Effective searching
A queryA search or question performed inside a database. contains keywordAn important word that will help return accurate search results. that relate to what you鈥檙e looking for.
When searching a large databaseA data store designed in an organised way, making it easier to search for the information you need. or the internet, a query will most likely return millions of results. Use more keywords to improve accuracy and to reduce a high volume of results.
For example, the following search for a local music festival will get increasingly accurate results:
- music
- music festival
- music festival 2011
- music festival south east 2011
Most search engineA software tool to allow a user to look for information. This might be a web search engine, eg Google, Yahoo or Bing, or part of another computer program, eg an operating system. have advanced search options which help you narrow down the results even further.
Search engines try to make sense of your query. For example, in the past a search for 鈥楧octor Who鈥 might have returned results like 鈥楧octor Seemore, who is an eye specialist鈥. Today, the same search returns results for the TV programme Doctor Who.