Web Search Engines, Mine and Prior
Experiences
Web Search Engines to Me
I'm sure almost all of you have gone to the library and
used the
computer terminals to find a certain book or books relating to a certain
subject. Search engines seem to serve the same function. My definition
of a search engine would be that of an index. When a certain word or
words are typed in the space provided, the search engine will find all
material with that certain word or words and give you a list of them.
But just like the terminals at the library, this process can sometimes be
fustrating. The list of references the search engine digs up for you may
not all be useful. Some, in fact, may only contain your specified word
in the title and no where else on the page itself.
My Experience
I only use search engines when I'm looking for material related to a
specific topic. In the past, I used it to find pictures of my favorite
Sanrio character, Pochacco. I also used in to find material to put into
my reports for this particular class. Other than that, I hardly, myself,
use search engines.
Search engines are actually not as complicated as it may sound. I feel
that it's like using the terminals at the library to locate material that
you need. At times, I may not find exactly what I'm looking for. It may
be either I'm searching the wrong word or there really is nothing out
there on my subject, which is rarely the case.
I usually just type in one word and the search engine will search the net
for me. But in most cases, a list of like 6,000 will appear. I usually
then type in another word (along with the first word) and search again.
I think the main thing to remember when working with search engines is to
have at least a couple of index words in mind to search. The material or
information you are looking for may be indexed under a different word or
words other than that you have in mind. Do some exploring in other
related word topics.