continually updated, databases of web sites users can search by typing in
keywords or Phrases.
Fill-in-the-blank forms allow keyword searches of web sites and content' The
search engine looks for sites *i'totu title or content matches the keywords' It
then displays a list of web pages containing the keyword or phrase entered'
Each web page found as the iesult of a search is called a hit'
search engines only search sites with uRl-s (uniform Resource Locators or
Internet aooresseij tnut have been entered into their searchable list of uRLs'
Because of this.searches of various search engines can yield different results'
Each web site or web page name that a search engine lists as the result of a
search is called a hit.
Many Search engines also offer directories, or organized sets of topics' to
their users. Direhories classifo web sites into categories such as news, spott'
education, and science and provide lists of links related to these categories'
LinK are provided for topics related to the categories in general and for
topics related to subcategories.