Search Exercises for the World Wide Web Searching Exercises Netscape's search button Exercise 1. This takes you to Netscape's NetCenter, where a number of search engines and specialized searching tools are displayed. Notice you can pick your favorite to be displayed for you each time you return. AltaVista Exercise 2. Just ask a question.
Search engines handle phrase searching differently.
Alta vista now assumes that you're looking for the exact phrase you enter. Otherwise - you may need to enclose the phrase in quotes. This may be different for other search engines. In this example, all the suggested words make sense, but be aware that other searches may yield some odd suggestions. Excite's Special Features Exercise 3.