True/False
Indicate whether the
statement is true or false.
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Excite is a search engine that uses concept-based searching.
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2.
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Every Web page must contain at least one meta tag.
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3.
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A keyword search can produce thousands of hits.
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4.
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Different search engines can produce different results on the same
keyword.
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5.
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At www.beaucoup.com, you can enter keywords and search ten different
search engines at one time.
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6.
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The more terms you combine in a search with OR logic, the fewer results you will
receive.
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7.
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All search engines support Boolean logic.
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8.
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Some search engines can translate your search results into another
language.
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9.
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The number of search engines throughout the Internet is limited to about a dozen
large programs, such as www.google.com.
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10.
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A multimedia search engine would be helpful in locating an MP3 music
file.
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If you are searching for more than one phrase when searching, you can separate
the phrases with a colon.
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A search engine returns a list of hyperlinks to Web sites where keywords are
found.
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13.
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You can add a site to your Favorites list in Internet Explorer by choosing Add
to Favorites from the Favorites menu.
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14.
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You cannot save a Web page to disk.
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15.
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The first few hits in the list of keyword search results usually have the most
relevant content.
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Multiple Choice
Identify the
choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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The number of returns or Web sites produced by a search engine is known as the
number of ____.
a. | hits | c. | searches | b. | enhancements | d. | stems |
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In phrase searching, you separate multiple phrases with a ____.
a. | dash | c. | hyphen | b. | comma | d. | quotation mark |
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You should use ____ searching if you want to search for words that must appear
next to each other.
a. | phrase | c. | directory | b. | link | d. | drill |
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19.
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In the process of using a search engine, you can use a plus sign, or ____
operator, before words that must appear.
a. | exclusion | c. | inclusion | b. | additional | d. | formula |
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20.
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Which of these is NOT a Boolean logical operator?
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21.
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When conducting a search with a search engine, the ____ is considered to be a
wildcard character.
a. | asterisk | c. | quotation mark | b. | exclamation point | d. | comma |
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A(n) ____ searches the Internet for keywords.
a. | caterpillar | c. | algorithm | b. | hyperlink | d. | spider |
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If you enter the search word “computer” and you also get back
results for “computing” and “computation,” the search engine you used
supports ____.
a. | Boolean logic | c. | branching | b. | meta tags | d. | stemming |
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Which of the following is NOT one of the three main parts of a search
engine?
a. | the index where the information is made available for use by the general
public | b. | the search engine program or software that searches its own
database | c. | preprogrammed queries or questions that lead to other Web pages | d. | the spider or
crawler that searches the Internet for keywords |
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25.
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The process of copying a file from a Web site to your computer is called
____.
a. | bookmarking | c. | saving | b. | uploading | d. | downloading |
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26.
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Microsoft’s www.expedia.com is a ____ search engine that focuses on
maps and travel information.
a. | multimedia | c. | related | b. | specialty | d. | geologic |
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The world’s largest online collection of fine art and photography can be
searched with the ____ search engine at www.corbis.com.
a. | concept-based | c. | multimedia | b. | graphic | d. | none of the
above |
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Many major search engines allow you to search for the name the author gives a
Web page by using ____ searching.
a. | title | c. | bookmark | b. | topic | d. | wildcard |
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A meta tag is an example of a(n) ____ code.
a. | HTML | c. | TCP/IP | b. | HTTP | d. | ITTC |
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Which of the following is NOT a specialty search engine?
a. | Beaucoup | c. | PeopleSite | b. | Yahoo | d. | Monster Job
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Completion
Complete each
statement.
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31.
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All search engines support ____________________ searches.
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32.
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A Web page author can specify keywords in a Web page by using
____________________ tags.
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33.
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Once a Web page is ____________________ by a search engine, it becomes available
to anyone using that search engine.
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34.
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In a search engine, you can use ____________________ symbols to enter a formula
to filter unwanted listings.
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35.
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When conducting searches, you would use a(n) ____________________ operator when
you do not want certain words to appear.
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36.
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In phrase searching, a phrase is entered using double
____________________.
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37.
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The ____________________ logical operator is most often used to search for
similar terms or concepts.
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38.
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A search engine returns ____________________.
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39.
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A(n) ____________________ is a formula or set of steps for solving a particular
problem.
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40.
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Another name for category-oriented search tools are ____________________ search
engines.
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41.
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A preprogrammed query or question suggested by a search engine is called a(n)
____________________ search.
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42.
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In ____________________ searching, a search engine tries to determine what you
mean and returns hits on Web sites that relate to the keywords you enter.
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43.
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If you save a Web page as a(n) ____________________ file, you can open it in
your word-processing program.
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44.
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Adding a Web site to your ____________________ list makes it easy to return to
the site again and again with just the click of a mouse.
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45.
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You must be careful about downloading “free” files because such
files can introduce a(n) ____________________ on your computer.
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46.
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You can organize bookmarked Web pages in ____________________.
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47.
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If you don’t know exactly how to spell a name or phrase you want to find,
you can try a(n) ____________________ search.
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48.
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A search engine’s results are provided as _____________________ that you
can click to view the Web sites.
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49.
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____________________ searches use the three logical operators OR, AND, and
NOT.
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50.
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A search engine robot that continually searches the Web, examines sites, and
submits them to the search engine’s index is called a(n) ____________________.
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