Do web browsers need a search engine to search the Internet?

Before answering this question, do you know the difference between a search engine and a web browser? It is easy to confuse the other two but defining them both will help to identify what each of them is. The only thing they have in common with each other is that they cannot work without internet access. Hence, you need to have a working internet connection to be able to access them. If you are looking for options, we recommend you check out Xfinity bundle packages. It includes having a TV, home phone, and home security plans, along with an internet connection plan. Clicking on the link will show a list of plans currently being offered by Xfinity.

Getting back to the subject at hand, web browsers and search engines are completely different things and their differences are explained below.

What is a web browser and how does it work?

A web browser is a Windows tool that can be used to open websites via the internet. You simply have to type the website’s name in the address and it will lead you to the required webpage. It serves to view an uncountable number of pages from servers all over the world. There are many different kinds of web pages, offering their own features, but all of them serve one purpose. Other features of web browsers include changing text size, saving images, keeping bookmarks, recording history, etc. Examples of web browsers include Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Safari, DuckDuckGo, Internet Explorer, etc.

What is a search engine and how does it work?

A search engine is a search tool that internet users can use to search for any queries on the web. Internet users can think of any keyword, and the search engine will pop up results containing multiple links to websites, related to these keywords. Google is the most popular search engine used on the internet. Google has its very own database, where it looks through for information related to the keyword. Search engines follow these three steps to get their job done:

  • Search engines use web crawlers that are small programs, following links from one page to another and collecting their data. Crawling is the process of discovering new web pages.
  • Every time a web crawler finds new information or webpage, it evaluates them for further processing. Through processing, the content is validated and stored in the search engine’s database. This process is called indexing. All the web links that open up to your keyword in the search engines are the ones that are already stored and indexed in the search engine’s database.
  • The final step that the search engines go through is called ranking. As the name suggests, this action includes picking the best results and showing them as such on the result page.

Examples of search engines include Google, Baidu, Bing, Yahoo!, etc.

Web browser and search engine: how do they get along?

Search engines have their own database where information related to keywords is stored, but web browsers do not have a database. Web browsers are simply a way for accessing websites and search engines are one of them. When internet users open a web browser, they can type any website’s name and it will display the web page as requested. When he types the address of the search engine, it will open right up in the web browser. So a search engine is basically a website that can be accessed through a web browser.

Search Engine as Mobile App

Since we have established that search engines cannot work without the web browser, however, some can. Google and Baidu are the only mobile apps that have their own search engines application that does not need a browser to run. Google is the largest tech agency that is offering multiple services on the internet like email, video calls, spreadsheets, documents, creating surveys, etc. Google even have their ISP that is being offered to consumers for a rate. The Google search engine is the most popular one to date, being used by billions of internet users worldwide. And the biggest search engine has successfully been able to run its search engine application. Baidu, however, is the most popular search engine reserved for internet users who are fluent in Chinese. Baidu is mostly Google’s counterpart; it offers various internet services, the same as Google does, however, it is widely used in China mainland only. Baidu has its own search engine application as well. Hence, Google and Baidu are known to be the most widely used search engines, with large databases. They each have their search engines application that does not require a web browser and can be installed on all mobile devices.

In conclusion, most of the search engines, excluding Google and Baidu, cannot be accessed without a web browser. Search engines are websites that need to be viewed with the help of a web browser. Google and Baidu can both be viewed on the web browser or in their applications.

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