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WorksheetsSearching the Web
Total questions: 82
Worksheet time: 43mins
How do you search for exact phrases?
"this is a perfect example"
(this is a perfect example)
-this is a perfect example
,this is a perfect example,
It is important to check the date your website was last updated
True
False
Every website on the Internet is checked to ensure the information is correct
True
False
What does Google create with all its web page links?
An index
A spreadsheet
Which of the following is a search engine?
Google Chrome
Firefox
Internet Explorer
What is the name of the search engine?
Bing
Yahoo
Ask
Define search engine.
A collection of web pages.
Application software for accessing the World Wide Web.
A search engine is a website through which users can search internet content.
Google, Bing, and Yahoo are examples of search engines.
True
False
Define web browser.
A collection of web pages.
Application software for accessing the World Wide Web.
A search engine is a website through which users can search internet content.
Think about the information you are trying to find. Identify the keywords and use them in your search. You should be able to find information using 3 to 5 words.
Think about the best order for your keywords.
Use a short clear question
Do not use punctuation or short, common words
The most important keywords should come first.
Think about the best order for your keywords.
Use a short clear question
Do not use punctuation or short, common words
Leave out punctuation marks like comma, full stops, and question marks. You can also leave out short, common words like 'and', 'the' and 'a'.
Think about the best order for your keywords.
Use a short clear question
Do not use punctuation or short, common words
Which of the following is not the tip for searching the web?
Think about the best order for your keywords.
Use a short clear question
Do not use punctuation or short, common words
Use a long sentence
How to access a search engine?
Use of a web browser
Using an operating system
Using a keyboard
Using a monitor
What is the first step if you want to start searching for information on the internet?
Click the search engine
Click the web browser
Type the keyword in the search field
Type the URL on the address bar
Select all the web browsers from the list.
Safari
Google Chrome
Firefox
Bing
Bing is created by ___________.
Yahoo
Microsoft
Where will you type the words or keywords of what you want to search on the web?
text box
dialog box
search box
tab
The more words in your search, the better your results will be.
True
False
Which of the following is often used for finding a web page containing certain information?
web browser
search term
search engine
steam engine
When a user searches using a search engine, what does the search engine actually search?
the search engine's database
the whole of the World Wide Web
page ranking
spiders or crawlers
A search engine's database includes the first sentence on the page and the date the page was posted. Which two of the following will it also include?
telephone number
business address for written correspondence
web address/URL
heading/headline for the page
A 'crawler' is a program in a search engine that looks through the text and follows the links on a page and sends details back to the search engine? What other name is used for this?
caterpillar
spider
worm
creepy crawly
A friend has just published a new website about motocross in the Borders. When you search for motocross Borders, your friend's site doesn't appear in the list of search results. Which three of the following might be reasons for this?
the site isn't in the search engine's database
the site isn't very good
the crawler has never visited the site
the site isn't linked to by another/many sites
Which of the following are three logical operators?
PLUS, EITHER, NOT
AND, EITHER, MINUS
AND, OR, NOT
PLUS, OR, NOT
Which of these acts violates copyright?
Buying a song and downloading it to your laptop, and then copying it to your SD card for your phone.
Buying music and letting your friend have a copy.
Quoting someone else's work with citation.
Lip-syncing with your favorite song and uploading the video of you to YouTube.
What is the only condition that a work must meet in order to be protected by copyright?
It must be presented by a law office.
It must be printed and filed with an agency.
It must be an original expression.
It must have the copyright symbol.
Which of these is a warning that you should treat a web site's content with care?
The information is up-to-date with current data
It cites sources
It's a well-known research site
It seems to be supporting one opinion or theory over others (bias).
Which of the following are protected by copyright? Choose all that apply.
Music that you record and upload to the internet.
A video you upload to the YouTube.
Music that you buy on a CD.
Music that you download from the internet.
Projects you create for school.
Your teacher makes copies of an article from the newspaper and uses it in their classroom. What should you tell them?
"This falls under educational use, if you're only using it in your classroom."
"You're not allowed to copy someone else's work without paying them for it. You're violating copyright."
What is public domain?
Works that are not restricted by copyright and do not require a license or fee to use.
Copyrighted works that can be copied on a limited basis for educational and research purposes.
Copyrighted works that are posted on the internet.
Copyrighted works that are printed in publicly available books.
Citations are:
Lists of the books you used in your project.
Specific, in-text notices you use to show what your source was and where you got it.
Always written the same way.
Only necessary if you're publishing something in print.
Improve your web search results by using:
various Internet Service Providers.
Advanced computers
Various web browsers
Advanced search options
_____________ protects the creator of an original work.
Copyright
Plagiarism
Public domain
Fair use
Boolean operators are used with _______ in a search engine to refine a search.
an image
a password
symbols
keywords
This is an effective search:
What is the name of a group of owls?
True
False
This is an effective search:
How many years has Harrison Ford been playing the role of Indiana Jones?
True
False
This is an effective search:
Doctor Who actor 2019
True
False
This is an effective search:
Wimbledon winner 2013
True
False
What does Google use to link multiple web pages together?
Spiders
Linkers
Ants
Cables
Which of the following does Google NOT do with your search?
See how many times the word appears on a page
Decide if it's a spam website or not
Delete pages that don't match your search
Which of the following does Google NOT do with your search?
See if the words are in the title of the web page
Gives the page an overall score
Checks if your search is the same as someone else
Where is the Paid For result?
1
3
5
6
Where is the Organic Result?
2
5
4
1
Where is the Knowledge Bar?
6
3
2
5
Where is the Search Bar?
1
2
3
6
Where are the result details?
1
2
3
6
What does Google create with all its web page links?
An index
A spreadsheet
The Google Index always contains every single web page that exists on the Internet
True
False
Why should you think about your Google searches?
To save you time
To get more sensible results
So you never get an incorrect result
