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Chapter4: Programs And Apps: Productivity, Graphics, Security, And Other Tools

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Working of Search engine

Search engine is used for searching the data which is present in the web.
Searching in the search engine is done with the help of keywords.

Some of the examples of search engine are Google, Bing, Opera and Yahoo.

Consider an example of Google search engine:

• First user has to open the Internet Explorer and type the URL such as www.google.com in the address bar.

• After that type the text in the search textbox. Press Enter key or click on the Google Search button.

• Click on any site which user wants to open.

Step 2

Refining research

There are various method by which user can refine the search which are as follows:

Vary Your Search Engine

Search engines sort through about 625 million active websites to provide you with content.
You may favour one, don't let habit limit you.
No search engine is best, and they all will definitely have different blind spots.

Use specific Keywords

Keywords are the terms that you use to find content on the internet.
Making your keywords as special as possible will assist your search engine to search down the information that you are looking for.

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