Name _________________ Period _______
Search Techniques
12.1
Use the power point presentation saved on the network to complete the questions below:
1. What is a web search engine designed to do?
2. Fill in the chart:
Have you ever used
these Y or N
Google
Lycos
Alta Vista
Yahoo
WebCrawler
Excite
MSN
AOL
HotBot
3. Are all search engines the same? Y/ N
4. Explain the four parts of a search
engine:
5. Describe how a web crawler works:
6. Who compiles a directory AND how easily can rankings be changed?
7. Describe how hybrid search engines work:
8. Are search engines case sensitive? Y or N
9. Give an example of what you should do to search for an exact phrase?
10. What is an *?
11. Give an example of how you might use and as a Boolean Operator and what will the results be:
12. Give an example of how you might use or as a Boolean Operator and what will the results be::
13. Give an example of how you might use not as a Boolean Operator and what will the results be::
14. Give an example of how you might use + as with Boolean Logic and what will the results be::
15. Give an example of how you might use - as with Boolean Logic and what will the results be::
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Web Design/Internet Essentials
Name _________________ Period _______
Search Techniques
Use your browser to go to the following website http://www.internettutorials.net/boolean.asp Complete the vin
diagrams using Boolean operators and shade the areas on the vin to show the results:
Boolean ‘OR’
Results of OR search:
‘AND’
Results or AND search:
‘NOT’
Results of NOT search:
Give an example of the use of parentheses in searching which is known as forcing the order of processing:
You are on a research team. You and your partner have entered a contest and must research various movies with
a PG-13 rating. You are asked to create a chart displaying your findings. You will have to find twenty movies
and record ten on your worksheet and ten on your partner’s worksheet. Use Boolean Operators to narrow your
search results.
Title of movie
Popularity ratings
Director’s name
One actor/actress
Date
(Number of stars:
created
)
Would you like to play a game? http://www-navigator.utah.edu/module3/fridge.swf and hone your search skills.
BCS-CMW-12-a,b
Web Design/Internet Essentials