Effective Web Searching Quiz

Effective Web Searching—Quiz 1

1. Find out where Ernest Hemingway, the writer, was born. Where will you look for this answer?

2. Find out the meaning of etymology. Where will you look for this answer?

3. Would you find the answer to either of the above questions using the Find command or Find button on the browser toolbar?

4. What's an Internet domain?

5. In which domains are you likely to find the following sites?

Internal Revenue Service

.

The U.S. Navy

.

Pepsi

.

Harvard University

.

CNN

.

NPR or PBS

.

MLA

.

Primus Internet Service Provider

.

6. What is a "search string" and is this an example (below)?

museum paris impressionist

7. If you're currently using the Google search engine, how would you switch to Yahoo?

8. If you want to return to a site you visited 30 minutes ago, what is the best way to get back there?

9. What are the problems (3) with typing the following URL (on left) in the Location field (on right)?

http;//www.itn

10. Without actually following the link, what do you think the following URL is for?

www.royal.gov.uk

11. What happens if you have visited 5 sites in a linear fashion then click the Forward button?

12. What's the easiest way to get to the main B.U. page if you are at the following page?

http://www.bu.edu/celop/mll/students/index.shtml

13. What would be the most efficient way to find images of a raccoon?

14. How do you save a copy of an image you like from a Web page?

MLL Student Page

Answers

updated 09/09/2007

Internal Revenue Service	.
The U.S. Navy	.
Pepsi	.
Harvard University	.
CNN	.
NPR or PBS	.
MLA	.
Primus Internet Service Provider	.