WEEK 3 Flashcards
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s the process of interactively searching for and retrieving requested information via a computer from databases that are online.
Online Search
TIPS IN CONDUCTING ONLINE RESEARCH
Have a q_______in mind.
n_____it down.
a________search.
Look for c________sources.
Give credit.
TIPS IN CONDUCTING ONLINE RESEARCH
Have a question in mind.
Narrow it down.
Advanced search.
Look for credible sources.
Give credit.
is a software system that is designed to search for information on the World Wide Web.
Search Engine
examples of search engine
g______
b______
yahoo
b______
d_________go
examples of search engine
google
bing
yahoo
baidu
duckduck go
You can filter and customize your search results to find exactly what you want.
a.) Google Filter
gives the Web searcher the ability to narrow their searches by a series of
different filters
b.) Google Advance Search
Uses search operators that includes symbols or words in your search to make your search results more precise.
c.) Refine Web Searches
_____ — allows you to include terms that are usually ignored
______ — finds the exact words in a phrase
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“ ”
provide results from a specific website
site:website.com
Finds or includes web pages that contain a group of words
( )
Finds web pages that contains all the terms or phrases
AND or &
Excludes web pages that contain a term or phrase
NOT or –
Finds web pages that contain either or the term or phrases or combine searches
OR or |
- Searches within a range of numbers (e.g. 1..100)
..
Searches a user profile name
@name
Searches for a specific price of an object
MONEY EX ($69)
if you do not know the exact terms or unknown words.
asterisk
provides related websites
related:website.com
provides information from websites
info:website.com
provides overview of a website
cache:website.com
WEBSITE CREDIBILITY
D – _______
A – _______
D – _____
S – __________
WEBSITE CREDIBILITY
D – Domain
A – Author
D – Date
S – Sources
is reserved for colleges and universities
.edu
denotes a government website.
.gov
is usually used by non-profit organizations which may have an agenda of persuasion rather than education.
.org