Exam 2: Constructing Complex Searches

The best time to use AND is when your initial search found too few results.

____ is a variation of the AND NOT Boolean operator.

You are a reporter for your college newspaper and planning some advance columns for a weekly Internet column. You know it would be helpful for your readers to understand what's going on in advanced searches with Boolean logic. It seems too daunting to try to cover in one column, so you decide to start by making notes about what you want to cover in several columns. Record your thoughts about metasearch engines and the pros and cons of using them.

A way to visualize how Boolean operators work is by using Boolean diagrams .

A good time to include OR is when your initial search finds too many results.

To restrict your search to Web pages stored on Web sites with dk as the top-level domain (the last part of the URL), you can restrict your search to the ____ exclusive to Denmark.

Boolean logic uses a special mathematical syntax to perform ____.

NOT is sometimes used to indicate the Boolean operator ____________________.

Use the Boolean operator ____ when trying to exclude a concept.

Describe the use of the Boolean operator NOT, including how and why it is used in complex search queries and how its use changes search results. Also include a drawing of a Venn diagram illustrating a sample search using NOT.

To search sites that link to a specific URL, use the ____________________ operator.

It is a good idea to ____ searches as you perform them, noting the Boolean operators used in your search statements, and the number of results returned.