| A | B |
|---|
| Search Engine | A program that lets you search the Internet for information. |
| Regular Search Engine | Searches the Internet based on a given search term. |
| Metasearch | Searches several search engines at once. |
| www.cactisearch.com | Metasearch Engine searches several search engines at once. |
| www.Google.com | Regular search engine |
| www.Yahoo.com | Regular search engine |
| www.MSN.com | Regular Search engine. |
| www.vivisimo.com | Metasearch Engine that groups search results by category. |
| www.brainboost.com | Allows you to type in a question and get detailed information. |
| www.kartoo.com | Uses a graphic organizer instead of a list. |
| www.britannica.com | Encyclopedia online |
| www.encarta.msn.com | Encyclopedia online |
| Public Library web sites | May require a library card to use some of the linked websites. |
| Advanced Search | Most search engines allow you to be more specific about the type of information you are looking for. |
| "And" | Use this when you want two words to be used together in the search. |
| "OR" | Use this when you can accept two words in the search. |
| " - " (Minus sign) | Use for words you want to exclude from the search. |
| " Quotation Marks" | Use when searching for an exact phrase. |
