Search Tip Effectively on Google

You used to do a search through Google's search engine simply by engineering the input word / phrase and click Search! Did you know Google provides a variety of search techniques to obtain optimal results. Here are some techniques typing search phrase on Google and the benefits you can get:


define: term: to find a list of the meaning or definition of a term. For example type in define: blog to find definitions of blogs.
n1 + n2: to perform arithmetic operations, n is the numerical value calculation. Use + for addition, - for subtraction, * for multiplication, / for division, ^ for reappointment, and so on (check the complete list of operators in http://www.google.com/help/calculator.html). You also can perform complex calculations, such as type 2 * 100 / 4, then Google will display 50 as a result.
search phrase filetype: ext: to limit the search results only on the associated file type. For example typing tutorial presentation filetype: pdf to find the tutorial presentations in PDF file format. Try to repeat the search with other file extensions to see the difference (eg xls or doc).
n currency 1 in currency 2: to convert the currency exchange rate. Eg type 10 USD in EUR or 10 U.S. $ in the rupiah exchange rate to calculate the value of U.S. $ 10 (USD) in Rupiah (IDR).
books theme of the book: to find the link sites that present information related to the theme of the book. For example type in books how to assemble a pc to get info on how to assemble pc book.
movie: frase_pencarian: to search for movie reviews. For example type in movie: love, it will display a list of film reviews entitled or associated with love (actors, locations, and so on).
site: situs.com: to display the entire list of web pages a site indexed by Google. For example type in site: smitdev.com to see a list of web pages smitdev.
link: situs.com: to check the list of sites that refer links to sites searched. For example type in link: topblog-znine.blogspot.com to see a list of sites that refer to the blog topblog-znine.