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Searching Techniques

Search Engines

Dr. M. Tanvir Afzal


Search Engines

 Google
 Bing
 Yahoo

http://gs.statcounter.com/search-engine-market-share

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Google
https://www.google.com/

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Query Formulation
Start with simple terms

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Query Formulation

Specify location:

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Query Formulation

Spelling

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Query Formulation
Search using voice:

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Query Formulation

Flip a Coin:

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Query Formulation
Choose Words Carefully
 Head hurts/headache
 head virtual university/Rector Virtual
University
 Remote Education/Virtual education
 Apple could point to company and fruit

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Query Formulation

Capitalization

 COMPUTER SCIENCE
VS
computer science

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Summary

 Search Engines
 Google searching tips and
effective query formulation

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