Search Tools for Research

1. It contains truckloads of information and enables the user to search information by moving from one document to another.

• World Wide Web

• Electronic sources

• Specific Resources

2. It works by actually using other search engines to find the needed information.

• general search engine

• metasearch engine

• specific search engine

3. It refers to wide-ranging search engines capable of searching millions upon millions of sites for specific information.

• General search engines

• Metasearch engine

• Specific search engine

4. As the name implies, is a much smaller and more specific type and is designed more specifically for certain users’ needs.

• General search engine

• Metasearch engine

• Specific search engine

5. It is actually a program that searches for words or phrases in documents, most often in articles, web pages, and published materials in the Internet.

• internet

• online search engine

• electronic resources

6. Classify the item : Dogpile

• general search engine

• metasearch engine

• specific search engine

7. Classify the item : Google

• general search engines

• metasearch engines

• specific search engines.

8. Classify the item: JSTOR

• general search engine

• metasearch engine

• specific search engine

9. Classify the item: Yahoo

• general search engine

• metasearch engine

• specific search engines

10. Classify the item: Metacrawler

• general search engine

• metasearch engine

• specific search engine