Will keeping a web browser open on the background /flag you for too much internet usage?

[AnMig]

Situation:

Windows based PC,
Internet monitored by WEBSENSE,
Computer always on since we use EHR (Electronic Health Record)

Now I am on the EHR 8 hours a day since I have my work station set to not log off.
I usually have 2 Internet Explorer windows open usually CNN, and ATOT.
Now I will post occasionally (like now) and I will browse the CNN for news in between patients. But I certainly do not use the internet 8 hours a day.

Question:
Does keeping the browser open in the background trigger the internet usage? I always thought it was the clicking browsing ect that did so.

I will also sometimes have espn live scoreboard open when I am following a major golf tornament (master ect) but this is not to often.

I guess I will try closing the browser in between patients.

8 hours a day?????

Peace

 

[FeuerFrei]

CNN will reload some portion of the page every so often automatically.

Here's why:

<meta http-equiv="refresh" content="1800">

 

[JDMnAR1]

Originally posted by: AnMig
Question:
Does keeping the browser open in the background trigger the internet usage?

Apparently so, or this post wouldn't have been necesary.

 

[Winchester]

Generally as long as the IE/Browser window is maximized it will count. If it is minimized it shouldnt.

 

[radioouman]

Originally posted by: Winchester
Generally as long as the IE/Browser window is maximized it will count. If it is minimized it shouldnt.

Why?

 

[AnMig]

Originally posted by: Winchester
Generally as long as the IE/Browser window is maximized it will count. If it is minimized it shouldnt.

?

 

[iamwiz82]

I dont have any experience with Websense, but Surfcontrol flags a hit as counting for a set amount of time (defaulted to 3 minutes). Nothing more than that would be counted unless it was refreshing the page.