Searching the Internet and Branching Out

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Searching the Internet and Branching Out

• By Michele Doverspike

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Search Engines
A search engine is software, usually located at
its own Web site, that lets a user specify search
terms the search engine then finds sites that
fit those terms.

Examples are
Mama
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Metasearch Sites

• The ultimate search method, called a metasearch,
  uses software that searches the search engines.

One example of a metasearch is DOGPILE
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Internet Directories

• Directories are sites organized into content
  categories, allowing you to quickly focus on a
  group of sites that interest you.

One example of a directory is Yahoo
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Branching Out

• Always use good Netiquette on the internet.
• Telnet is a protocol that can be used to fix
  problems from home.
• E-mail can be used to communicate with others.

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