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A search engine searches its own database of web sites for particular key words.
Some search engines are used for a single Internet site, such as a
dedicated search engine for a Web site. Others search across many sites. This type of
search engine gathers lists of available files and documents and store these lists in
databases that users can search by keyword. The World Wide Web is made up of so many files
and documents that no search engine has a database of every site that is out there. That is
why you will get different results depending on which search engine you use. You should try
a few different search engines to see which one(s) you like best. Then you can head straight
for that search engine whenever you need to look for information on the World Wide Web.
Below is a brief list of some major search engines:
(click on the name of the search engine to visit its site)
| Yahoo | Organizes information as "subject trees" from general to specific topics |
| Currently, the most popular search engine on the Web. Don't ignore the specific search tabs (like images). | |
| DogPile | Searches several major databases (search engines) and combines results |
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