Re: search engines

From: Pablo Sanchez <pablo_at_dev.null>
Date: Fri, 15 Feb 2002 00:26:15 -0700
Message-ID: <tK2b8.148$FG2.395676_at_news.uswest.net>


"Bruce Schreiber" <bruces_at_real-info.com> wrote in message news:f1645a5c.0202141054.5e15b376_at_posting.google.com...
> How can search engine search through millions of records in just a
 few
> seconds?

Like everything, there is no magic. The cost is in the loading, comparatively slow however the searching is maximized. I'm sure you've seen bit indexes and the like... Sybase IQ, Oracle's bit indexes, etc... you can also use inverted indexes....

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Received on Fri Feb 15 2002 - 08:26:15 CET

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