Which of the following organizes the web into categories?
ASearch engine
BEncyclopaedia
CArchive
DDirectory ✓ Correct
Correct answer: (D) Directory
Explanation
A web directory organises sites into subject categories, usually curated by people.
A search engine automatically indexes pages by keyword rather than sorting them into set categories.
An encyclopaedia is a reference of articles, not a categorised listing of websites.
An archive stores past copies of content, such as old web pages, not a category tree of the live web.
Directories let users browse topic by topic instead of typing a query.
Yahoo began as a famous hand-built web directory.
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