5. Define search tools including search services. Discuss search engines and specialized search engines. Describe how to evaluate the content of a web site.
Search services operate web sites that help you locate information. They also maintain the database that helps you get where you want. Search engines assist you to locate specific information you are looking for. Specialized search engines are programs that focus on subject specific Web sites. To evaluate a web site be sure to check the authority, accuracy, objectivity and currency.