Exam 3: Searching the Web

A ____ shows the hierarchical arrangement of categories and subcategories through which a user has clicked.

Most directories have strategic partnerships with search engines.

A(n) _________________________ search query seeks information on a broader scale using a simple keyword such as rainforest rather than  "average rainfall" Amazon rainforest , which would be used in a targeted search for specific information.

A(n) _________________________ is a conjunction used in a logical expression.

A search ____ is a question that defines the information you seek.

____ are descriptive keywords coded into a webpage's HTML code that are readable by a web crawler but invisible to the user.

Search engine _________________________ instruct a search engine to locate and rank search results based on keywords and a variety of other factors.

A(n) _____ search typically generates thousands of hits and requires a review of multiple webpages to gather appropriate information.

The _____, as shown in the accompanying figure of the Internet Explorer Find bar, allows a user to specify a match for whole words only and case.

Shopping search engines, such as DealTime and Nextag, are also known as shopping bots or shopping ____.

Modified True/False A hashtag is a word or phrase (with spaces removed), preceded by the @ sign. _______________________

____ is an example of a search engine that specializes in indexing websites that offer video clips.

Briefly discuss the steps used in evaluating the credibility of the webpages in the search results list.

Search keywords should be chosen carefully to produce the best search results.

People typically look at the first 30 or 40 hits in a search results list before reformulating the search query and searching again.

It is important to review the source of each hit returned by a metasearch engine to eliminate _________________________ listings that might not be the most relevant to your search query.

Webpages with grammar or spelling errors, poor organization, missing images, or ____ at best indicate poor attention to detail, and at worst might indicate the page is a poor-quality source.

A special type of search tool that compiles the search results from multiple search engines into a single search results list is a(n) _________________________.

Most _________________________ attempt to present the most useful and relevant hits at or near the top of a search results list.

Modified True/False A good directory will eliminate duplicate entries, categorize the hits based on topic, order the hits by relevance, and indicate which search engines provided the search results. _______________________