How people use search engines has evolved over the years, but the primary principles of conducting a search remain largely unchanged. Most search processes go something like this:
Experience the need for an answer, solution, or piece of information.
Formulate that need in a string of words and phrases, also known as “the query.”
Enter the query into a search engine.
Browse through the results for a match.
Click on a result.
Scan for a solution, or a link to that solution.
If unsatisfied, return to the search results and browse for another link or ...
Perform a new search with refinements to the query.