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Using
a search engine as a tool in surfing the World Wide Web is
just like having a card catalogue in a library.
The
vast information accessible in the Internet could be of great
use to a researcher when he/she knows how to make use of a
search engine.
Although
search tips differ from one search engine to the other, the
basic information needed is the same -- always use specific
words rather than general terms.
Punctuations
are sometimes used during queries to make search more specific:
a.
quotation sign to mean that the enclosed words mean part of
a phrase like "The Vampire Chronicles".
b.
the + sign to specify that the words must appear in each query
result like American + pie
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