List of Search Engines: http://www.searchability.com/
LincOn.com includes many major categories that are simply not covered by other
guides, for example, Fuel and Energy, Farming, Large Industry, Museums, Insurance,
etc. Some subjects that are covered particularly comprehensively are Legal Reference,
Computing and Banking.
SEARCH ENGINE INFORMATION - The title of the search engine is given along
with a search box so you can start your search from within LincOn.com. Sometimes a
fairly extensive search menu is included.
ESPECIALLY USEFUL FOR - The business researcher (because of the many
commercial categories included) and the general searcher.
Freeality Internet Search
OVERALL - Freeality Internet Search is a top-notch, medium/large search engine guide
that focuses on popular and general subjects (definitions). It is one of the few search
engine guides that is graphically attractive, in addition to being extremely clear and welldesigned.
Freeality Internet Search contains hundreds of search engines divided into 32 subject
categories, some with several subdivisions. Short lists of important websites are included
for many of the topics.
Keyword searching for search engines is not available.
SUBJECT COVERAGE - The quantity of search engines that are listed for the various
subjects varies from quite large and comprehensive to medium. Some subjects that
Freeality Internet Search covers especially well are Arts and Entertainment, Travel, and
Reference and Research (dictionaries, encyclopedias, biographies, etc.). Some
uncommon separate categories are New York City, Film, and Gay and Lesbian.
SEARCH ENGINE INFORMATION - Search engines are listed by title, many with a
short, informative phrase.
A search box (sometimes with a drop-down menu) is included for most search engines so
you can begin your search from Freeality Internet Search. The name of the search
engine and its search box appear on the same line. This arrangement makes it easy to see
all the search engines in a category.
ESPECIALLY USEFUL FOR - Finding a wide variety of search engines that cover
popular subjects. Inexperienced searchers will appreciate its extraordinarily friendly,
well-organized design.
FinderSeeker
OVERALL - FinderSeeker bills itself as the search engine for search engines. It contains
hundreds of search engines organized into 27 subject categories.
Instead of displaying a subject directory on its home page, FinderSeeker contains a search
box and two drop-down menus. One of the drop-down menus contains the names of 27
subject categories. The other contains the names of about 160 countries.
By combining choices from both of these menus, you can search for search engines about
a topic from a specific country, for example legal search engines from Australia.
You can also search for a search engine by keyword in FinderSeeker. In fact, keyword
searching can be surprisingly effective. Results of searches are arranged by country (if
you don’t select one).
SUBJECT COVERAGE - FinderSeeker's strength is its coverage of search engines
from even the smallest countries such as Azerbaijan and Kyrgyzstan. It also lists engines
from individual cities and states of the US.
The subjects included are mainly popular and general (definitions). Some of the less
common individual categories are Dining, Hobbies, Aviation, Religion and Adult.
SEARCH ENGINE INFORMATION - An enlightening description is included for
each search engine.
ESPECIALLY USEFUL FOR - The general searcher and people looking for
specialized search engines about particular subjects from various countries.
SearchBug.com
OVERALL - SearchBug.com includes a small, well-crafted, specialized search engine
collection (on the left side of the homepage) which aims to cover the best specialized
search engines on the web. It contains over 500 engines organized into 15 categories
covering popular topics (definitions).
SearchBug.com's clear, logical design is easy for the searcher to use. Keyword searching
for search engines is available from the drop-down menu on the home page.
SUBJECT COVERAGE - Search engine selection is consistently excellent. Although
there are only between 10 and 20 search engines in most categories, they cover many
important aspects of the subject. The category, All Searches, contains a useful index of
all the engines included in SearchBug.com.
An unusual category is Packages which includes search engines concerned with package
tracking and drop-off locations (e.g., FedEx, UPS).
SEARCH ENGINE INFORMATION - Search engines are listed by what they do or by
their main subject rather than by name. For example, bankrate.com is listed as Best
Credit Cards. A drawback is that the only way to get to a search engine or, in some cases,
even to find out its name is to begin your search from SearchBug.com.
When you select a topic, the (sometimes elaborate) menu of the engine that SearchBug
has chosen appears.
ESPECIALLY USEFUL FOR - SearchBug.com is ideal for people who are looking
for a small but high-quality collection of search engines about commonly-searched-for
subjects. Internet beginners or inexperienced searchers will appreciate its easily
understandable design.
InvisibleWeb.com
OVERALL - InvisibleWeb com is a first-rate guide containing over 10,000 search
engines organized into 18 subject categories and hundreds of subcategories and
subsubcategories. In spite of its enormous size, InvisibleWeb.com is easy to use because
of its clear and logical design.
If you're short of time and would like to see just a sampling of the largest specialized
search engines about a popular topic (definitions), you can click on a subject from the
"Hot List" and get the names of approximately 10 leading engines relating to one of these
topics.
Keyword searching for search engines is available and is often exceptionally effective.
SUBJECT COVERAGE - InvisibleWeb.com contains search engine collections for a
wide variety of popular, general and academic topics. Surprisingly, there is no subject
category for regional engines.
One of InvisibleWeb.com's great strengths is its detailed classification of subjects, which
can reduce the time it takes to find search engines covering a specific subject. For
example, under the subcategory Investments, some of the subsubcategories are Bonds,
Commodities, Futures and Options, Mutual Funds, and Stocks.
Search engine selection is generally excellent and comprehensiveness varies with the
topic. Occasionally the same engine appears more than once under a subject because its
different information collections are listed separately.
Some categories with especially extensive search engine collections are Legal, Travel,
Sciences and Reference.
SEARCH ENGINE INFORMATION - You can choose to see an unusually full,
informative description of each search engine. Search menus are displayed for a small
percentage of the engines.
ESPECIALLY USEFUL FOR - InvisibleWeb.com is particularly valuable for writers,
students, professionals, academics, subject specialists, and researchers of all kinds, as
well as the average searcher looking for in-depth information about a subject.
Inexperienced searchers will feel comfortable here because of the friendly design.
Fossick.com
OVERALL - Fossick.com is a nicely done specialized search engine guide, containing
an interesting mixture of popular, academic, general and Internet-related search engines
(definitions). It lists over 3,000 specialized search engines organized into nine very broad
categories, approximately 50 subcategories and hundreds of subsubcategories.
Keyword searching for search engines is not available.
SUBJECT COVERAGE - Subject organization is sometimes puzzling. However,
related subsubcategories are listed (in very small type) at the top of each subsubcategory
of engines. If you don't find what you're looking for or want to locate additional engines,
click on another relevant topic.
Popular and general subjects are covered most fully in Fossick.com. Search engine
collections for most topics are not huge, but are thoughtfully done and often include
engines that are rarely listed in other guides. Some topics that are particularly notable are
Jobs and Careers, Investment, Arts and Theater, and Music.
Academic search engines are concentrated in the sciences and a few other subjects. In
addition, there are two categories (Teacher and Education) containing engines useful to
teachers and other educators.
SEARCH ENGINE INFORMATION - Descriptions are included for each of the search
engines. In order to see the description of a particular engine, move your mouse over its
icon. (This works best if you position the mouse close to the center of the icon).
Because all the search engines are represented by icons, when the Internet is busy,
Fossick.com can be slow. You can speed it up by turning off graphics in your browser.
ESPECIALLY USEFUL FOR - Handy for the general searcher and the academic
searcher (in a limited number of fields) who want to find a good but not overwhelming
selection of search engines.
Direct Search
OVERALL - DirectSearch is a mainly a scholarly search engine guide. It includes
thousands of search engines organized into 12 broad subject categories that are divided
into hundreds of subtopics and subsubtopics.
Many of the engines DirectSearch includes are bibliographic which means that each
result gives you a bibliographic citation or an abstract (summary) of the article instead of
the full-text. Keyword searching for search engines is not available.
SUBJECT COVERAGE - Subjects covered in Direct Search range from Biochemistry
to Government to the Humanities. For many, but not all of the search engines included
(e.g. MABLE GEOCORR Geographic Correspondence Engine or
Biocatalysis/Biodegradation Database), you need a certain degree of subject knowledge
to understand the material covered.
There are large separate sections for searchable library catalogs, and a fascinating
compilation of state and city search engines, many from statistical and licensing agencies.
In addition there's an excellent collection of lists of data, many of which contain
information about public and private companies.
SEARCH ENGINE INFORMATION - Some of the search engines include
descriptions.
ESPECIALLY USEFUL FOR - People involved in the academic world, subject
specialists and, to some extent, business researchers.
List of Programming Languages: http://oop.rosweb.ru/Other/
ACL - A Coroutine Language. A Pascal-based implementation of coroutines.
"Coroutines", C.D. Marlin, LNCS 95, Springer 1980.
AED - Automated Engineering Design (aka ALGOL Extended for Design). MIT System
Laboratory ca 1965 by a team led by Douglas T. Ross (now at Softech). Systems
language for IBM 7090 and 360, an extension of ALGOL-60 with records ("plexes"),
pointers, and dynamic allocation. DYNAMO II was written in AED, as was the first
BCPL compiler. "The Automated Engineering Design (AED) Approach to Generalized
Computer-Aided Design", D.T. Ross, Proc ACM 22nd Natl Conf, 1967. Sammet 1969
and 1978. Versions: AED-0, AED-1, AED-JR.
C++ - Stroustrup . An object-oriented superset of C. In C++ a class is a user-defined type,
syntactically a struct with member functions. Constructors and destructors are member
functions called to create or destroy instances. A friend is a nonmember function that is
allowed to access the private portion of a class. C++ allows implicit type conversion,
function inlining, overloading of operators and function names, default function
arguments, and pass by reference. It has streams for I/O. "The C++ Programming
Language", Bjarne Stroustrup, A-W 1986 (1st edition), 1991 (2nd edition).
ftp://grape.ecs.clarkson.edu/pub/msdos/djgpp/djgpp.zip for MS-DOS
ftp://prep.ai.mit.edu/pub/gnu/g++-1.39.0.tar.Z for Unix draft ANSI C++ - X3J16
committee. Exceptions. C++ release 2.0 - May 1989. Added multiple inheritance, typesafe linkage, pointers to members, abstract classes. "C++ 2.0 Draft Reference Manual"
C++ release 2.1 - Added nested types. "The Annotated C++ Reference Manual", M. Ellis
et al, A-W 1990. C++ release 3.0 - Added templates.
Pascal - (named for the French mathematician Blaise Pascal (1623-1662)) N. Wirth, ca.
1970. Designed for simplicity, in reaction to the complexity of ALGOL 68, and intended
as a teaching language. Innovations: enumeration types, subranges, sets, variant records,
case statement. Pascal has been extremely influential in programming language design,
and has led to a great number of variations and descendants. "The Programming
Language Pascal", N. Wirth, Acta Informatica 1:35-63 (1971). "PASCAL User Manual
and Report", K. Jensen & N. Wirth, Springer 1975 made significant revisions to the
language. ANSI/IEEE770X3.97-1993, very similar to ISO Pascal, but does not include
conformant arrays. BS 6192, "Specification for Computer Programming Language
Pascal", British Standards Institute 1982. ISO 7185-1983(E). Level 0 and Level 1.
Changes from Jensen & Wirths Pascal include: name equivalence; names must be bound
before they are used; loop index must be local to the procedure; formal procedure
parameters must include their arguments; conformant array schemas.
UBASIC - Y. Kida . Extension of BASIC oriented for symbolic math and number theory.
Includes bignums, fractions, complex numbers and polynomials, integer factorization.
Version for MS-DOS, written in assembly language. Reviewed by W.D. Neumann,
Notices of AMS (Mar 1991). ftp://wsmr-simtel20.army.mil //shape.mps.ohiostate.edu/pub/msdos/ubasic
Turbo Prolog - 1986. A Prolog-like language with strong typing and user- defined
domains. Programs are arranged in sections: DOMAINS, CLAUSES, PREDICATES,
DATABASE and GOAL. Currently known as PDC Prolog, and distributed by Prolog
Development Center, Atlanta (404)873-1366 ?
WOOL - Window Object Oriented Language. Colas Nahaboo Small Common Lisp-like
extension language. Claims to be the fastest interpreted language in C with run-time
types. Version 1 used by the GWM window manager. Version 2 has an object system.
ftp://export.lcs.mit.edu/contrib/gwm/*
List of Basic Computer Information Sites:
http://www.computerhope.com/ComputerHelp.com is a website that offers free computer help to everyone.
ABOUT COMPUTER HOPE
Founded in November 1998, Computer Hope™ re-invented the term technical support
offering free technical support to everyone no mater the computer, the hardware, the
software, or the operating system. Computer Hope intends to continue to offer free
support to all users VIA the internet with the Intentions of becoming the largest free
support center on-line something that most companies cannot unfortunately offer to
everyone. However with the power of Computer Hope other sites can link into its
database to allow their users to get free support without any of the hassle of
implementing thousands of pages of information, continuing to update the content of its
pages each day and insuring that every link works throughout its database.
Additional information about the Computer Hope company can be found on our
Company information section.
WHAT COMPUTER HOPE HAS TO OFFER
Technical Support - Technical Support is the basis of Computer Hope and how we
began. Starting off of a basic listing of software and hardware we have grown to a
complete listing of various technical support fields. We currently offer support in the
following fields.
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Computer Operating Systems
HTML / web design information and help
Virus information and listing
Free e-mail service
Search Engine - We have designed a completely unique search engine which searches
web categories designed by Computer Hope. These categories will direct a user to the
exact pages that they need to go to. Along with the advanced search an extensive
monitoring system has been designed on how the user enters words and where they are
directed only to enhance and make the search service even easier.
Buying Tips - Buying Tips enhanced with the Technical support pages Computer Hope
is not only able to inform the user of various tips on buying computer hardware and
software but at the same time teach the potential buyer about the product.
Dictionary - Listing of various computer definitions in an easy to read alphabetic listing
allowing the user to view definitions in a complete listing without opening an individual
page for each definition.
Downloads - Because of the ever-changing and sometimes lacking support of drivers,
updates and other files Computer Hope allows its users to download from its database of
updated files and various other updates.
Company Information - Because Computer Hope is a support resource we do not have
the capability of replacing or servicing the complete listing of computer equipment
therefore have designed a complete company listing which can provide information about
contacting the company via the web, phone, e-mail, U.S. Mail and other means.
Newsletter - Computer Hope distributes a weekly newsletter with a weekly computer
dictionary term, weekly computer news, weekly virus / security / privacy threats, what's
new at Computer Hope and a all talk section with various talk and new computer
innovations.
http://www.bedford.lib.nh.us/Basics.htmThis particular website is sponsored by the Bedford Public Library. This document
includes a brief overview of basic computing concepts.
What is a Computer?, Hardware Components, Hardware Accessories, Software
Applications.
http://www.deckervillelibrary.com/Basic%20Computer%20Information.htmBasic Searching - This step-by-step guide will transform you into a certified Web search guru.
Basic Troubleshooting for Your PC -Trying to track down and resolve technical problems on your
computer. Troubleshooting tips that may help you find your problem before you ship it off to the
fixeria.
Beginners Central -There is no such thing as a newbie, everyone is an expert in training.
Downloading Guide - Five simple steps to downloading files from the Internet.
Email - Email is like an efficient and free post office. Even better, you can send multiple letters back
and forth to friends and family many times in just one day. The confusion for most users comes from
the initial "how-to" of addressing and sending a memo.
Net Lingo - Internet Language Dictionary
On Line Hoaxes - Everyone should check this site before sending Virus Warnings out to others.
Prevent Crashes - Tips for Preventing Crashes
Purchasing a new computer-Here's everything you need to make smart decisions when you set out
to shop for a new system.
Webopedia-The online dictionary and search engine
What to do when you bring your new computer home - Congratulations! Your household now has a
computer. Now what are you going to do with it? Well, before you balance your checkbook, get on
the internet, send some e-mail, shop online, play some games and write that novel, there are a couple
of things you'll want to do.
http://www4.district125.k12.il.us/Faculty/mfinlay/DTP/basiccomputerinfo.html-
Pixel - picture element - smallest piece of the picture in digital form, Resolution - # of
pixels/unit of measurement PPI - Pixels Per Inch, Bit - Binary Digit - smallest piece of
computer information, Byte - 8 Bits, Kilobyte - 1000 Bytes (KB).
http://www.microsoft.com/windows95/support/seWindows 95 Support Center - ... in Windows. Basic Computer BIOS Overview Click
to view this Web page to find basic information about computer BIOS. Get Most
Recent..This website even gives you the basic instructions on how to use it’s search
engine.
List of Binary Information Sites:
http://www.binarysoft.com/publish utility software for Mac OS and Windows.
http://mtl.math.uiuc.edu/non-credit/compconn/bits/binary.htmlA = American
S = Standard
C = Code for
I = Information
I = Interchange
ASCII is used to convert all of the characters you type into binary information so the
computer can understand use it. This website also introduces binary by comparing it to
the hypothetical situation about light bulbs. Also, this site lets us all know that binary
representation is one of the easiest ways to accurately organize information.
http://www.binaryinfo.com/explorer4/index.htmWe are dedicated to providing top-notch web development services for professionals and
businesses. We are comprised of a team of programmers, creative writers, graphic artists,
and attorneys, all committed to providing the complete Internet package: consultation,
design, development, promotion and support.
http://www.s2.chalmers.se/~agrell/bounds/This website contains tables of bounds on the size of binary unrestricted codes, constantweight codes, doubly-bounded-weight codes, and doubly-constant-weight codes.
http://www.learnbinary.com/binary.htmlbinary web page for reference only.
Notes on Binary To Decimal Conversion ( Binary Conversion), Notes on Converting
Decimal to Binary ( Binary Conversion), Notes on Binary Addition, Notes on Calculating
Binary Fractions, etc.
List of Hardware Information Sites:
http://www.hardwarecentral.com/hardwarecentral/in-depth computer hardware information:
includes News updates, Opinions, Editorials, Previews, Reports, Reviews, Tips, Tutorials
http://www.tomshardware.com/This site contains many computer-related guides such as: Mainboard Guide, Mainboard
Guide, Mobile Device Guide, Networking Guide, etc. Contains many technological
articles and more…….
http://www.linuxhardware.net/This particular website promotes certain hardware. Currently, it is letting everyone know
that Linux has the best hardware to purchase.
http://www.active-hardware.com/english/reviews/mainboard/mainboard.htmThis site mainly gives all sorts of reviews on CD-ROM Drives, Graphic Cards,
Motherboards, multimedia, and printers.
http://www.tigerdirect.com/sectors/mobo_sweep/index.aspGreat discounts on Motherboards, Central Processing Units, and other computer
components.
List of Operating Systems:
AmigaOShttp://os.amiga.com/os4/OS4Features.php
Virtual memory, New library interface, Resource tracking and management, Optional
memory protection. OS 4 will include a simple tool which allows the user to back-up
files by burning them to an ISO 9660 CD which also allows for exchanging data between
systems)
Novell NetWare Operating Systemhttp://www.novell.com/products/netware/quicklook.html
With NetWare 6 you can access files, printers, directories, e-mail and databases across all
types of networks, storage platforms and client desktops. NetWare 6 leverages the
powerful Novell eDirectory™, giving you a way to easily manage your network from
virtually any Web-enabled, wireless device or traditional desktop computer. NetWare 6
also supports open, Internet standards and includes innovative, browser-based Net
services.
IBM AIX 5L Unix Operating Systemhttp://www-1.ibm.com/servers/aix/os/index.html
AIX is an open UNIX operating environment from IBM. It provides increased levels of
integration, flexibility and reliability-essential for meeting the high demands of today's ebusiness applications. It operates over a range of POWER-based systems, including the
IBM e server pSeries and RS/6000.
Linux Operating Systemhttp://www.linux.org/info/index.html
Linux is a free Unix-type operating system originally created by Linus Torvalds with the
assistance of developers around the world. Developed under the GNU General Public
License , the source code for Linux is freely available to everyone. Linux is an operating
system that was initially created as a hobby by a young student, Linus Torvalds, at the
University of Helsinki in Finland. Linus had an interest in Minix, a small UNIX system,
and decided to develop a system that exceeded the Minix standards.
Debian Operating Systemhttp://www.debian.org/
Debian is a free operating system (OS) for your computer. An operating system is the set
of basic programs and utilities that make your computer run. Debian uses the Linux
kernel (the core of an operating system), but most of the basic OS tools come from the
GNU project; hence the name GNU/Linux.
Debian GNU/Linux provides more than a pure OS: it comes with more than 8710
packages, precompiled software bundled up in a nice format for easy installation on your
machine.
OpenBSD Operating Systemhttp://www.openbsd.org/
The OpenBSD project produces a FREE, multi-platform 4.4BSD-based UNIX-like
operating system. Our efforts emphasize portability, standardization, correctness,
proactive security and integrated cryptography. OpenBSD supports binary emulation of
most programs from SVR4 (Solaris), FreeBSD, Linux, BSD/OS, SunOS and HP-UX.
OpenBSD is freely available from our FTP sites, and also available in an inexpensive 3CD set. The current release is OpenBSD 3.1 which started shipping May 19, 2002.
List of Computer Hardware:
Infraredhttp://www.computerhope.com/help/irda.htm
The Infrared port today or also commonly refereed to as the IRDA (Infrared Data
Association) is a port much like what you would find on your TV/VCR remote. This port
allows two computers or a computer and a device to communicate amongst each other
without the use of wires.
Floppy Drivehttp://www.computerhope.com/help/floppy.htmThe floppy reference is derived from the floppy media that is encased within the
protective casing. This media is a magnetic medium and is written to much like the
method used by hard disk drives. Floppy drives have been found in computers for several
years and are commonly still being used today. The next generation of floppy drives will
more then likely be the LS-120 diskette drives which are already being included in many
computers now.
Scannerhttp://www.computerhope.com/help/scanner.htm
A scanner is a hardware device used to input text and or images into the computer. The
following is a description and illustration of some of the types of scanners available
today.
Tape Driveshttp://www.computerhope.com/help/tape.htm
Tape drives allow large companies as well as end users to backup large amounts of data.
Tape drives are capable of backing up a couple hundred megabytes to several gigabytes
of information without having to spend large sums of money on disks.
Motherboardhttp://www.computerhope.com/help/mb.htm
The motherboard is the main component found in PC and Macintosh computers. The
motherboard is what allows various hardware components to transfer information to one
each other. As computers advanced so did motherboards the following is a listing of the
various Motherboard form factors.