1. INTRODUCCI ÓN A LA COMPUTACIÓN
LICDA. SILVIA SOWA
SEARCH ENGINES
2. Concept
web search engine is a software system that is
designed to search for information on the World Wide
Web.
Some common search engines are:
Ask
Bing
Blekko
Dogpile
DuckDuckGo
Google
Yahoo
3. Questions
Are you unfamiliar or familiar with the Internet?
Do you know how to make a successful search on the
Internet?
Do you know if there are any specific “tips” when
searching on the web?
4. Steps
Find the right search engine
Type in your search as accurately as possible by
using the appropriate title
Browse through the results to find the one you want
Choose a few of the most specific or relevant
keywords or phrases to describe your topic.
5. You can use synonyms
Type your choice of words into the Search Bar
offered by your chosen search engine.
Generally, capitalization and punctuation are not
needed.
Search engines usually disregard minor words such
as "the, and, to, etc."