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What is a search engine and how is it created? A **web search engine** is designed to search for information on the [|World Wide Web] and FTP servers. The search results are generally presented in a list of results and are often called //hits//. The information may consist of [|web pages], images, information and other types of files. If you wanted to start your own website what do you need to do that? How does the Internet work? What makes Google's search technology different than other sites? What should you consider before putting information on the web? What should you consider when evaluating a website? When you use a search engine are you searching the world wide web? If not what are you searching?
 * A search engine is a software program that searches for specific words with spiders that returns a list of documents in which they were found, especially a commercial Internet service. You need spiders to create and a database of websites to create a earch engine **
 * You need to purchase a domain name and use a template for your website like Godaddy.com**
 * The internet is a worldwide network that allows to specific information of data to transfer in order to establish a standarized communication highway.**
 * Google's search technology is different thatn the other search engines because it also relies on the popularity of the websites and whether or not those that used the pages thought they were helpful.**
 * You need to consider that others can access that information from anywhere in the world. If you put up personal information, you can have your identity stolen and be harassed by people you have never met.**
 * Before using a website or giving it personal information, you should see if that website is legitamite. If the website loads slowly, than it means it is run by a small amount of servers, which means its run by a single person. You need to consider if that website is trustworthy.**
 * You are not searching the world wide web, but you are searching the database of the search engine you are using.**

** Evaluating Electronic Information **

** At the end of this lesson each student should be able to answer the following questions. **

Why do we need to have reasons for evaluating Internet resources? What are the criteria for evaluating electronic information? What is software piracy? What are different types of Internet Resources? What is a copyright? How do you cite Internet sources?

** At the end of this lesson each student should be familiar with the following vocabulary **

Copyright Currency Navigation Public Domain Shareware