Computer Awareness Part 5-Difference Between Search Engine & Web Browser

Search engine and web browser are two very commonly used terms but are different from each other. In this article, we shall discuss the differences between a web browser and a search engine.

A search engine is designed to carry out web searches. It is a software system. The search engines search the WWW (World Wide Web) in a systematic style for specific information in the form of a textual web search query. The search results are often known as SERPs or search engine results pages. It provides information that may be a combination of links to:

Web pages
Images
Videos
Infographics
Articles
Research papers
Other types of files

Some search engines also mine data from databases or open directories. Web directories are maintained only by human editors, whereas search engines maintain real-time information by running an algorithm on a web crawler. The Internet content that can’t be searched by a web search engine is generally known as the deep web. On the other hand, a web browser is a software application that allows you to access information using the World Wide Web.

Main Differences between Search Engine & Web Browser

Given below is a table that explores the differences between Search Engine & Web Browser. Each point will make the differences clear to you.

Difference Between Search Engine and Web Browser
Search Engine	Web Browser
A search engine helps you in finding the information in the World Wide Web and displays the results at one place on your computer screen.	A web Browser is a software application that uses the search engine to retrieve and view the information from web pages present on the web servers.
A search engine has three main parts or components: -Search index -Crawler -Search algorithm	A web browser uses Graphical Interface to help you experience an interactive online session on the WWW (World Wide Web).
Search Engine has its own database	A web Browser has no database of its own. It only has a memory to store cache and cookies
You do not need to install a search engine in your system	Many Web Browsers can be installed on a single device
The name of some of the famous Search Engine are: -Google -Yahoo Bing -Ask -Swisscows -Searx -Yooz -Kiddle	The name of some of the famous Web Browser are: -Chrome -Firefox -Mozilla Firefox -Mosaic -Internet Explorer -Opera -Safari Web Browser -Slimjet Browser -Maxthon -UC Browser -Slim Browser
Search engine gathers Information related to several URLs to maintain it.	Web Browsers are Display the web page of the current URL available at the server.

Conclusion

From the above discussion on Search Engine & Web Browser, you may have got a clear idea about the type of questions that could be asked in the Computer Awareness section of various Bank Exams. So, to prepare yourself better to answer computer questions easily and fetch full marks in it, you need to attempt as many IBPS RRB PO/Clerk Mock Tests as possible. Mock Tests will highlight your strengths and weaknesses by asking you questions that are almost similar to the questions you are going to face in the actual Computer Awareness or Knowledge Section of the Bank Exams. Study hard and stay tuned for Computer Awareness Part 6 to cover other important topics!

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Q 1. What is a Search Engine?

Ans. A Search Engine is a program that searches for and identifies items in a database as per the keywords or characters specified by the user, used especially for finding particular sites on the World Wide Web.

Q 2. What is a Web Browser?

Ans. A web browser is a software application for accessing or getting the information on the World Wide Web (WWW). The web browser retrieves a specific or necessary content from a web server, when a user requests a web page from a particular website. This wanted content is displayed on the page on the user’s device.

Q 3. Google is an example of a Web Browser or Search Engine?

Ans. Google is an example of a Search Engine. On the other hand, Google Chrome is a Web Browser.

Q 4. Is Web Browser and Search Engine the same thing?

Ans. No, there is a clear difference between a Web Browser and Search Engine.

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