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Internet Directories Provide the user with a subject-based index of internet resources.
These distinctions are confusing. Many search engine sites also maintain directories, most directories provide a link to a search engine, and some search engines will link you to directories of discussion groups. Despite these complexities, thinking about what information is being searched, and how that information is organized and presented will help you to find what you want quickly and easily. To use a search engine, type in the word or phrase in which you are interested, and the search engine gives you back a list of web sites containing that word. The technology is sophisticated enough to generate some great results, but it is far from perfect.