Understanding Search Engines

What is a search engine?

• A type of web browser

• A social media platform

• A computer virus

• A program that finds webpages on the web

What is the role of a web crawler?

• To protect websites from hackers

• To create new websites

• To browse the web and store information about webpages

• To delete unwanted webpages

How do search engines order results?

• By website age

• Using algorithms

• By random selection

• By user votes

What is an index in the context of search engines?

• A list of popular websites

• A collection of information about visited webpages

• A ranking of the fastest websites

• A directory of web developers

What is a URL?

• A programming language

• A social media platform

• A type of computer virus

• The address of a webpage on the internet

What happens if you don't know the URL of a webpage?

• You must contact the website owner

• You need to create a new URL

• You cannot access the webpage

• You can use a search engine to find it

What is an algorithm?

• A precise set of ordered rules or instructions

• A type of search engine

• A web browser

• A computer virus

Why might some search engines be designed for children?

• To avoid showing unsuitable pages

• To provide faster search results

• To display more advertisements

• To teach children how to code

What is the first step in using a search engine?

• Typing keywords or a question

• Selecting a webpage

• Downloading the search engine

• Creating a new webpage

What does a search engine do after you type in keywords?

• Creates a new index

• Sends an email to the webpage owner

• Deletes irrelevant webpages

• Searches its index for matches