Vocabulary
Search Tools
Search Methods
The Internet
Random
100
URL stands for this.
What is Uniform Resource Locator?
100
Two types of search engines.
What are individual and meta-search?
100
Four categories of Search Methods.
What are keyword, field, boolean and Miscellaneous?
100
2 areas to look at when validating information obtained on the Internet.
What are the URL and the content?
100
Means genuine, real, original and not counterfeit.
What is authentic?
200
Includes the name of the server (where info is stored) and a suffix (indicates the type and location of the server).
What is domain name?
200
Dogpile, mamma and surfwax are examples of these.
What are Meta-search engines?
200
Name the Boolean Search Methods.
What are AND, OR, +, - and Quotation Marks?
200
Two protocols on the internet.
What are HTTP and FTP?
200
Indicates a specific document or program when used in a URL.
What is equals sign (=)?
300
Subject Directories.
What are searchable databases that are developed and maintained by humans. These search broad subject categories and are often linked to library systems.
300
2 Categories of Search Tools.
What are Search Engines (individual and meta-search) and Subject Directories?
300
The Boolean Search Method that narrows results AND the one that expands results.
What are AND (narrows) and OR (expands)?
300
Indicates a personal web page when used in a URL.
What is a tilde (squiggly line).
300
Name 4 of the 6 types of url extensions and what they stand for.
What are .com = commercial; .edu = educational; .gov = government; .org = organizational; .net = network; .mil = military
400
Reproduction, adaptation, publication, performance and display are all fundamental rights of:
What is the Fair Use Copyright Law?
400
Search tool you would use to find educational research related specifically to North Carolina wildlife?
What is a subject directory?
400
The 4 miscellaneous Search Methods.
What are different language support, spell checker, phonebook and math/equivalents.
400
According to copyright law, how much music can you use legally on a website?
What is 10% but no more than 30 seconds.
400
Indicates and executable program - 2 answers please - they are .____
What is .exe and .hqx?
500
Three types of organizations that will use a subject directory.
What are educational institutions, government agencies and medical industries.
500
Search tool that would provide the highest volume of results for a travel agent who is searching online hotel reservations.
What is individual search engine?
500
The effect of adding more related words to a search string gives you these.
What is fewer but more relevant results.
500
4 Fair Use Factors/Test
What are purpose and character of use, nature of copyrighted work (where come from), amount copied and cumulative effect of use (what it is used for).
500
The extension is the web address www.gcs.nc.us is an example of what:
What is country designation?