World Wide Web

Question 1

What are the common search engines?

Answer 1

Google
Bing
Yahoo!
AltaVista
HotBot
Live Search
Cuil (pronounced cool)

Question 2

Searching techniques

Answer 2

Use capital and small letters
(Some websites may be case sensitive)

User wildcards (An * represents any character in a key word. If your were to type “colo*r” you would receive websites containing he word colour and color

Use quotation marks around exact phrases to relieve websites that hold the exact phrase

Question 3

Searching Techniques Continued

Answer 3

Put keywords in order of importance

Use + and - signs. The + sign infront of a keyword means that the websites must contain it. The minus sign in front of a keyword means that the websites must not contain it.

Use complex logic- using AND, OR, NOT

Question 4

Set up a search

Answer 4

Make a plan
Build a simple initial search, usually 1 or 2 keywords
Test the initial search
Add one refinement at a time to the working search and perform it

Question 5

What is a website address?

Answer 5

Every website has its own address. Also known as Uniform Resource Locator (URL). It is made up of a protocol, a domain name, a Tope level domain and a country code.

Question 6

What is a web browser?

Name 4 features

Answer 6

Are software programs that allow you to access information on websites. Microsoft Internet Explorer is an example of a web browser. Web browsers have common features that include;
⬅️➡️Buttons
🔄 Refresh button
🏠 Home button
🔍 Search button
⭐️ Favourites button
Print Button
✏️ Edit button

Question 7

What is a search engine?

Answer 7

A search engine allows a user to enter keywords or phrases to locate relevant websites

It has access to a large database of websites

Include advanced search facility for more experienced users