Exam 2: Constructing Complex Searches

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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.

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Words you exclude from search results using ____________________ might still appear in sponsored results; this is a good reminder that sponsored results are not the same as actual search results.

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Use NOT ____.

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define relationships between keywords
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Boolean operator automatically assumed by a search engine
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Venn diagrams
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Use OR when ____.

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Sometimes the best way to approach a complex search query is to start by entering ____________________ in the text boxes on the advanced search pages that most search engines provide.

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The overlapping area of the sets in a Venn diagram are called the ____ of sets.

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Each time you add the operator AND to your search, you are narrowing the search.

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You can use quotation marks to control the order in which a query is processed by the search engine.

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In Google, you must use the minus sign (-) for the Boolean operator ____________________.

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When Venn diagram circles overlap and the overlapping area represents search results, the results are the union of the sets.

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Metasearch engines search other search engines' indexes of Web content.

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Search engines use ____ logic, a special mathematical syntax, to perform complex serches.

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visually represent searches using Boolean operators
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Venn diagrams
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Three common Boolean operators are AND, OR, and ____________________.

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The ____________________ sign functions like quotation marks around a phrase.

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You can ____ the order in which the query is processed in a search by using parentheses.

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Use the NOT operator to limit your search.

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Each time you add OR to your search, you are expanding the search to include more Web pages.

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