Exam 2: Constructing Complex Searches

Dogpile, Fazzle, and Vivisimo are all examples of __________ engines.

Whenever you connect keywords in your search with AND you are commanding the search engine to find either of the keywords on a web page.

Use the Boolean operator _________ when trying to broaden a search.

Using AND in your search can force a search engine to look for stop words.

Name several kinds of filters you can use to focus your search.

A search engine's ____________________ pages are a good place to find out how to search that tool effectively.

"Without the words" is another way of expressing the Boolean operator ____________________.

You may need to use ____________________ around groups of words when creating searches that contain more than one Boolean operator.

What does using parentheses do to your search and why would you chose to use it?

Some search engines allow AND NOT searching via pull-down menus or check boxes with words like "with the words" or "must include".