Exam 3: Searching the Web

When evaluating search tools, avoid tools that ____.

FindLaw is a useful portal for finding information about laws and court cases, but is not used for locating an attorney.

Write three keyword queries to satisfy the following searches. Your queries should include the appropriate Boolean operators; use the + symbol for the AND operator and the - symbol for the NOT operator. a) Find pages that contain information about Wales or Scotland but not England b) Find pages in the government domain that contain information about the food pyramid c) Find the name of the state flower for your state

Using the phrase "Grand Canyon National Park" returns more relevant hits than the keyword  park .

Modified True/False LexisNexis, ingentaconnect, and FindLaw are three examples of services , which offer access to specialized information collections. _______________________

Modified Multiple Choice Which of the following are special-interest search engines?

Modified Multiple Choice Which of the following are general-purpose search engines?

What is a special type of search tool that compiles the search results from multiple search engines into a single search results list?

The first step in determining the quality of the information on a webpage is to examine its ____.

A web user can rely on the credibility of content found on an attractive and professional looking webpage.

When given multiple keywords in a query, a search engine uses the AND, OR, and NOT ____ operators to specify which keywords should be included or excluded from the search results.

Critical Thinking Questions Case 3-2 As the administrative assistant to the vice president of finance, you are often assigned various types of online research projects. Which of the following search engines would likely be most effective when you need to quickly search the indexes of multiple search tools at one time?

Modified Multiple Choice Which of the following are social media aggregators?

Groups of related posts or media on a specific platform, such as Twitter, are created by hashtags.

A(n) ____ search seeks specific information using keyword combinations.

Using human editors to compile a directory's index of web resources is an advantage because of the time it takes for human editors to review new webpages and add them.

A search engine lists the hits in a search results list in a certain order, usually with more relevant hits at or near the top of the list.

Critical Thinking Questions Case 3-2 As the administrative assistant to the vice president of finance, you are often assigned various types of online research projects. Which of the following online tools would likely be most effective when you need to complete in-depth or scholarly research?

Search engines are the most effective resource for completing in-depth or scholarly research.

Web crawlers continually browse the web to update their ____ with modified webpage content or new, previously unknown webpages.