Searching the Web Review 1

Answer the following questions to check your understanding of the first part of Basic Web Search and Search Tools Tutorial. You will receive feedback on if your answer is correct. If necessary, go back to Why is it important to learn how to search the Web? or How do I search for information on the Web?

1. It is difficult to locate information on the web because:

the web is extremely large
anyone can publish on the web
it is hard to judge the quality of the information you find on the web
all of the above

2. The unique address of a web site is called:

a URL
A file
A server
a Path

3. In the web address: www.alverno.edu/bookstore/bookstore.html -- www.alverno.edu is the:

path name
the file name
the server name
the type of file

4. In the web address --- www.alverno.edu/bookstore/bookstore.html -- bookstore.html is

the server name
the file name
the path or directory
the type of file

5. In the web address -- www.alverno.edu/bookstore/bookstore.html -- bookstore is

the server name
the file name
the path or directory
the type of file

You have finished the first two sections of the Searching the Web Tutorial and the Review 1. You an now proceed to the third section of the tutorial - What are Search Engines, when should I use them and what are their limitations?