Lesson 2

Question 1

Enumerate the Popular Web Browsers.

Answer 1

Internet Explorer
Firefox
Safari
Opera

Question 2

Enumerate Internet Search Tools

Answer 2

Search Engines
Subject Directories
Metasearch Engines
Invisible Web
Specialized Search Engines

Question 3

Enumerate Search Engines

Answer 3

Google
Alltheweb
Altavista

Question 4

Enumerate Subject Directories

Answer 4

Metacrawler
Dogpile
ProFusion

Question 5

Enumerate Specialized Search Engines

Answer 5

Google Groups
Scholar Google (for academic publications)

Question 6

Enumerate Invisible Web

Answer 6

Langenberg
Complete Planet

Question 7

The Internet tool for exchanging digital messages that allows users to send text, images, or other attachments in a structured address format (username@domain).

Answer 7

Electronic Mail or Email

Question 7

How to Find Information on the Internet (Step-by-Step)

Answer 7

1. Analyze your topic and clarify your purpose.
2. Choose appropriate search tools based on features.
3. Formulate a search strategy (use keywords or advanced operators).
4. Enter your search strategy in the search bar.
5. Evaluate search results for relevance and authority.
6. Assess the quantity of information and conclude your search.

Question 8

A method for remotely accessing and controlling a computer system over the Internet as if you were physically present at that machine.

Answer 8

Telnet

Question 8

A real-time text messaging platform that enables users to communicate in chat rooms or channels.

Answer 8

Internet Relay Chat (IRC)

Question 9

An email-based discussion group where messages sent to the group are distributed to all its members.

Answer 9

Listservs

Question 9

The Internet service that involves transferring files between computers, allowing users to upload and download files from servers.

Answer 9

File Transfer Protocol (FTP)

Question 10

This tool provides access to a vast collection of interconnected documents and multimedia content, accessed through a web browser.

Answer 10

World Wide Web (WWW)

Question 10

The Internet tool that uses bots and algorithms to index web pages, making them searchable based on keywords entered by users.

Answer 10

Search Engine

Question 11

Online forums where users can post messages about specific topics and engage in discussions.

Answer 11

Newsgroups

Question 11

Software applications that retrieve and display web pages, such as Internet Explorer, Firefox, and Safari.

Answer 11

Web Browsers

Question 12

Manually curated lists of websites, typically used for general topic searches, where human editors organize the links.

Answer 12

Subject Directories

Question 13

The first graphical browser that gained popularity and helped people navigate the Web easily.

Answer 13

Mosaic

Question 13

Search engines focused on specialized topics, such as academic publications or discussion groups.

Answer 13

Specialized Search Engines

Question 14

The system that allows users to enter a URL and access web pages or follow hyperlinks between documents.

Answer 14

Web Browser

Question 14

Search tools that query multiple search engines at once, retrieving results from each of them.

Answer 14

Metasearch Engines

Question 15

A part of the Internet not indexed by traditional search engines, containing content like password-protected databases.

Answer 15

Invisible Web

Question 16

A search strategy that involves using advanced operators or boolean terms to refine the search results.

Answer 16

Advanced Search

Question 17

Specialized tools that can find resources like people, multimedia files, or other content not easily found with regular search engines.

Answer 17

Internet Search Tools

Question 18

This search engine tool indexes web pages based on the use of bots, with Google being the most well-known example.

Answer 18

Search Engine