5_OSINT Flashcards
What does using quotation marks (“ “) in a Google search achieve?
Searches for the exact phrase inside the quotes, enhancing precision by excluding variations.
How does the filetype: operator function in a Google search?
Restricts search results to documents of a specified type (e.g., filetype:pdf finds PDF files only).
What is the purpose of the intitle: search operator?
Finds pages that include specified terms directly in their HTML title tags.
Describe the functionality of the site: search operator.
Limits results to those from a specific website or domain (e.g., site:example.com).
What does the cache: operator do?
Displays Google’s cached version of a webpage, useful for accessing content that might no longer be available live.
Explain the use of the minus (-) operator in Google searches.
Excludes terms following the minus symbol from the search results, helping to narrow down the search.
What does the wildcard operator (*) do in search queries?
Acts as a placeholder for any unknown or wildcard terms, useful for completing partial information.
How do the OR and AND operators refine search results?
OR broadens the search by including results for any specified terms, while AND narrows the search by including only results that contain all specified terms.
What is the function of the inurl: operator in a search?
Searches for URLs that contain a specific word or phrase.
What does the related: operator do?
Finds websites similar to the URL specified (e.g., related:example.com).
Explain the use of the around(X) operator in Google searches.
Finds pages where the specified words are within X words of each other, helping to narrow search context.
What does the intext: search operator achieve?
Searches for terms that appear in the body text of webpages.
How can Google’s advanced search be utilized to search by image?
Allows you to use an image URL to find similar images, useful for identifying where else an image is used on the internet.
