GNVQ ICT - Intermediate

Unit 10 - Networks and Communications

Search Engines

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Hyperlinks:

On this level:

Browser Software
Multimedia
MP3s
Spyware and Adware
Large websites
Search Engines
Multiple search criteria
Quality of information
Internet security

On the level below:

 

Searching for information: 

The Internet contains so many web pages that finding the information the user requires would be like looking for a “needle in a million haystacks”.  Fortunately some Internet organisations have developed “Search Engines” to help us to find what we want.  These “Search Engines” contain enormous databases detailing all the websites that have been listed – and new sites are being added continuously to these listings.  Sites such as www.google.com and www.yahoo.com enable the user to enter the word or phrase (word string) they are looking for – and in a few seconds a list of possible matches will be displayed on their computer.  Remember that the search string must be entered carefully and correctly otherwise the results will be meaningless! A number of possible matches (often the first 10) will be displayed – and the user can then visit any of these by clicking on their URL.  If none provide the information needed, further pages of suggested matches may be available.

 

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