ICT103 WEEK 11

What is the purpose of search engines in a digital library platform?

• To find, classify, and store information on various websites on the internet

• To compile their own searchable databases on the web

• To aggregate search results from multiple search engines

• To provide better access to information than powerful keyword indexes

What do meta search engines do?

• Compile their own searchable databases on the web

• Utilize databases maintained by other individual search engines

• Send queries to several search engines and aggregate the results

• Classify information submitted by indexers or users

What is the purpose of field searching in a web document?

• To search for words that differ in meaning based on different use of uppercase and lowercase letters

• To search for two words within a specified distance of each other

• To specify exactly where to search in the web document

• To search for phrases that must appear next to each other in a specified order

What is the main disadvantage of metasearch engines compared to standard search engines?

• They produce more results than standard search engines

• They do not pull identical sites and pages into their aggregated results

• They do not favor sponsored results

• They do not interpret query syntax as fully or as accurately

What is the purpose of Boolean operators in search engines?

• To search for phrases that must appear next to each other in a specified order

• To link search terms and refine queries

• To exclude particular terms from search results

• To search for words that differ in meaning based on different use of uppercase and lowercase letters

What is the function of a meta search engine?

• To compile their own searchable databases on the web

• To classify information submitted by indexers or users

• To send queries to several search engines and aggregate the results

• To provide better access to information than powerful keyword indexes

What is the purpose of phrase searching in a search engine?

• To search for two words within a specified distance of each other

• To specify exactly where to search in the web document

• To search for phrases that must appear next to each other in a specified order

• To search for words that differ in meaning based on different use of uppercase and lowercase letters

What is the advantage of metasearch engines for internet users?

• They favor sponsored results

• They run a search query on multiple search engines concurrently

• They interpret query syntax as fully and accurately as standard search engines

• They produce more results than standard search engines

What is the purpose of natural language searching in a search engine?

• To search in the same language as it is spoken

• To specify exactly where to search in the web document

• To exclude particular terms from search results

• To search for phrases that must appear next to each other in a specified order

What is the function of truncation and wildcards in search engines?

• To search for multiple endings of a word or internal variations

• To specify exactly where to search in the web document

• To search for two words within a specified distance of each other

• To search for phrases that must appear next to each other in a specified order