www.hotbot.com Look at the advanced search specifications then answer the following questions. The answer should include a picture of or an explanation of a test you made using that option.

  1. What is the difference between all of the words and any of the words. Which is an AND relationship and which is an OR relationship?
  2. Explain the word filter?
  3. Explain the date specification?
  4. If the domain was entered as .edu, what does this mean?
  5. Explain stemming.

www.nbci.com Look at the power search specifications and then answer the following questions. The question should include a picture of or an explanation of a test you made using that option. Use the words Easter Island in your test unless the question specifies something else or lets you pick the test.

  1. Test any of the words, and all of the words and the exact phrase. Compare the results.
  2. Use the Boolean phrase and test Easter OR Island and then test Easter AND Island and compare the results to each other and to the test in #1.
  3. Use the Boolean phrase and test Easter AND (Sunday OR Island). What is the logic that this phrase uses?
  4. Now use the Boolean phrase and test "Easter Sunday" OR "Easter Island". What is the logic that this phrase uses? Compare to the results in #3.
  5. Test for page title
  6. Using your own words (explain what you did), test the various choices in more search terms.
  7. What is the difference between search all pages and search only top level pages. Make up your own test and explain.
  8. Explain domain, extension, web site and country code.

Using another search engine that you are familiar with (tell me which one), look at the advanced web search specifications and then answer the following questions. The question should include a picture of or an explanation of a test you made using that option.

  1. Figure out how to get either Mount OR Everest.
  2. Try to get Everest and either Mt OR Mount

www.metacrawler.com Note metacrawler can also be reached through its new image at www.gotonet.com.

  1. Explain what a meta search engine is and the concept behind this search engine.
  2. Explain some of the options available in the power search.
  3. Do a search for the phrase 3rd normal form in educational sites. Use the first seven search engines listed. Do most of the sites seem relevant. Now try it with less engines. What is the value of using a metasearch engine?