The standard file search on any computer system works in this way: the computer looks at every file in a location and sends matching file names to the user. This system works well if the search user knows the name of the file, but what if you named your file with a typo or don't remember what you called it? It can be a real challenge to find documents that you saved months or even years ago with this scenario. Enter the index search.
Indexed filing systems keep documents stored by categorizing …