Search Engines and Keyword Searches

The Internet is a valuable tool for finding information, as long as you know how to use it effectively. Using search engines, which are databases that search websites for relevant information, is a good place to start when beginning research. Search engines can look through the Internet for your keywords at lightening speed. Of course, your search is limited by the keywords and phrases that you type into the search engine; therefore, refining your keyword searches is important. The information from this topic will help you throughout the rest of this course and in your everyday life. With the Internet readily available on so many devices, it is important that you know how to navigate through it.