Internet Explorer: Advantages and Disadvantages

Internet Explorer is one of the most well known internet browsers in the world. It comes installed on many windows computers when the consumer buys it.

Advantages:

• Comes installed already on computer
• Faster with Windows computers because it is integrated
• Some websites can only be used with Internet Explorer
• Universal
• Some applications are optimized for IE

Disadvantages:

• No add-on support
• Slows down with newer versions, such as IE7
• May be less secure than other browsers
• Becomes buggy easily
• Targeted by hackers