Transcript Aim: How can we best search the internet using various search

Aim: How can we best search the
internet using various search
engines?
Do Now: Generate a list of all the
search engines you can think of.
Search Engines
• Search engines use key words to access lists of
documents containing those key words.
• An Internet directory is a comprehensive listing
of Web sites.
– Yahoo! And Microsoft’s MSN are two examples of
user-friendly internet directories
• Crawler-based search engine search engines
that use automated computer programs to scan
Internet databases in search of new or revised
Web pages
– Google.com is a crawler-based search engine.
Search Engine Tips…
SYMBOL FUNCTION EXAMPLE
+
Finds the pages with all
the words you enter
+NPR+Car Talk
-
Finds the first key word
but not the second
keyword
Dreamweaver - XM
2004
Find a specific Phrase
“Colorado River
Rafting”
“ “
How to use search engines
effectively
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LrSXuEm
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