To find information on the web, being able to search what you need to find is a very interesting and easy process. While searching for information, we use a search engine and a search directory as well. The difference between both of them are the way they get organized and their information. When using a search engine, it uses a program called spiders or bots that searches the internet, follow links, and brings back the information to the search engine. It uses complex algorithms to determine which Web pages are most likely to fit the description of the search. Directories are human powered instead of by algorithms. The way it works is, site owners submit their sites into directories, and editors determine if the site should be included inside the search directory or not.
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