Search Engine
A search engine is an online tool that helps you find information on the internet. It searches through billions of web pages and shows the most relevant results.
How it works
Search engines scan and index websites. When you enter a query, they analyze it and display the best matching results.
Popular search engines
- Bing
- DuckDuckGo
- Yahoo
Why search engines are important
Search engines help with:
- finding information
- discovering websites
- learning new topics
- solving problems
Simple example
A search engine is like a librarian for the internet.
Related terms
Source
Information simplified from the Wikipedia article “Search engine”.