It comes back and tells you that it has found 287,413 pages matching your query. Only 147,712 pages are returned this time - and the first 10 have nothing to do with computers. Now there are only 60,479 pages matching your request. If so, skip this page and Go Back to Search Engines . If not, trudge on.
Most search engines are databases of Web pages.
Sort of an Index . They list anywhere from 1 to 30 million Web pages. Each has a different indexing method and interface. Full-text indexing is where every word on the page is put into a database for searching. Alta Vista and Open Text are examples of full-text databases.