Search engines have tremendous value for helping Web users find information. There are millions of documents on the Web, so using a search engine can help you sort through all that information to find what you need.
Later in this tutorial, Section 3 will teach you more about how search engines work, display results, and rank results. Section 3 also provides tips and hints that will help you use search engines more effectively.
Despite the benefits of using a search engine, anyone who has ever used one knows that search results can be sloppy. Relying on search engines to find the right piece of information can be frustrating.
- Thousands of hits are posted when all you wanted was one good Web site.
- You can spend hours browsing through search results.
- Search results may lead to broken links.
- Search results may lead to bizarre Web sites.
- Search results do NOT always seem to match the search question.
- And other frustrations!
When people need information on the Web, they may automatically go to a search engine. This is NOT necessarily the best approach.
Let's talk about some alternatives to using search engines.
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