but none are
widely used. There are also some specialized browsers for children
that do web content filtering.