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A Review On Web Search Engines Retrieval Methods
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A Review On Web Search Engines' Retrieval Methods -Best match as principal and Boolean searching as auxiliary 21st December 2001 JIN, JIEJUN MSc in Information Management INF 6060 Information Storage and Retrieval Abstract This essay is aimed to analyse why most World Wide Web search engines provide best match searching as their principle retrieval method with Boolean searching playing an auxiliary role. The World Wide Web has revolutionised the way in which people access information, and search engines are are widely used by people to find useful information on the Web. There are pros and cons lying in both best match retrieval system and Boolean retrieval system. Comparisons of these two retrieval methods show that the performance of best match searching is generally stronger than Boolean searching in an online environment for general uses. Nevertheless, as long as in some circumstances Boolean searching provides more effective and accurate performance, a replacement is not seen. Main Contents The...
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