Search Features
 

Below is a chart summarizing the most commonly used search features for Yahoo, Alta Vista, HotBot, and Metacrawler. Click on active link to access the search engine.

 
 


Phrase searching Use " " Use " " Use " " Use " "
Boolean logic No AND, OR, AND NOT, NEAR AND, OR, AND NOT Default is AND
Truncation Use * Use * No No
Case sensitivity No Yes Capitals within words retrieve matching words. Capitals within words retrieve matching words.
*Requires (+) / Excludes (-) Use in Advanced Search Use in Simple Search only Yes, but not in Boolean Search Yes, but not in Boolean Search
*(+) requires term in search, and (-) excludes term in search.
 
Check the following sites for more information on using and evaluating search engines:

 
 
 
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