SEARCH ENGINES
by Rowena Namoca, Nancy Willis, and Craig Cunningham
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SEARCH ENGINES Search engines contain huge databases of web page files. These web page files are maintained by machines that assemble them and allow them to be accessed later on. When you use search engines to look up the information that you want, you're asking the engine to peruse its index of sites and match the keywords and phrases that you have entered. Because search engines have access to a fairly large portion of different pages on the Web, it is one of the best ways that you can use to search the web. On the other hand, search engines index words in such a way that it can be quite common for you to receive irrelevant responses to simple search requests. When should you use search engines? Search engines work best at finding unique words, phrases, quotes, and information buried in the full text of web pages. If you want to receive a lot of "hits" from the search you requested, use search engines. Examples of Search Engines To see how search engines work, complete this Search Engine Activity.
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