Internet Search

True or false: Search engines are designed to reduce the number of web pages you need to browse to find information.

• True

• False

What are the two most important keywords in the query, "What is the capital of Florida?"

• What and capital

• Capital and the

• Florida and the

• Capital and Florida

Which strategy is most likely to improve a search engine query?

• Write it as a complete sentence

• Re-order the key words

• Use proper punctuation

• Add more search terms

If you accidentally type "chicken noodle soap" into a search engine, which results are most likely?

• Unusually scented bath products

• Recipes for soup

• Tips for how to clean livestock

• No results

What does it mean when a search engine automatically completes a term for you?

• Many people have used it recently

• It's the best way to phrase your query

• An advertisement paid for its placement

• The search engine has correctly guessed your query

Searching for "outer solar system", quotation marks included, will return results that:

• Contain "outer", "solar", or "system"

• Contain any two of "outer", "solar", and "system"

• Contain the phrase "outer solar system"

• Contain photos, but not videos, of the outer solar system

In search queries what do "+" and "-" have in common?

• They indicate relevant keywords

• They indicate irrelevant keywords

• They widen the scope of the search

• They limit the number of hits

Which search term will return the most hits?

• Fred Rogers

• "Fred Rogers"

• "Fred Rogers" +television

• "Fred Rogers" -television

Which search term will return results about George W. Bush's term as governor, but not his terms as President?

• "George W. Bush" +Texas +President

• George W. Bush Texas not President

• "George W. Bush" +Texas -President

• George W. Bush -Texas -President

Web pages near the top of the search results are generally the most:

• Relevant to your search

• Recently updated

• Likely to have advertising

• Likely to include primary sources