Search Engines

How do search engines find the websites that it indexes?

• You have to submit your website.
• By searching the web.
• The get a list from the government
• By using spiders to move from link to link finding pages.

To make sure a word IS NOT included, what operator do you use?

• +
• -
• "   "
• OR

What is this?

• Search Bar
• Snippet
• Filter
• Ads

What is a search engine?

• System to use internet
• System designed to search for information on the world wide web
• System to send and receive emails
• Sysmte for internet connectivity

What does www stand for

• world web wide
• world wide web
• wide world web
• web wide world

Pick out the "key words" in this sentence:
How many hot dogs do Americans eat a year?

• How, Many, Hot Dogs
• Hot dogs, Do, Eat, A
• Hot Dogs, Americans, Eat, Year
• How, Hot Dogs, Americans, Year

What does the "Refresh Button" do?

• Takes you back to the beginning
• Keeps you from bad webpages.
• Reloads the page you are on if the page was not working right.
• Closes the internet.

How can I make my search better?

• Use fewer key words.
• Include "and" or "or" with my key words and use advanced search settings.
• Search again
• Who needs better results?!?!

If you wanted to learn about George W. Bush's term as governor of Texas------but not his term as U.S. President--what would be the best phrase to search under?

• "George W. Bush" + Texas + President
• "George W. Bush" Texas Not President
• "George W. Bush" + Texas - President
• George W. Bush - Texas - President

What does the "Back Arrow" (circled in red) do?

• Takes you back to the last page you visited.
• Takes you back to the desktop.
• Takes you back in time.
• Takes you back to the classroom.