Web Search Quiz

This quiz recaps the main points about searching the Web. 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 Web Search Quiz in the left frame.

Questions

1. Typically, when should you use a subject directory and when a search engine?

2. What should you consider once you find some sites that deal with your question?

3. What types of pages are indexed at subject directories?

4. What are the advantages to using a subject directory?

5. What are three kinds of subject directories? Give an example of each.

6. What will you find at Lii.org?

7. Name three tips for using search engines effectively.

8. What is one place where can you easily search for images and audio files?

9. What are two search engines that will cluster the document results into topics?
   
   
10. Which search engine has smart answers?

11. What meta-search engine that starts with the letter C will cluster results into folders? (There are several others - look for them.)

12. When is it best to use a meta-search engine?
    
    
13. What is the emerging alternative to search engines that mainly respond to keywords?
    
    
14. What is meant by the deep web?
    
    
15. What does a vertical search engine do?

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