17. Search vs Meta Search Engines Search Engine Meta Search Engine Have their own database of sites they craw and list in their database Doesn’t have a Database by itself Allows you to use a wide range of advanced search criteria to refine your search Allows you only basic search functions Obtain their data from information contained on individual web pages. An overview of multiple search engine results for a particular subject which in-turn can save you time
18. Cont… Duplicate results are possible Eliminate any duplicate results Need to query major search engines separately Eliminate the need to query major search engines separately Receive a large number of results, but only web pages within one search engine’s database will appear. The results are often limited only to the top search results from each of the main search engine databases