Searching The World Wide Web Via Search Engines

By Rafael Hardy

The idea of a physical one world seemed to be a distant dream a few decades ago. But with advancement that we have seen in the field of science and technology has made sure that it does not stay a dream. While it might not be possible to have a real world with no boundaries in near future but it has certainly become possible in the form of the virtual world by the advent of internet. Internet and web have made it easy to communicate within seconds with people on other side of the world. So, if we think about it internet is a world with boundaries that allows people to connect, share information and retrieve information from its vast resources.

There is no limit to information on the web and internet is genderless not limited to any race, ethnicity or nationality.

With changing trends of searching for information on web, came the concept of search engines. Consider a search engine to be like a catalog in a public library where you can search for book from all over the world.

The difference comes where the search engine offers unique searching facilities within seconds and access to world wide knowledge base.

Searching the web via search engines is a norm is today's world. However, it is not easy retrieving relevant information from the web without keeping in mind a few tips and tricks.

It is also important to know how search engines retrieve information on the internet. With a knowledge base so wide, it is a huge task for search engines to bring quality information. Although search engines are not truly artificially intelligent yet but nowadays they are advanced enough to distinguish between relevant and irrelevant information.

However, we do know a few patterns the search engines use such as they pick websites or articles base on keyword the user has entered and if it exists in the website with certain density, the search engines bring back the results for the users. Similarly, the search engines are less impressed by graphics and focus more on the relevant information on the site.

They seek the amount of keyword used in the content of a certain webpage and if sufficient enough bring back the results. It is very hard nowadays to forge content on the web and make sure it still appears in searches. However, search engines cannot read and understand like humans but they seem to be advancing in that direction a lot recently.

Always try to search on more than one search engine for the same keyword as we cannot really trust the authenticity of the information on web unless the source is very credible. Use simplified terms i. E. Do not write long sentences in the search as the search engine treats every word written by the user as a separate keyword. That means it might bring back results for each word separately.

You will need to practice a bit before you can totally grasp the ways of searching web via search engines. Also, run your searches on more than one search engine against the same keywords to check which one contains the most relevant information for your query.

Be careful while using the information that you have retrieved by searching web via search engines because not everything on internet is genuine. Always check that the source you are using is credible. Learn tips and tricks to verify the source. Enjoy the e-library as it saves you a lot of time and speed seems to be everything these days. - 29971

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