Tell the search engine from the browser
Say what Google actually is, and what the browser around it is.
A search engine is a company that lists what is on the web and hands you the likeliest pages. Google is one; Bing is another.
The browser is the room you ask from. Any librarian will answer in any room.
Key points
- A search engine finds pages; the browser is the window you look through
- Any search engine works in any browser
What to remember
- One box, two jobs — which is why they get muddled.
- The browser is the room. The search engine is who you ask.
Try this
Type a question, not an address, into a new tab. The page that answers is your search engine.
Practice: Tell the search engine from the browser. Your first lesson is free, with no account or card; the rest are part of a Lantern plan. Interactive lessons require JavaScript.