True or False: Each computer has its own Internet search engine.

• A. True
• B. False
• C. Not necessarily; multiple computers can share a search engine.
• D. Depends on the browser used.

Answer: (B)

Search engines are centralized services hosted on remote servers and accessed over the Internet. One engine can handle queries from many computers, regardless of the device or browser you’re using. Because of that, the idea that each computer needs its own Internet search engine isn’t correct. You typically rely on a shared engine—such as Google or Bing—and your browser simply sends your query to that service and returns the results. The browser doesn’t create a separate engine for each computer; local search features on a device are different from Internet search engines and aren’t the same thing.