Basic Terms
Parts of a URL
SERP
Other words
Searching
100

A network of connected devices Includes: World Wide Web, The Internet of things, social media, text messages, gaming, etc. 


What is the Internet? 

100

The initial part of an URL - http:// or https:// that indicates the language. 

What is the protocol? 

100

Often called a SERP, this is what comes up on your screen in a search engine after entering a search query into the search box. 

What is a Search Engine Results Page?

100

Like a recipe this is the term for a set of directions that a device follows.  

What is an algorithm? 

100

Restate as a search query:

My cat was throwing up in the middle of the night when should I take it to the vet? 

cat vomiting when take vet

200

A software program that allows you to access the visible web. Some examples are Safari, Chrome, Internet Explorer, Firefox, 


What is a Web browser? 

200

This area of the URL indicates the owner of the website. 

What is the domain? 
200

This is located at the top of a SERP, where an Internet user enters keywords or search queries.  

What is a search box? 

200

Often referred to as Spiders, this software searches the Internet to find connections between files. 

What are web crawlers? 

200

Restate as a search query:

How old is the oldest mummy ever found in South America? 

oldest mummy South America 

300

A software that allows you to search a web-browsers database. Some examples include Google, and Bing. 


What is a search engine? 

300

The area of the URL, www, indicates where on the internet the document if found. In this case www stand for

What is the World Wide Web? 

300

When an Internet search wants only images this area of the SERP is most helpful. 

What are filters? 

300

A list or catalog of websites and files that a search engine knows about is known as this. 

What is a search index?

300

Restate as a search query:

What is the tallest mountain of all mountains in the whole world? 

highest mountain peak world

400

Files located on the visible web that are all part of one domain. 

What is a website? 

400

The very last part of a URL indicates what type of ownership the domain has for a particular website. Commonly we see .com, .org, .edu and .gov in the area known as this. 

What is the extension? 

400

On the SERP this is the information actually being searched for, it has not been paid for by anyone (sometimes also called “natural” search results). Sometimes they appear very far down the page.

What are organic search results? 
400

A well crafted string of keywords to return results that meet your requirements typed into a search engines search box is known as this. 

What is a search query? 

400

Search queries are not questions. They are a grouping of these.

What are keywords? 

500

This area of the Internet requires special software to access because of its use of encryption. Thus making it home to many nefarious interactions.  

What is the dark web? 

500

A web-address or a URL provides the exact location of a document on the Internet. URL is the abbreviation of what term?  

What is Uniform Resource Locator?  

500

Located on the right hand side of the SERP, this provides a quick overview of the topic, and some images.

What is the knowledge panel? 

500

This MLA formatted list of sources used in papers, projects or presentations is known as this.

What is works cited? 

500

Keywords, also known as search queries are used in a search engines search box because it allows these to find organic search results within the search index faster. 

What are spiders or web crawlers? 

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