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What does Yahoo Search do?
Yahoo Search is a web search engine much like Google or MSN or Wikianswers but more like the first two listed. When you type in a keyword or phrase it will search the internet for related websites to your keyword/phrase. It will also search for Images, Video, Local information, Shopping Information, News, and a few other information databases.
What are crawler based search engines used for?
to provide the most "relevant" information to the term or phrase that was searched for in the SERP's (Search Engine Results Pages) .
When using a search engine what term is used to describe the parameters entered into the search engine field?
Generally the term "Keyword" is used to describe the parameters entered into the search engine field and after that search engine gives its response.
What is information typed into the search engine called?
Information typed into a search engine is technically known as the search parameter.
Word or phrase entered into a search engine's text box?
search text
How does a search engine search?
The website will appear on search result based on search queries or phrase. For example: If you type "amazon" result will be appear based on related to query search or phrase.
What is the difference between a web search engine and a web index?
A Web search engine is designed to search for information on the Internet. Search engine index is collection of data in a search engine (database) to facilitate fast and accurate information finding.
What search engine sends your web search phrase to other search engines and then compiles the results into one list?
That type of engine is called a spider, and the search engine Dogpile works in this way.
What do double quotation marks around a word mean when searching for something?
Double quotation marks around a word or phrase indicate that you are searching for that exact word or phrase on a search engine. This tells the search engine to only return results with that specific word or phrase in the same order as you typed it.
What is the role of the search engine?
To provide you with a list of sites useful to your search of information
Word or phrase you enter into a search engine?
You can enter many words or phrases. It is most helpful to enter between 2 and 5 words that do not include and, it, how, or other generic words. The results will most likely be about the string of words you type.
Are search engines and web browsers the same thing?
No.A web browser is a program the runs on your computer. It sends requests to web servers elsewhere. The web server sends back a responds with the information requested. Often, the returned information includes information about more information to be retrieved from the internet such as pictures images, videos,and other things and the web browser will also send out requests for these other items to displayed in the retrieved web page.A search engine is a web server that receives requests from your web browser for information as a a search phrase. The search engine, which at times will search all the internet randomly for information and save it, will return any information it already has about the search phrase it was given.
