Question 1

As shown in the accompanying figure, Yahoo! Screen is a(n) _________________________ search engine.

Accepted Answer

The answer of  As shown in the accompanying figure,...

Question 2

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

Accepted Answer

A)  targeted 
B)  open-ended 
C)  meta tag 
D)  natural language

Question 3

When evaluating search tools, avoid tools that ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  provide access to frequently updated large indexes of webpages and other web-based files 
B)  return search results quickly 
C)  do not clearly indicate paid or sponsored links in their search results list 
D)  present the most relevant search results for a keyword search

Question 4

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

Accepted Answer

The answer of Write three keyword queries to satisfy the...

Question 5

Online versions of newspapers include headlines and articles distributed through major news wire services, such as the Associated Press (AP), United Press International (UPI), and ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  Reuters 
B)  Dun & Bradstreet 
C)  FindLaw 
D)  Hoover's

Question 6

Shopping search engines are also known as shopping bots or shopping  wikis .

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

A(n) ____ source is any document, item, or other data that provides firsthand information about a particular topic.

Accepted Answer

A)  secondary 
B)  top 
C)  primary 
D)  official

Question 8

____ are descriptive keywords coded into a webpage's HTML code that are readable by a web crawler but invisible to the user.

Accepted Answer

A)  Hits 
B)  Bots 
C)  Meta tag keywords 
D)  Spiders

Question 9

When performing a natural language search, a search engine generally includes stop terms.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

A(n) _________________________ is a conjunction used in a logical expression.

Accepted Answer

The answer of A(n) _________________________ is a conjunction used in...

Question 11

A hashtag is a word or phrase (with spaces removed), preceded by the @ sign.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Jerry's Guide, one of the first directories, was renamed ____ in 1995.

Accepted Answer

A)  Google 
B)  Yahoo! 
C)  Bing 
D)  Searchme

Question 13

People typically look at the first 30 or 40 hits in a search results list before reformulating the search query and searching again.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

The _____, as shown in the accompanying figure of the Internet Explorer Find bar, allows a user to specify a match for whole words only and case.

Accepted Answer

A)  Options button 
B)  Find text box 
C)  'Highlight all matches' button 
D)  Next button

Question 15

____ is an example of a search engine that specializes in indexing websites that offer video clips.

Accepted Answer

A)  Pipl 
B)  Yahoo! Screen 
C)  Wink 
D)  Ixquick

Question 16

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

Accepted Answer

The answer of A(n) _________________________ search query seeks specific information...

Question 17

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.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Webpages with grammar or spelling errors, poor organization, missing images, or ____ at best indicate poor attention to detail, and at worst might indicate the page is a poor-quality source.

Accepted Answer

A)  broken links 
B)  hashtags 
C)  ​breadcrumb trails 
D)  meta tag keywords

Question 20

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.

Accepted Answer

A)  Aristotelian 
B)  Bohemian 
C)  Boolean 
D)  Archimedean

Exam 3: Searching the Web

As shown in the accompanying figure, Yahoo! Screen is a(n) _________________________ search engine.

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

When evaluating search tools, avoid tools that ____.

Online versions of newspapers include headlines and articles distributed through major news wire services, such as the Associated Press (AP) , United Press International (UPI) , and ____.

Shopping search engines are also known as shopping bots or shopping wikis .

A(n) ____ source is any document, item, or other data that provides firsthand information about a particular topic.

____ are descriptive keywords coded into a webpage's HTML code that are readable by a web crawler but invisible to the user.

When performing a natural language search, a search engine generally includes stop terms.

A(n) _________________________ is a conjunction used in a logical expression.

A hashtag is a word or phrase (with spaces removed), preceded by the @ sign.

Jerry's Guide, one of the first directories, was renamed ____ in 1995.

People typically look at the first 30 or 40 hits in a search results list before reformulating the search query and searching again.

The _____, as shown in the accompanying figure of the Internet Explorer Find bar, allows a user to specify a match for whole words only and case.

____ is an example of a search engine that specializes in indexing websites that offer video clips.

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

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.

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

Webpages with grammar or spelling errors, poor organization, missing images, or ____ at best indicate poor attention to detail, and at worst might indicate the page is a poor-quality source.

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.