| A | B |
| An AND search | searches for two or more words in the same file |
| A NOT search | searches for all words in the query except the designated NOT word |
| An OR search | searches for either word in a file |
| A name search | searches for a name that has two or more words |
| A phrase search | searches for a phrase - two or more words in a specific order |
| A keyword search | searches for a single word |
| Set up a simple phrase search for: right to die | "right to die" |
| Set up a simple name search for: Abraham Lincoln | "Abraham Lincoln" |
| Set up a simple AND search for: Africa and gorilla | +Africa +gorilla |
| Set up a simple NOT search for: Turkey but not Thanksgiving | Turkey -Thanksgiving |
| Set up a simple keyword search for: Turkey | Turkey |
| Which search engine automatically does an OR search? | Alta Vista |
| Which search engine does a natural language search? | Ask Jeeves |