Comparison and analysis

Today, i learnt that there were different kinds of search engines to find our data. Many people in the world use internet to do their research everyday. However, many of them do not know that there are different search tools like search engines, meta search engines, subject directory and database. 


I compared a search engine, Google, to a database, ProQuest Science & sociology, using the topic, Developments and trends in mobile gaming, which was assigned to me.


In the end, i felt that Google was better as there were more articles on my topic compared to ProQuest. Although i actually preferred ProQuest as it was more user friendly and easier to use, Google proved to be better.

a.    Do you think it is more effective to search the invisible web (databases) than using search engines, meta-search or subject directories? Why?

Yes. But it solely depends on the type of database the website is. For example, there are databases  that are on aviation stuff so if you were to search on mobile gaming, you would not get any results. Databases are usually user friendly and have a lot of articles  and sources so i feel that is is more effective to search the invisible web rather than using search engines only if the database have the sources on the topic you are researching on.

b.    Name ONE database which you will use for your research topic. Why?

ProQuest Science &amp. I was surprised that ProQuest actually did not require any Boolean operators as it automatically searched based on only the words i typed into the search bar. It was very good but it did not have much articles on the topic i was researching on. Google was no better when i searched without using any Boolean operators as there were too many results and it was not really effective. But when i used Boolean operators, the search became more effective and articles related to my topic were found easily within the first few pages of the search.

My Introduction~~~

Hello, my name is Melvin Tay Yu Liang. I am currently studying in Temasek Polytechnic Aerospace Electronics Year 3 Sem 1. I previously study in Maris Stella High School Primary and Yuying Secondary School.


My hobbies are watching Anime, playing computer online games, flying remote controlled planes, playing the piano and listening to japanese songs.


About my hobbies, i like alot about animes so i watch animes rather than normal shows and movies, i like animes which has romance or slice of life genres.

Playing computer onlines games is what i usually do when im at home, i like playing games like Call of Duty, H.A.W.X, Mass Effect, Dragon Nest SEA and more.

During my weekends, i will go to my cousin's house to fly remote controlled planes, i will take off from my cousin's roof and fly around in a first person view. I have a mounted camera on my plane so i require a visor if i want to fly far away. The visor enables me to see from the pilot's view and allows me to know where the plane is going. It is a fun experience to fly high into the air and look around Singapore from a bird's eye view.

Playing the piano is another thing i do after school during my secondary school days. If i like a song, i will want to learn and play it on the piano. However, i did not learn how to play a piano before. So i have to ask for help to read the music notes and tell me where to play and i will just learn by visual. Some people say that is a talent but i feel that it is just normal to me, nothing special.

Listening to Japanese songs in what i do everyday. Since i like animes, i usually listen to anime songs. I am kinda wierd as i do not really like english and chinese songs.