Question: Which of the following is considered the first search engine on the internet?
A Google
B Yahoo
C Bing
D Archie
Answer: Archie
| Aspect | Description |
| First search engine on the internet | · Archie |
| Year of Development | · 1990 |
| Creator | · Alan Emtage |
| Type | · Predecessor to modern search engines, not a web search engine |
| Significance | · Considered one of the first tools for indexing and searching files on FTP (File Transfer Protocol) servers.
· Provided users with the ability to search for specific files or file types on FTP servers. · Paved the way for the development of web search engines that followed. |
| Operating Principle | · Archie maintained a database of file names and locations on FTP servers. |
| · Users could search for files using specific keywords and Archie would provide a list of FTP servers containing those files. | |
| User Interface | · Command-line interface, not a web-based user interface. |
| Availability | · Early versions of Archie were limited to the academic community and Unix-based systems.
· Later, it became more widely accessible. |
| Historical Importance | · Played a significant role in the early development of internet search technology. |