Exam 3: The Internet and Research

Search engines use software programs to index sites.

Please identify the letter of the choice that best matches the numbered definitions below. -When during a search, the search engine also includes the stem of the word

Please identify the letter of the choice that best matches the numbered definitions below. -A collection of organized information

Please identify the letter of the choice that best matches the numbered definitions below. -The search engine tries to determine what you mean and displays links to Web sites that relate to the keywords

Internet ____ is defined as electronic junk mail or junk newsgroup postings, or even unsolicited e-mail.

If you want to search for words that must appear next to each other, then ____ searching is your best choice.

People assemble directories. Subject experts carefully check a Web site to make sure it meets a particular set of standards before the site is included in a directory.

____, or results, are the number of returns or hyperlinked Web site addresses displayed based on your keyword(s).

MP4 is a file format that allows audio compression at near-CD quality. _________________________

If you are exploring further career options, you would visit the ____ site.

Lauren is teaching a class on effectively searching the Web. She wants to include some of the less popular tools available in the notes that she hands out. Please answer the questions below. -Lauren includes www.dogpile.com in her list of resources. This site ____.

When Web site developers register their sites with search engines, they normally provide a list of metatags to help get their site on a user's search results list. _________________________

A meta-search engine searches several major engines at one time. _________________________

A ____________________ search is made up of preprogrammed queries or questions suggested by the search engine.

Meta tags do affect how the page is displayed.

Please identify the letter of the choice that best matches the numbered definitions below. -A descriptive word within the Web document

Please refer to the figure below as you answer the following two questions. FIGURE 3-1 -Referring to Figure 3-1, if in addition to wanting a photo of an iPod, you also wanted to buy an iPod, you would click on the ____ link on the Google search page.

Please refer to the figure below as you answer the following two questions. FIGURE 3-1 -Referring to Figure 3-1, if you were searching for photos of an iPod on Google your first step would be to ____.

Some search engines automatically include plurals; others do not.

To use Google's built-in calculator function, enter the calculation in the ____, and then click the Google Search button.