Online Research

Question 1

search engines

Answer 1

are websites used for retrieval of data, files, or documents from data bases.

Question 2

anatomy of url

scheme/protocol

Answer 2

specifies how the resource should be
accessed.

Question 3

http://

Answer 3

Hypertext Transfer Protocol (unsecured)

Question 4

https://

Answer 4

Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure
(secured)

Question 5

ftp://

Answer 5

File Transfer Protocol

Question 6

mailto:

Answer 6

Email address

Question 7

tel:

Answer 7

Telephone number

Question 8

file:

Answer 8

Local file system

Question 9

subdomain

Answer 9

A subdomain is a part of a larger
domain and precedes the main
domain name. For example, in
“blog.example.com,” “blog” is the
subdomain.

Question 10

domain

Answer 10

The domain is the main address that identifies a website or resource on the internet. In “www.example.com,” “example.com” is the domain.

Question 11

Top-Level Domain (TLD)

Answer 11

The TLD is the highest level in the
domain hierarchy and typically signifies
the type or purpose of the website.
Common TLDs include .com, .org, .net,
and country code TLDs like .uk or .ca.

Question 12

Folders/Paths

Answer 12

This part of the URL indicates the
specific directory or location on the
web server where the resource is located. It follows the domain and is separated by forward slashes

Question 13

Query

Answer 13

The query contains parameters and
their values used to pass information to
the resource. It follows a question mark
? and can include multiple key-value
pairs separated by ampersands

Question 14

page

Answer 14

The page component usually
represents the specific web page or
document within a website. It appears
after the last forward slash in the URL

Question 15

named anchor

Answer 15

Also known as a fragment or anchor,
this part of the URL is used to link to a
specific section within a web page. It is
indicated by a hash symbol (#) followed
by an anchor name

Question 16

.edu, .org, .gov, .com, .net

Answer 16

.edu – educational institution - public
.org – non-profit organization
.gov – government site - public
.com – commercial site - private
.net – network

Question 17

Country code top level domains

Answer 17

.ph – Philippines
.eu – European Union
.uk – United Kingdom
.au – Australia

Question 18

“/images” in “www.example.com/images

Answer 18

folders/paths

Question 19

?key1=value1&key2=value2

Answer 19

query

Question 20

“index.html” in
“www.example.com/page/index.html

Answer 20

page

Question 21

“#section3” in
“www.example.com/page#section3”

Answer 21

named anchor

Question 22

search skills and tools

Answer 22

• boolean logic
• plus
• minus
• searching site

Question 23

boolean logic

Answer 23

• narrows, broadens, or eliminates search term
• boolean or, boolean and, boolean not

Question 24

boolean or

Answer 24

this operator will find pages that include either of the search terms.

Question 25

boolean and

Answer 25

this operator will retrieve only pages containing both terms

Question 26

boolean not

Answer 26

this operator will find pages that do not include search term immediately following it.

Question 27

parentheses

Answer 27

By using parentheses, you can precisely
define the relationships between search
terms and control the logical operators’
behavior to obtain more accurate and
targeted search results.

Question 28

plus (+)

Answer 28

indicates that the word after the sign is a required word that must be found in a search.

Question 29

Minus (–) sign

Answer 29

indicates to exclude a word from your search
that is not required on the result.

Question 30

Searching Site

Answer 30

The sites find webpages from a website. Ex.:
National Geographic information in
Australia– Search: Australia site: NationalGeographic.com