Internet Explorer - Searching for information |
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Web search engines like Alta Vista and Yahoo continually search the Internet for new documents and add them to their database. The Web is a very large information resource consisting of millions and millions of documents, but many of these documents contain information which you do not want e.g.
We recommend the module on Finding and using information on this CD if you want to develop your information finding skills. Basic tips for searching These tips apply to keyword searches conducted on Tip 1 - Always use +
and sometimes a - e.g. This is the way that you would write the search keywords in the search box on the search engine web site: (notice the space after each word)
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Tip 2 - If there is more than one word in the phrase, use "quotation marks" This applies if the words for which you are searching are
e.g. (sub-tip: use capitals if the words are proper names)
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