Question 1

MetaCrawler, Dogpile, and Vivisimo are all examples of __________.

Accepted Answer

A)   Newsgroups
B)   Metasearch engines
C)   Microsearch engines
D)   Internet Libraries B

Question 2

Explain the relationship between Boolean logic and search engines.

Accepted Answer

Boolean logic is a mathematical language, also known as Boolean Algebra, used to communicate to search engines. When you type in your search query using the commands AND, OR, or AND NOT you are using Boolean logic. These Boolean operators tell the search engine which words to include or exclude form your search.

Question 3

John Venn and George Boole were English mathematicians who developed Venn diagrams and Boolean logic to be used for online searching.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 4

"At least one of the words" is an alternate way of expressing the Boolean operator ____________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of "At least one of the words" is...

Question 5

The - (minus sign) is a variation of the Boolean operator ____________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The - (minus sign) is a variation...

Question 6

What does including the Boolean operator AND NOT in you search query do and why would you chose to use it in a search?

Accepted Answer

The answer of What does including the Boolean operator AND...

Question 7

The + (plus sign) is sometimes used for the Boolean operator ____________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The + (plus sign) is sometimes used...

Question 8

Combining keywords with OR should retrieve more relevant results.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

What does the Boolean operator AND do to a search and why would you chose to use it?

Accepted Answer

The answer of What does the Boolean operator AND do...

Question 10

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The area where sets overlap is called the ____________________ of the sets.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The area where sets overlap is called...

Question 12

In a Venn diagram, the section where two circles overlap is called the union of the two sets.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

What does the Boolean operator OR do in a search query and why would you chose to use it?

Accepted Answer

The answer of What does the Boolean operator OR do...

Question 14

Government Web pages often end in ____________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Government Web pages often end in ____________________....

Question 15

In a URL the country code is always three letters, like .fra for France, or .gbr for Great Britain.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

The most common default operators are ________________ and ________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The most common default operators are ________________...

Question 17

A search engine usually reads your search query from right to left.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Using parentheses ____________________ the order of operation in your search query.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Using parentheses ____________________ the order of operation...

Question 19

Forcing the order of operation means that you use quotation marks in your search in order to command the search engine to look at the words inside the quotation marks.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 2: Constructing Complex Searches

MetaCrawler, Dogpile, and Vivisimo are all examples of __________.

Explain the relationship between Boolean logic and search engines.

John Venn and George Boole were English mathematicians who developed Venn diagrams and Boolean logic to be used for online searching.

"At least one of the words" is an alternate way of expressing the Boolean operator ____________________.

The - (minus sign) is a variation of the Boolean operator ____________________.

What does including the Boolean operator AND NOT in you search query do and why would you chose to use it in a search?

The + (plus sign) is sometimes used for the Boolean operator ____________________.

Combining keywords with OR should retrieve more relevant results.

What does the Boolean operator AND do to a search and why would you chose to use it?

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

The area where sets overlap is called the ____________________ of the sets.

In a Venn diagram, the section where two circles overlap is called the union of the two sets.

What does the Boolean operator OR do in a search query and why would you chose to use it?

Government Web pages often end in ____________________.

In a URL the country code is always three letters, like .fra for France, or .gbr for Great Britain.

The most common default operators are and .

A search engine usually reads your search query from right to left.

Using parentheses ____________________ the order of operation in your search query.

Forcing the order of operation means that you use quotation marks in your search in order to command the search engine to look at the words inside the quotation marks.

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