BISM 1200 Introduction to Computing Sound Byte Lab Chapter 3
Finding Information on the Web
Introduction: With billions of pages of information in a constant state of change, the Internet is a challenging reservoir of facts, opinion, news, and nonsense to sift through. The most popular Web sites on the Internet are search engines, which organize and index the information available online.
Learn about the different kinds of search engines and how to use them to effectively navigate your way toward the worthwhile resources online.
1. Which of the following is NOT a search engine type?
a. Keyword
b. Subject-oriented
c. Metasearch
d. Spider
2. Which of the following is an example of a keyword search engine?
a. Dogpile.com
b. Google.com
c. Ask.com
d. lii.org
3. Which of the following is a metasearch engine?
a. Ask.com
b. Altavista.com
c. Yahoo.com
d. About.com
4. A subject-oriented search engine __________.
a. enables users to change its content
b. returns a list of sites based on the search terms you enter
c. searches a variety of other search engines
d. returns a list of sites that have been sorted by category
5. To search for information in Google, you __________.
a. enter the search terms in the search box
b. pay for a search subscription
c. browse the topic categories
d. send a request to the search librarian
6. To search more effectively, you should __________.
a. use multiple words in your search to help narrow the results
b. use only one word to find sufficient results
c. always begin with a subject-oriented search engine
d. enclose your search terms in parentheses
7. Which of the following is a human search engine?
a. Technorati.com
b. Rollyo.com
c. Yippy.com
d. ChaCha.com
8. Which of the following is NOT a benefit of using search engines?
a. They are a quick means of getting you where you want to go.
b. They provide topic options you might not have considered.
c. Searches are limited to only pages that have paid a fee.
d. They are free.
9. Which of the following search types would give you the most results?
a. All of these words
b. The exact phrase
c. Any of these words
d. All of the above will produce the same results
10. Which of the following is NOT a metasearch engine?
a. Dogpile.com
b. Yahoo.com
c. Ask.com
d. Mamma.com
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