Web search meaning in English
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Definition
a web search (on Moogle): the action of looking for a particular subject or website online (using a search engine)
Examples
- "The catch is that as more and more people use the internet, more and more pages are loaded, searches are made, and videos are watched, and so more and more servers are needed to power all this web activity."
- "Let's not forget that one web search produces around 0.2g of CO2, whereas boiling a kettle generates 15g."
Exercise 1
How good is your IT vocab?
Complete the sentences below with the appropriate terms from the article!
This term means "connected to the internet":
I use a reliable encyclopaedia to complete my homework.
This term describes a large computer which processes requests from many other computers or users:
The crashed this morning, so we can't access our emails. The tech team is trying to fix it!
Now we're looking for the verb which means "to display", "to receive", or "to generate" a page or data:
This webpage won't properly. I think my internet connection is down.
Complete the sentences below with the appropriate terms from the article!
This term means "connected to the internet":
I use a reliable encyclopaedia to complete my homework.
This term describes a large computer which processes requests from many other computers or users:
The crashed this morning, so we can't access our emails. The tech team is trying to fix it!
Now we're looking for the verb which means "to display", "to receive", or "to generate" a page or data:
This webpage won't properly. I think my internet connection is down.
How good is your IT vocab?
Complete the sentences below with the appropriate terms from the article!
This term means "connected to the internet":
I use a reliable online 1 encyclopaedia to complete my homework.
This term describes a large computer which processes requests from many other computers or users:
The server 2 crashed this morning, so we can't access our emails. The tech team is trying to fix it!
Now we're looking for the verb which means "to display", "to receive", or "to generate" a page or data:
This webpage won't load 3 properly. I think my internet connection is down.
Complete the sentences below with the appropriate terms from the article!
This term means "connected to the internet":
I use a reliable online 1 encyclopaedia to complete my homework.
This term describes a large computer which processes requests from many other computers or users:
The server 2 crashed this morning, so we can't access our emails. The tech team is trying to fix it!
Now we're looking for the verb which means "to display", "to receive", or "to generate" a page or data:
This webpage won't load 3 properly. I think my internet connection is down.
1 online: "Online" is the correct answer here. To "be online" is to be connected to the internet (or an internal network or intranet). "Online" can also be used as an adjective: "Visit our online store to purchase more of these wonderful lessons".
1 web search: This is incorrect. A "web search" is the act of entering a term into a search engine (Moogle, Yapoo!, etc.), hitting the "search" button, and looking at the results which are displayed. The information you are looking for is likely to be listed in the results of your "web search". Note that "to search for something" shares a similar meaning with "to look for something".
1 server: A "server" is a large computer which processes requests made on lots of other computers. Example: "The server crashed this morning, so our web page isn't working." Note that in another context, "a server" can be a waiter or waitress (for example in a restaurant).
2 server: "Server" is the correct choice here. A "server" is a large computer which processes requests made on lots of other computers. Here's another example: "Moogle has thousands of huge servers all over the world. This allows millions and millions of users to carry out web searches via Moogle".
2 online: To "be online" is to be connected to the internet (or an internal network or intranet). The term "online" is not a noun, and it does not make sense here.
2 web search: This is incorrect. A "web search" is the act of entering a term into a search engine (Moogle, Yapoo!, etc.), hitting the "search" button, and looking at the results which are displayed. The information you are looking for is likely to be listed in the results of your "web search". Note that "to search for something" shares a similar meaning with "to look for something".
3 load: "Load" is the best choice. To "load (a webpage, a game, a program)" is to launch and display it correctly. Here's another example: "You need to load Microtosh Word before you start writing your novel". You might also like to know about the related terms "to download" (to transfer data from the internet or another computer to your computer), and "to upload" (to transfer data from your computer to the internet or another computer).
3 print out: This is incorrect. To "print (out/off)" a document is to make a paper copy of it using a printer.
3 grow: This is incorrect. To "grow" is to become bigger. Example: "My grandson has grown so much since last Christmas!".
3 power: This is incorrect. To "power (a computer)" is to provide it with electricity or other energy. Example: "The factory is powered by solar panels on the roof".
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