Remember, the purpose is finding, not searching. Using a browser you can access text, graphics, sounds, and movies. You can also submit queries or conduct a search with a form - a page much like a traditional paper form where you fill in the blanks and submit it to the server. The server processes your query and returns information based on your responses. Various tools let you search for information by titles or headers of documents, the full text of documents themselves, through keywords, or through prepared indexes or directories.
Different engines are good for different kinds of searches.
It's a good idea before using a search engine to read the help section of the engine's Web site to see what the best way is to optimize your results. There are hundreds of institutions on the Internet that provide a broad range of freeware and shareware programs for public access. A wide range of programs and utilities are available through the network. There is a diversity of software available, including everything from games to anti-virus software, system extensions to programming source code. There are many FTP servers that you can access throughout the United States and in other countries.