Sunday, October 3, 2010

Chapter 3

Searching the Web doesn't have to be hard, if you are using the right kind of search tool, it can be easy. When you want to find information about something you have to decide what it is that you are looking for. You have to develop a search query. A search query must contain one keyword. If you are not sure where to type in the keyword, it goes in the search text box. When you are using a search tool there are things that you need to be aware of and need to look out for, not all websites are accurate. Some of the things that you should be looking for are, authority, objectivity, scope and quality and design and functionality. If a website is not well organized and has a lot of spelling mistakes, it is probably not a good website to use for information. You should also be looking to see if the information is current and not out of date. When you are searching for information you can also use a directory. A directory shows you a bunch of different categories. In a search engine you can type in something specific or type in a url if you are looking for a website. In a metasearch engines are used for basic searches. KartOO metasearch engine shows you pictures and animations instead of a list. If you want to narrow your search down you would use an advanced search. If you wanted to do an advanced search on bing, first you would type in a keyword in the search text box. Then you would click on advanced underneath the search text box on the right. Then it will give you different options. You can choose search items or a site/domain.


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