A popular search engine is Google.

How Google is organized:
Google Menu Bar: A group of five tabs above the search box that will focus your search to particular parts of the World Wide Web.

• Web This is the first of the tabs. It is highlighted because it is the default search. Unless you choose another tab, your search will automatically scan the entire web.
• Images The second tab restricts your search to pictures.
• Groups The third tab restricts your search to newsgroups.
• Directory The fourth tab connects you to a subject directory where you can browse by broad themes.
• News The last tab restricts your search to news articles from the last 30 days.

Google Search Tips

1. Try the obvious first If you're looking for information on Picasso, enter Picasso rather than painters.
2. Use descriptive words Luxury hotel Dubuque returns better results than really nice places to spend the night in Dubuque.
3. Be specific Antique lead soldiers returns returns better results than old metal toys.
4. Ignore upper & lower case Google isn’t case sensitive.
5. Don’t truncate Google does not truncate. If you want to capture both the singular and plural form of a particular word, you need to do two separate searches, for example airplane and
   airplanes.

Google Features

• Dictionary Definitions
  Any or all words of your query for which Google has a dictionary definition will be underlined in the blue text above the search results. Clicking on the link will take you to a definition from a dictionary provider.
• Phonebook U.S. Business
  type the business name, along with the city and state or zip code or phone number including area code. U.S. Residence - type any of the following combinations:
  first & last name + city or state or
  area code or zip code
  area code + phone number
  last name + city + state
  last name + zip code
• Maps
  Enter a U.S. street address, including zip code or city/state, Google will return links from map
  providers that will lead you directly to the relevant map. Often the street address and city name will be enough.
• Stock Quotes
  Enter one or more NYSE, NASDAQ, AMEX or mutual fund ticker symbol.