CHAPTER 3

What is the primary function of a search engine?

• A) To create web pages

• B) To locate information on the internet

• C) To sell products online

• D) To host websites

Which of the following is NOT a popular search engine?

• Google

• Yahoo!

• Instagram

• Bing

What do web crawlers do?

• Design websites

• Browse the web and discover new pages

• Create search queries

• Display search results

Which Boolean operator narrows search results to include only results containing both terms?

• OR

• NOT

• AND

• IF

What is an example of a Boolean query?

• Searching for "cats"

• Searching for "cats AND dogs"

• Searching for images of cats

• Searching for cute animals

What is the purpose of indexing in search engines?

• To remove irrelevant web pages

• To create user accounts

• To add discovered web pages to a searchable database

• To calculate website popularity

How does the OR operator affect search results?

• It narrows results to one specific term

• • It expands results to include either of the search terms

• It excludes certain results

• It ranks results by popularity

In what scenario should users utilize specific terms like URLs or company names in their searches?

• To confuse the search engine

• To maximize irrelevant results

• To improve the precision of their search

• To increase the number of clicks on ads

Why is it important to verify information obtained from search engines?

• Search engines provide only accurate information

• Anyone can publish data on the web, which may not be reliable

• All web pages are checked for accuracy

• Search engines guarantee validity of content

What does the search engine results page (SERP) display?

• A list of all websites available

• The most popular websites in the world

• The ranked web pages based on relevance to the query

• The history of all searches ever made