This book explains how to use the AltaVista service. AltaVista is an Internet search tool that captures the full and complete text of over 2.5 million web pages per day, without exercising any filters that might eliminate important content. AltaVista allows users to conduct comprehensive file searches at speed of up to 100 times faster than other search engines. The book explains how to use this groundbreaking tool and demonstrates many of the applications that already have drawn millions of users to AltaVista.