Search Tools
There are two two basic types:
- Indexes (Web directories)
- Organized by major categories
- Each category is further organized into subcategories
- Can continue search of subcategories until a list of
relevant documents appear.
- Examples:
- Search Engines (Web Crawlers, Web Spiders)
- Organized like a database.
- Key words and phrases can be used to search through
database.
- Databases are maintained by special programs called
agents, spiders, and bots.
- Examples:
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