Internet Explorer is a web browser, a program designed to request, load, and display web pages from the internet or a local network so a user can read and interact with them.
Its core function is to interpret the code of a website, such as HTML, CSS, and related resources, and render that code as a viewable page, including text, images, and links, allowing the user to navigate from one web page to another. This browsing function is what defines a web browser, and it is the purpose Internet Explorer was built for.
Viewing movies, listening to music, and drawing are tasks handled by dedicated media players or graphics programs rather than by the core function of a web browser, even though a browser might sometimes display embedded media on a page, its defining purpose remains displaying web pages.
Exam tip: classify Internet Explorer, and web browsers generally, by their core purpose, viewing and navigating web pages, distinct from specialised media or drawing software.
