what are the searching internet rules that makes my search more specific and give me the wanted data only?

Answer 1

I often do what the first two people have suggested, that is put quotes around the phrase; however, that often limits the search and if that exact phrase is not found, the search engine will tell you to remove the quotes. Google has an "I'm feeling lucky" button which I find invaluable. It only gives you one search result but often that one result is exactly what you are looking for. Another method I use is to be as specific as possible with keywords and separate them with commas. If a word often comes up in the search results that you don't want, put a minus sign in front of it. For example, I have been looking for a machine that makes gelato at home but a lot of the search results will include an ice cream machine. So my search terms will be gelato machine, -ice cream. Why don't you use the edit button here and tell us what you are searching for and I'm sure some of us will come up with some more helpful suggestions.

Answer 2

First off, there is usually an easily overlooked link named "advanced" near the search option of the major search engines.

Also,there are logical operators that most search engines allow that hardly anyone knows about. Here's a few:

Domain search
You can use Google to search only within one specific website by entering the search terms you're looking for, followed by the word "site" and a colon followed by the domain name.

For example, here's how you'd find admission information on the Stanford University site: admission site:www.stanford.edu

+ or - (do not use brackets)
search for [meatloaf -recipe] to get results on the band and not the food.

search for [meatloaf +recipe] to get food and not the band.

There's lots more...see the links under sources for more info.

Answer 3

use and to force a search to find both words. Use quotes around a phrase to search for the specific phrase.

Answer 4

Put phrases in quotes to have them searcheed for as a phrase.
"miniature elephant"

Search engines treat words as optional. To force a word to be included no matter what, put a + in front of it.
php logon +script +mysql

You can eliminate dreck using a minus symbol. If you wanted to know about miniature dog breeds, but not poodles:
miniature dogs -poodles

Answer 5

Enclose the search word or phrase in quotation marks. B.