 The
second kind is a keyword search engine.
This
type of search engine sends out a
"spider"--software, not a bug--to find as many web sites as
possible that contain the keyword you put in the search box. The search
engine then stores the pages that the spider finds on its web server. |
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 I get it. When I type a keyword
in the search box, the keyword search engine looks for the web pages
containing that word on its web server. |
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| Exactly. Click here
to see a picture. Don't forget to click your Back button! |
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| How do I know which search
engines are directory and which are keyword search engines? |
Keyword search engine illustration by Kathy Schrock used with permission.
