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=SEARCH ENGINES= ====**What is a search engine and how is it created?** ** a computer program that searches documents, especially on the World Wide Web, for a specified word or words and provides a list of documents in which they are found. **====
 * It is Also: **
 * **a basic tool that you can use to find information on the Web**
 * **they are automated**
 * **most support keyword searches**
 * **a sends out spiders ann crawlers to other websites**


 * **software program that anables the user to search the Internet using keywords**
 * How is it created?**
 * **You need spiders and a database of websites to create a search engine**
 * **Aspider searches the internet for the keywords; "crawls" the web continuously**


 * If you wanted to start your own website what do you need to do that?**
 * get your domain name, choose a website host and sign up for an account, desigh you web pages, test your website, collecting credit card information, get your site noticed, and a conclusion. **
 * How does the Internet work?**
 * the internet is a worldwide network that allows to specific information of data to transfer in order to establish a standarized communication highway. **


 * What makes Google's search technology different than other sites?**
 * google is different from any other website because it can assign you to another type of website, if you type in any word it will connect you to many many different types of websites. **


 * What should you consider before putting information on the web?**
 * you should not put vital personal information on the websites becuase many people can give you virus's or take your information and try to stalk you, there are alot of dangers on the web that people need to be awar of. **

Stemming is other forms of words that are searched also, i.e. Player--Plays, Play
 * What should you consider when evaluating a website?**
 * very vital information, things that seem out of the ordinary, personal things **
 * When you use a search engine are you searching the world wide web? If not what are you searching?**
 * yes, you are serching most of the internet. **
 * What is Stemming: **

       __** The Internet and the World Wide Web **__ <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">**What are the origins of the Internet?**
 * What is a database?**
 * a collection of organized information**
 * What is a keyword search?**
 * a search using keywords**
 * What is the difference between a search engine and a subject directory?**
 * An engine is a program, directlory is assembled by people who check if it meets standards**
 * What are different types of Internet Resources?**
 * **MP3**
 * **keyword**
 * **subject directory**
 * List 5 common search engines?**
 * **google**
 * **ask.com**
 * **yahoo**
 * **Bing**
 * **msn**
 * What are specialty search Engines?**
 * Specialty search engines search specific topics**
 * List 5 different search techniques for effective searching.**
 * **phrase**
 * **math**
 * **bootlean**
 * **wildcard**
 * **related search**
 * What is the invisible web?**
 * not all databases support spidering, so their databases are invisible to main search engines**

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;"> **How do I access the Internet**?

 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">Need Internet Connection
 * Telecommunications Software
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">A working Browser

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">﻿<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">**What is a browser?** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;"> A Brower is software used to retrieve webpages and display them in readable format <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">
 * What are the ways you can connect to the Interne**t?
 * Dial up,
 * DSL,
 * fiber optics <--- Best Choice


 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">What are the main features of a browser? **
 * shows favorites
 * history
 * Contains back/forward buttons


 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">How do I copy and paste images, text and web pages? **
 * 1) highlight with mouse
 * 2) click edit
 * 3) copy then paste it

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">The file could contain malicious software <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;"> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;"> Why do we need to have reasons for evaluating Internet resources?** to tell if the information is true
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">How do I download and install a program? **
 * 1) click download button
 * 2) save to folder
 * 3) open installer
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">What are the dangers of this? **
 * VOCAB:**
 * Address Bar ** contains domain name of website
 * Browser ** software that provides GUI for internet
 * Disk Cache ** allows you to load webpages faster b/c stored on computer
 * Domain Name ** identifies a site on the internet
 * Favorites ** sites visited often
 * Home Page ** first page displayed when browser is started
 * Host Computer ** a computer remotely accessed from your computer
 * Host Node ** any computer directly connected to network
 * HTML Hypertext Markup Language ** allows pages of website to be connected under same domain
 * HTTP Hypertext Transfer Protocol ** language used for computers to communicate over internet
 * ISP Internet Service Provider ** local companies that supply internet connection
 * Online Service Provider ** online companies that offer other services as well
 * TCP/IP Transmission Control and Internet Protocol ** TCP- 2 host computers, IP- you enter address into browser
 * URL Uniform Resource Locator ** unique address every webpage has
 * Web Page ** ordinary text encoded with HTML then displayed in browser
 * __ Evaluating Electronic Information __


 * What are the criteria for evaluating electronic information?**
 * 1) authorship
 * 2) relevance & reliability
 * 3) currency
 * 4) validity and bias
 * 5) site navigation

unauthorized copying of software
 * What is software piracy?**
 * What are different types of Internet Resources?**
 * magazines
 * newspapers
 * email
 * commercial sites

the exclusive right to make literacy/musical work
 * What is a copyright?**

using MLA handbook
 * How do you cite Internet sources?**

<span style="color: #b91313; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;"> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">
 * VOCAB**
 * Copyright:** the exclusive right to make literacy/musical work
 * Currency:** age, how long its been posted, how often its updated
 * Navigation:** ability to use links to move through webpages
 * Public Domain:** copyright has expired and is available to everyone
 * Shareware:** free demos that expire

**Essays**
<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">﻿**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, videos and other types of files.


 * If you wanted to start your own website, what would you need to start one?**
 * domain name,
 * IP address

The internet is a world wide network that allows specific information to transfer in order to espablish a standardized communication highway.
 * How does the Internet Work?**

uses relevance/popularity to show results of the search
 * What makes Google's technology different from everyone else's?**

private information. Others can easily access this information all around the world and it can be stolen as well. This can occur on social networking sites like Facebook, myspace, and twitter.
 * What should you consider before putting information on the web**?

date of the web page, relevance, web site reputation, whether or not the contents are correct
 * What should you consider when evaluating a website**?

When using a search engine, you are looking for information on multiple servers and not just the World Wide Web.
 * When you use a search engine, are you searching the World Wide Web? If not, what are you searching?**