Search Engine Assignment #1
Many search engines provide some reasonably sophisticated options to make a
better search. Hopefully answering these questions will lead you to looking at
some of the possibilities. Unless otherwise specified, I want an explanation
and I want you to test the feature in the search engine. In explaining or
giving and example, do not use the examples or the explanations that appear at
the site - I want things in your own words with your own examples! When
explaining the results that you got, I want to know whether they make sense
given your search - whether the search element you used worked as advertised!
Due in one week. Please read the following information about google.
Article
about Google, http://www.googleguide.com/sharpening_queries.html
http://www.googleguide.com/advanced_operators.html
Also please read the information that is under advanced
search and then under advanced search tips at the google site.
www.google.com
Look at the advanced search and the accompanying advanced search tips to answer
the questions. By show I mean I want you to try something and
take a picture of what you entered and the results.
- Explain the use of the + sign
in a search. Give me information about how Google says it uses the +. Show
me the example that you used to test and analyze the results you achieved.
- Explain the use of the - sign
in a search. Show me the example that you used to test and
analyze the results you achieved.
- Does google support the use
of or? If so explain how it should be used and what it accomplishes.
- What is a domain and how can
you use it in google? Show me the example that you used and
analyze the results that you got.
- Explain ALL and WITHOUT. Show
me the examples that you used to test each of them and analyze the
results that you got.
- Give me a detailed
explanation of the options in occurrences. Test each of them
and show me the examples that you used and analyze the results that
you got. Also please define and explain URL.
- Explain Page-Specific
Searches / Links. Show me the example that you used and
analyze the results that you got.
- Explain how to limit your
search to a particular period of time. Show me the example
that you used and analyze the results that you got.
- Show me two
additional things that you learned in the in the reading. My show I mean I want you to try
something and take a picture of what you entered and the results..