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AskJeeves
(
http://www.askjeeves.com)
is a type of search engine that allows you to type in a question,
using a normal English language sentence. Type in a simple
sentence, asking a question and AskJeeves points you to several
sites and often asks the question in other ways, pointing
you to information sites. It is a highly recommended tool,
especially for younger students and beginning searchers.
Tip: Jeeves is not a real person, so do
not ask him where he stays. :-)
Let's follow an example search, asking the
question "Who is Nelson Mandela?"
First you need to Log
on to the Internet.
4. Type in the
Address: http://www.askjeeves.com (see 1
below)
5. In the block
indicated , type the question you want to ask (see 2
below) and click on 
AskJeeves will take a short while to return
a result to you. The time you have to wait depends on the
quality of your Internet connection at the time, but you should
not have to wait more than a minute or so. Here is an example
of the screen that AskJeeves presents to you in answering
the question:
Note (referring to the lettering in the
above image):
a You
click on
to go to the information, but at times you will see hypertext
links (underlined text) too.
b The
 is used to find other categories of information relating
to the same question, but would normally take you away from
your immediate topic of search (Nelson Mandela, in this case).
c AskJeeves
offers you the answers it has given to similar questions asked
by other people before you. You could explore these if they
look valuable to you.
d AskJeeves
also rates the popularity of the information source. For example
 is a 5-star rating.
However, this does not necessarily mean that the information
will have that value for your specific needs.
e If
there is a longer list of sites that it offers, you should
click on the More link.
f
AskJeeves also gives you links to information from related
searches.
g AskJeeves
lastly searches some other popular search engines and gives
you a summary of the results it found there. You could explore
these as well.
Unsuccessful result?
If your initial question was not answered
to your satisfaction, try to rephrase the question. AskJeeves
has more than likely been put off track by a word that you
used in the question. This word may have more than one meaning.
Try to replace this word with a different one, or ask a slightly
different question.
Bing Search
(http://www.bing.com
) - keyword search
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