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Directory based Search Engine
The features of Directory
based Search
Engines
- Search engine can arrange data
in hierarchy order from broad to narrow. -
The
advantage of using directory is to provide web users an overview of a subject.
Web users can drill down for the content or sites if they
need -
Directory based search engine is organized
by humans instead of software. The web users look at site organized in a series
of categories. -
The
database of directory is smaller than the search engine!|s database.
Limitation of Directory based
Search Engine - Restriction of what files to retrieve. It is
mostly based on the directories those files are place in.
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The
presentations of directories are not consistent. Some are very organized and
contain useful information but some may contain useless
information. Examples of Directory based search engine