To use it well there's a lot to learn. Words in quotation marks or joined by hyphens will be searched for in specific order next to each other. You can also search images. Often regarded as one of the largest databases, Altavista offers full-text seaches of Web pages and Usenet. Advanced search offers Boolean operators and, or, not, and near.
Searches can use parentheses for nesting.
To group words, type phrases within quotations. Can limit search to URL, title, summary, image and others. Images can be searched. A great search engine, preferred by Librarians. Sorts top 10 by relevance.