Syntax Quiz

This quiz recaps the concepts of using search syntax. For each question you can check your answer by clicking on the hypertext linked word and rereading the particular section. Return to this page by clicking on Syntax Quiz in the left frame.

1. What is the biggest mistake web searchers make? What is an easy way to overcome that mistake?

2. What is the most common method of indicating that you want to search for words in a phrase?

3. What are the three logical connectors used in Boolean searching?
   
   
4. What search engine has a NEAR operator and what can you do with it?
   
   
5. What does ~ do at Google?

6. What are some methods for looking for word variants such as invest / investor / investing?

7. What is the advantage of searching for words in the title?
   
   
8. Why would you want to limit a search to a domain?

9. What do search suggestions help you to do?

Where to Next?

Study the search engines by comparing their features.