Internet Search Activities

Who developed the Internet and Transmission Control Protocols?

• Tim Berners-Lee

• Vinton Cerf

• Bill Gates

• Steve Jobs

Which two institutions were first linked by the Internet?

• Harvard University and MIT

• University of California Los Angeles and Stanford Research Institute

• Oxford University and Cambridge University

• NASA and IBM

What is the World Wide Web made up of?

• Millions of Web sites

• Thousands of books

• Hundreds of videos

• Billions of images

What is one of the functions of a search engine?

• To allow you to search by a keyword

• To play music

• To edit videos

• To send emails

What is one benefit of using search engines?

• Easier time finding answers

• Faster computer processing

• Increased storage space

• Enhanced graphics

What is the purpose of using search engine tips?

• To make searches more complicated

• To narrow results and list relevant pages

• To increase the number of search results

• To avoid finding specific information

Which keywords will the search engine use to find pages with all terms present?

• FDA, peanut butter, recalls

• Only FDA

• Only peanut butter

• Only recalls

What does the Boolean OR operator do in a search?

• Finds pages with none of the keywords

• Finds pages with any and all keywords

• Excludes all keywords

• Only finds pages with the first keyword

Which Boolean operator would you use to find pages containing all specified keywords?

• OR

• AND

• NOT

• AND NOT

What is the benefit of using phrase searching?

• It broadens your search results.

• It narrows your search results.

• It finds synonyms of the phrase.

• It excludes certain words.