Techniques for Locating a Specific File Online

Which Google search operator restricts results to a specific file type (e.g., CSV files)?

• A. type:

• B. ext:

• C. filetype:

• D. format:

What is the purpose of placing a file name (e.g., "SP02YACHTS.csv") in quotation marks in a search query?

• To ignore the file extension

• To search for an exact phrase match

• To automatically convert it to uppercase

• To broaden the search results

When searching for a file like SP02YACHTS.csv, why might it be useful to include additional keywords such as "yachts" or "shipping"?

• It reduces the number of search results

• It helps provide context to narrow down the search

• It automatically downloads the file

• It changes the file format

Which operator can you use to search within a specific website for the file SP02YACHTS.csv?

• inurl:

• intitle:

• site:

• domain:

How does including the file extension (e.g., .csv) in your search query help you find the file?

• It ensures that only files with that extension are returned

• It converts the file to a different format

• It broadens the search scope

• It ignores the file name

If you want to search for the file SP02YACHTS.csv on a government website, which query would be most effective?

• "SP02YACHTS.csv" site:gov

• "SP02YACHTS.csv" filetype:gov

Which of the following queries restricts the search to government websites?

• "SP02YACHTS.csv" site:gov

• "SP02YACHTS.csv" inurl:gov

• "SP02YACHTS.csv" ext:gov

• "SP02YACHTS.csv" inurl:gov

Which of the following best describes the use of the filetype operator in the following query: "SP02YACHTS.csv" filetype:csv?

• A. It filters results to show only websites about CSV files

• B. It restricts the search results to pages that mention CSV in the text

• C. It limits the results to only those files that are in CSV format

• D. It converts all file types to CSV before searching

When a search query returns too many irrelevant results, what is one effective strategy to narrow the results further?

• Removing quotation marks

• Adding more specific keywords related to the context

• Deleting the file extension

• Using synonyms for the file name

The operator inurl: in a Google search query is used to:

• search for URLs containing a specific keyword

• search for images related to a keyword

• search for websites with a specific domain

• search for pages with a specific title