Search

Functional requirements

• Indexing:
  • Index webpages to allow for efficient search queries.
• Crawling:
  • Fetch webpages from the internet and store them in the search engine’s index.
• Query Parsing:
  • Parse user queries in order to understand what the user is looking for.
• Relevance Ranking:
  • Rank search results according to their relevance to the query.
• Results Retrieval:
  • Retrieve the relevant results from the search engine’s index.
• Caching:
  • Cache search results to reduce response time.
• Security:
  • Guarantee the security of the data stored in the search engine.
• Scalability:
  • Handle large volumes of data and user queries.
• Personalization:
  • Customize the search results based on user history.
• Spell Check:
  • Correct spelling mistakes in queries.
• Autocomplete:
  • Suggest relevant queries as the user types.
• Natural Language Processing:
  • Understand the meaning of natural language queries.
• Filtering:
  • Filter search results by category, price, etc.
• Geolocation:
  • Filter results based on the user’s location.
• Voice Search:
  • Accept voice commands as input.
• Multilingual Support:
  • Search in multiple languages.
• Image Search:
  • Search for images on the web.
• Video Search:
  • Search for videos on the web.
• Advanced Search:
  • Search using advanced parameters such as dates and author.