General Search Services

Google
A sophisticated search that employs complex algorithms to locate relevant Web pages. Claims to have more websites in its database than any other search engine.
http://www.google.com

Go
This search services has many of the features of Alta Vista. Searches a database of over 15 million pages and articles from over 10,000 newsgroups.
http://go.com/

Lycos
An index to millions of Web sites. Its A-Z directory organizes the Web sites by category. The Point Reviews section is a collection of more than 50,000 Web sites reviews from which you can hyperlink to the actual Web sites reviewed.
http://www.lycos.com/

Yahoo
One of the most popular general search services. You can use either the directory feature or its search index, which looks for web pages that use your search terms.
http://www.yahoo.com

Alta Vista
A search service provided by the Digital Equipment Corporation containing a huge index of Web sites and Usenet newsgroups. Allows more precise structuring of Boolean operators, including phrases in quotation marks.
http://www.altavista.com