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3.1.5 Two types of search tools. - Coggle Diagram
3.1.5 Two types of search tools.
Web Searching
• Web searching or search tool is a program available on
the Internet to help you find information among the
millions of documents on the Web.
• People use search tools to search for specific information
on the Web
Types
Search Engine
Subject Directory
Search Engine
• Search engine is a search tool that finds websites,
webpages, images, video, news, maps and other
information related to a specific topic.
• Requires the users to enter a word or phrase which is
known as keyword.
• it uses the keywords to search for documents that relates
to these key words and then put the results (hits) in order
of relevance to the topic that was searched for.
Examples
Subject Directory
• Subject directory is a search tool that classifies webpages in
an organized set of categories and subcategories.
• User can locate webpage or information by clicking the
links through different levels, moving from the general to
the specific.
• Directories are useful for finding information on a topic
when you don’t have precise ideas of what you need.
• When click on the category link, the subject directory
displays a list of subcategory links.
Examples
i. Google Directory
ii. Yahoo! Directory
iii. Looksmart Directory
iv. Best of the Web Directory
v. dmoz
Differences
Search Engine
• Find information related
to a specific topic.
• User knows what to
search by using
keywords.
Subject Directory
• Classifies Web pages in an
organized set of categories
and subcategories.
• useful for finding information
on a topic when you don’t
have precise ideas of what
you need.
