Much information is in fact available online, but references to it involve complicated instructions regarding host names, logon passwords, terminal types and commands to type, sometimes needing the skilled interpretation of a network “guru”. W3 replaces this with a point-and-click interface which anyone can use. – Tim Berners-Lee, et al.; World-Wide Web: An Information Infrastructure for HighEnergy Physics; January 1992. |
The following sections provide basic information on browsers and surfing, a survey of directories and search engines, and a description of essential search techniques:
- The Logic Of Boolean Algebra
- Search For Unique Identifiers
- Use AND To Combine Search Words
- Search For Phrases
- Refine A Search With Related Keywords
- Questions And Answer Searches
- Add Search Filters With OR
- Use NOT To Exclude Keywords
- Search For Wildcards
- Comparison Test Search Engines
- More Web Search Information