What is a user agent? Give some examples. What purpose does it serve in enhancing Web accessibility?

What will be an ideal response?


A user agent is any software that accesses and presents Web content. Examples of user agents include desktop graphical browsers, test browsers, multimedia players, mobile phone displays, PDAs, plug-ins and assistive software such as screen readers, screen magnifiers and voice recognition software. User agents enhance Web accessibility by offering flexibility to a user. A user with special needs can choose the user agent that provides the best accessibility to the Web for that particular user.

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(a) How many buckets should we allocate in primary areas? (b) What should be the number of bits used for bucket addresses?

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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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