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When it comes to searching the Internet, early childhood administrators are no different than other professionals. They tend to rely on a single search engine for information by entering a few keywords and clicking “search.” Sometimes the results that come back are useful, but more than likely it requires sorting through thousands of matches just to find a few Web pages that are relevant. The following tech terms, tools, and tips can help you break out of this pattern and improve your online researching skills.Tech Terms
• Search Engine: A software program that maintains a database of Web pages and allows a user to enter search criteria to retrieve information.
• Meta Search Engine: A software program that searches the databases of multiple search engines based on a user’s search criteria. The information retrieved is combined into a single
list.
• Spider/Crawler: A component of a search engine that wanders the World Wide Web, indexing keywords and storing Web page addresses.
• Subject Directory: A feature offered by some search engines that provides users with a searchable catalog of Web pages that has been organized by human editors into a hierarchical tree.
• Query: A request for information from a search engine’s database.
• Results: A ...