Q. What is a search engine?

Search engines are websites whose function is to allow you to find other sites.
They do this usually by providing a box for you to enter in a keyword or multiple keywords . Once a word or phrase is entered, they gather and report information on a web page that shows links related to your keyword(s) on the Internet. There are hundreds of thousands of search engines. Examples of popular search engines and directories include Yahoo!, Google, MSN, GoTo.com, Excite.com, Overture, Lycos, Excite, Ask.com, AOL.com, AltaVista, and more many others.

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