Finding Information

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OK, So we know that the World Wide Web is full of information - so how do we go about finding this information.

Information can be found in a varity of different ways.

If you know the web address of the company providing the information you are looking for you can simply type the companies web address into the address bar. (If you do not know what the address bar is please visit The Web Browser section of this tutorial.) This works fine for big companies where you either know the web address or can have a good guess.

If you want to find information in a particular category then it may be best to use a Web Directory, a Web Directory lists sites in various categories - much like a telephone directory. If you select the category that you are interested in then the directory will return a list of suitable website that you may wish to visit - The Happy Online Web Directory of UK Website is one such Directory.

If you want to find information on a specific query then your best bet is to use a search engine, search engines catelogue the web and provide a list of results depending on your search requirements. Happy Online gives you access to some of the major search engines - simply go to the Searching the Web section of this site and give it a go.