Question

List two ways that search engines and electronic databases are similar and three ways that search engines and electronic databases are different. Use specific examples to clarify your points.

Answer 1

Answer:

Explanation: search engine uses system algorithm to search out items or information as required by the user. Example is google, chrome.

Data base are archives where information could be retrieve. Its contain information such as publications, abstract,journals.

Search engine provides wide range of information depending on you request while database are mostly for academics related materials.

Data base- A good place to generate this information is library, archivals while journal, publiications are kept while search engine can be used anywhere you have an internet facilities.

In a data base, information is searched in an organized way. The collections are already well arranged in different cubicle search engine provides wide range of information not organized.

Data base may contain more complex information not easily understood, search engine provides more elaborate answers.

Similarity of the two is that they both provide information.

They are both reliable.

School library is an example of where journals and publication are kept and can be retrived.

Answer 2

Answer: see explanation below for answer.

Explanation:

Search engines are programs that are used to search for and identify items that have been stored in a database which correspond to the keywords or characters that have been specified by the user.

Search engines are used especially for finding particular sites on the World Wide Web. Examples include Google, Yandex, Bing, baidu, AOL, etc.

Electronic databases are collections of data, or information, that have been specially organized for rapid search and retrieval by a computer. Examples include, SQL Server, Oracle Database, Sybase, Informix, MySQL, etc.

Similarities:

1. Search engines and electronic databases are both capable of searching for data.

2. They are both capable of handling queries.

Differences:

1. Electronic databases are mainly used for storing vast amount of data, while search engines are mainly for searching data.

2. Information in an electronic database is structured, while search engines can be used to search for unstructured text.

3. While they can both be used to search for information, they differ in their capabilities because search engines can be used for searching for information on the web, but databases can be used for advanced searches other than the web.