Searching the Web Effectively Searching the Web Effectively Search Engines Vs.
Search engines look for a key word or phrase appearing in Web pages.
Weighting scheme for ordering results Other features, such as cached pages Directories index sites according to categories. There are few pure search engines nowadays. Most have some directory features. Search Syntax A search word or combination of words connected with operators is called a query . The rules, or syntax , for forming a query vary from one search engine to another.