Exploring Search Engines And Preliminary Evaluation Of Urls
This quiz will assess your applied understanding of the following concepts and skills: > how to select and use search engines based on your research objective, and > how to evaluate the credibility of a webpage through the use of online tools. When you complete this online portion of the test, be certain to Print the report and save it as a PDF; Upload the file to the Student Loading Zone on the class homepage; Include Period 3 next your name in the "last name" field Proceed to next part of this quiz: Download the Web Evaluation Worksheet from the class webpage. The document is listed under "downloads". Assess the credibility of www. Mcwhortle. Com Save your work and finish next class.
- 1.Discuss the pros and cons of each of the following types of search engines/directories: individual, meta and subject. Be certain to include an example of each type of engine/directory in your response. Your response should following the "RAVE" model.
- 2.Your friend is considering citing the following online source in a presentation, but she wants your guidance on how to assess the credibility of this webpage. What observations and suggestions would you make based on the following URL: http://www.mrspages~page%@verizon.net/opinions Your response should follow the "RAVE" model.
- 3.Explain how the internet achive Wayback Machine might be included as a criteria/tool in your evaluation of a website's credibility.
- 4.You want to find a Powerpoint presentation (.pptx file) about Stafford loans on the College Affordability and Transparency website http://collegecost.ed.gov. Write out the search sring you would use to find a presentation file on this topic at the website listed.
- 5.Your objective is find information about mobile applications that run on both the IOS and Android platforms. Write the search string that will meet this criteria.
- 6.Identify at least three search tips or strategies that you learned from the Google PowerSearching webinars.
- 7.Select the two (2) general types of search engines.
- A.
Subject and vortals
- B.
Individual and meta
- C.
Gateways and subject
- 8.What is the function of "spiders" and "bots"?
- A.
Remove duplicate result entries
- B.
Scan webpages for keywords and links
- C.
Interpret and revise search strings
- 9.Identify the type of search engine or directory that is best for browsing general topics within a broad category or area of interest.
- A.
Meta search engines
- B.
Individual search engines
- C.
Subject-based directories
- 10.Search engines use which of the following criteria to rank the results associated with a search statement:
- A.
Frequency of key words and back links
- B.
Combination of graphics and key words
- C.
Credibility of the author
- 11.Identify the host name or location within the following URL: http://www.proprofs.com/quiz-school/submit2.php
- A.
Quiz-school
- B.
Submit2.php
- C.
Www.proprofs.com
- 12.If your goal is to evaluate a webpage, you can use alexa.com to accomplish the following:
- A.
Find webpage traffic details
- B.
Identify the contact/ownership information for the domain name
- C.
Both A and B
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