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Q: What
are some of the major search engines?
A: AltaVista, CompuServe, Excite, InfoSeek, Go, Lycos, WebCrawler and Yahoo !
Q: How
can I reduce the number of search results?
A: Each search engine has its
own unique methods to assist you in refining
your search terms. Generic methods that
work across all of the search engines are:
- Use double quotes around words
that are a part of a phrase: New York City
- Use a plus(+) sign before a word
requires it to be in the result sites: minivan +Chrysler
- Use a minus (-) sign before a
word that you don't want to appear in the result sites: Mickey
Mantle mouse
- Use AND between words that have
to appear in the result sites: mountain
AND biking
- Use OR between words for
result sites that contain either word: running OR jogging
Q: Are
there search engines for specific interest?
A: From geography to music and
from politics to health. Beaucoup! Contains
an index of over 2,000 search engines and directories
on the Internet. It is truly the exceptional
way to search.
Q: Where
can I find
sites suitable
for my children?
A: Visit
Yahoo!'s Yahooligans!,
a web site for kids. ZoogDisney,
a Disney Website and Nickelodeon,
a website based from the Nickelodeon channel.
Q: Is
there a search engine for mailing list?
A: Yes!
List of Lists allows you to find, browse, search,
and participate in the hundreds of thousands
of mailing lists available on the internet.
Q: Is
there an easy way to look up word definitions
or grammar online?
A: Yes!
There are two great online resources:
Q: I
need to do some research. Is there an online resource
where I can find accurate information on just about any
topic?
A: The Electric Library's Encyclopedia.com contains
thousands of articles suitable for most purposes,
with plenty of cross-references and links to
related sites.
Q: I
need to track
down an old friend's address. Is there a way to do this on
the Web?
A: Switchboard is
like having every US city's phone directory
right at your finger tips, as this site contains
all publicly available business and residential
listings.
Q: I'm
planning a
cross-country
road trip.
Are there any
Web sites where
I can search
for the best
route?
A: Plug
in your starting
point and destination
in the search
boxes at Mapquest ,
and within seconds you'll have a graphical
map along with step-by-step directions.
Q: I
read an interesting
article on Usenet about six months ago. Is there some way I
can search past articles?
A: Deja.com
is the ultimate Usenet resource containing a complete archive
of just about every article ever posted.
Q: I
regularly search
for the same topics for new sites, is there any way I can automate
this process?
A: If
you are doing repetitive searches, you can bookmark the search
results page in your browser. This allows you to select
the bookmark instead of having to go to the
search engine and enter the search terms.
Q: How
do I keep a
copy of the
search results
on a specific
topic?
A: After
you have searched
for a topic
and the list
of results
is displayed,
select the File menu and then the Save As option
and save the Web page to your hard drive so
you can review it in its present at your convenience.
Q: Is
it possible
to search multiple search engines simultaneously?
A: Yes.
Services such as MetaCrawler and Ask
Jeeves will
query multiple search engines, filtering duplicates
out of the results.
