UGC NET Questions (Paper – 1)

A web browser is client software that sends requests to web servers using protocols such as HTTP and displays the returned pages to users. It interprets HTML, CSS and scripts to render interactive content. Examples include Chrome, Firefox, Edge and Safari. Thus, the type of software described in the stem is a web browser.

Option A:
Option A, web server, is software or hardware that responds to browser requests by delivering web pages, so it operates on the server side rather than on the user's device.

Option B:
Option B is correct because browsers are explicitly designed to access, retrieve and display information from the World Wide Web, matching the description given.

Option C:
Option C, search engine, is an online service that indexes web pages and helps users find content but is accessed through browsers rather than being the client program itself.

Option D:
Option D, firewall, is a security system that filters network traffic and has no direct role in rendering web pages.