Chapter 7 Review

What do we call a program that scans websites for search engines

• spiders
• seekers
• librarians
• hunters

How do you enter keywords in a search engine?

• Type the keywords in a free-form search text field
• Select the keywords from a drop-down list
• Drag-and-drop keywords from a group of blocks
• Click on the keywords in a toolbar

What happens to your search results as you add more keywords?

• You get fewer results that are more tightly focused on your topic
• You get more results from a wider range of topics
• You get an error because search engines will only accept one keyword at a time
• You will start to get results from pages that have none of your keywords

What advanced search operators can help you find exactly what you are looking for in a search engine?

• AND, OR
• INCLUDE, EXCLUDE
• PLUS, MINUS
• JOIN, SPLIT

When citing online sources, which of the following pieces of information go into an MLA-style citation?

• Author's name
• Article name or title
• Date of publication
• All of these are present in an MLA citation

What might a search engine store about a particular URL?

• The keywords found on the page
• The number of times each keyword appears on the page
• A weight for each keyword base on keyword position within the page
• All of these are true

Where do companies want their own websites to appear in the search results

• On the first page

• On the last page

• It doesn't matter because users will check every link

• In alphabetical order with the other results

Which of the following elements are you likely to see for each search result entry?

• A title
• A hyperlink
• A brief part of the text
• All of these are correct

How are search results organized?

• Into pages, with the most relevant results on the first page
• Into pages, with the most relevant results on the last page
• As one giant list
• With one result per page

How are most search engines funded?

• By displaying advertisements to search users
• They are paid by website owners
• Search users pay a fee each time they search
• Search engines charge a monthly subscription fee