Exercise 4: How to Search the Internet
(Please
print this exercise and use the corresponding lesson to answer the questions.)
Name:
_______________________
Class: _______________________ Professor: _______________________
1.
Please give an example of a complete URL to an Internet website.
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2.
What does the domain .edu tell you about the organization
sponsoring the website?
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3.
Please visit the following website: www.n.y.times.com.
[Note: Remember to type the URL exactly as its appears above.]
a. What
appears on the screen?
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b.
Now visit www.nytimes.com. What
page is displayed?
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4.
Please access the search engine Google from the Selected Links page on the
Fountain-New Library's website. Perform a
search using the term Tennis.
a. How
many results are listed?
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b. What
is the first link given?
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c.
What URL is associated with that first link?
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5.
Now go back and search for Professional Tennis.
a.
How many results are listed?
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b. What is the first link given?
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b.________________________________________________________________
c.________________________________________________________________