How to search on the Internet

There are more and more people searching information on the Internet. It is time consuming and frustrating to search on the Internet for experienced users as well as beginners.

Generally speaking, there are four search methods for Internet users to search on the world wide web.

  1. Directory:Yahoo-Searches databases by subject matter
  2. Search engine:Infoseek-Accesses databases by using keywords
  3. Directory/Search engine:OneKey-A search tool that uses two search methods (Directory and Search Engine)
  4. Meta-search:Dogpile-A search tool that searches databases by employing several search engines in parallel
Most Directory search tools today supply search capabilities by both Directory and by Search Engine. Because of their greater complexity, keyword searches receive far greater coverage than subject searches. There are some useful operators in keyword searches for example:AND, OR, NOT, PLUS/MINUS SIGNS, QUOTE MARKS, BRACKETS etc.

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