SECTION 3: THE INTERNET 3.3 Search engines CHECK YOUR ENGLISH VOCABULARY FOR COMPUTER AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

CHECK YOUR ENGLISH VOCABULARY

FOR COMPUTER AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

SECTION 3: THE INTERNET

3.3 Search engines

What's the difference between a web directory and a search engine? Web directories (for example, Excite, Lycos) list categories and sub-categories with links to websites. Search engines (for example, Google, Altavista) search the Web for web pages according to the instructions that you give them. A. Using a search engine Put the words into the spaces. click on criteria database hyperlinks keywords matches media refine returns sponsored view Stage 1: Enter one or more _____________. Stage 2: The search engine looks for _____________ in all the web pages on their _____________. Stage 3: The search engine ____________ the matches (or "hits") with _____________ to the web pages. Stage 4: The search engine may also return "_____________ links". These are links to the websites of companies who have paid the search engine company. Stage 5: You _____________ the hyperlink to ____________ the web page. Stage 6: If necessary, you can _____________ your search by using advanced search _____________ such as language, country or the type of _____________ you are looking for. B. Logical operators You can refine your search by using logical operators. Match the search engine instructions with the matches. 1 "English vocabulary" a Pages where both words appear. 2 English + vocabulary b Pages containing the phrase English vocabulary. 3 English NEAR vocabulary c Pages containing one of the words, but not both. 4 English OR vocabulary d Pages where the two words appear close together. 5 English NOT vocabulary e All pages that contain English except the ones which also contain vocabulary.

 

ANSWER KEY

3.3 Search engines A: 1 keywords, 2 matches / database, 3 returns / hyperlinks, 4 sponsored, 5 click on / view, 6 refine / criteria/ media B: 1 b, 2 a, 3 d, 4 c, 5 e