Question 1

A search engine's ____________________ pages are a good place to find out how to search that tool effectively.

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The answer of A search engine's ____________________ pages are a...

Question 2

Whenever you connect keywords in your search with OR, you are commanding the search engine to find ____________________ of the keywords.

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The answer of Whenever you connect keywords in your search...

Question 3

A mathematical syntax that a search engine can use to perform searches is called ____________________ logic.

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The answer of A mathematical syntax that a search engine...

Question 4

Three common Boolean operators are _____________, _____________, and _____________.

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The answer of Three common Boolean operators are _____________, _____________,...

Question 5

The area where sets overlap is called the ____________________ of the sets.

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The answer of The area where sets overlap is called...

Question 6

The Boolean operator that a search engine automatically supplies in your search query is the ____________________ operator.

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The answer of The Boolean operator that a search engine...

Question 7

Most search engines will allow the symbols + and - instead of the words AND and AND NOT.

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This is true, most search engines do allow the use of + and - symbols in place of the words AND and AND NOT.

Question 8

The + (plus sign) is sometimes used for the Boolean operator ____________________.

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The answer of The + (plus sign) is sometimes used...

Question 9

Metasearch engines allow you to search multiple search engines simultaneously.

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Metasearch engines, also known as aggregator search engines, gather and present results from multiple search engines at the same time.

Question 10

"Must include" or "must contain" are alternate ways of expressing the Boolean operator ____________________.

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The answer of "Must include" or "must contain" are alternate...

Question 11

When you use the Boolean symbols + and -, you should not leave a space between the symbol and the word it is connecting to the search.

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It is recommended to not leave a space between the Boolean symbols (+ and -) and the words they are connecting to in a search query.

Question 12

Each time you add AND to a search you are ____________________ the search.

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The answer of Each time you add AND to a...

Question 13

"All of the words" is another way of expressing the Boolean operator ____________________.

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The answer of "All of the words" is another way...

Question 14

A way to visualize how Boolean operators work is using drawings called ____________________ diagrams.

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The answer of A way to visualize how Boolean operators...

Question 15

The best time to use AND is when your initial search finds too ____________________ results.

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The answer of The best time to use AND is...

Question 16

Whenever you connect keywords in your search with AND, you are commanding the search engine to find ____________________ of the keywords on every Web page it returns.

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The answer of Whenever you connect keywords in your search...

Question 17

When using Advanced search pages you don't need to type in the Boolean operators because they are assumed.

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Boolean operators are assumed and do not need to be typed in when using advanced search pages.

Question 18

It is a good idea to make a habit of using the + sign in front of words in phrases when you put a phrase in the OR search text box on an Advanced search page.

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When using the OR search function, including the + sign in front of certain words can help to ensure that those words are included in the search results.

Question 19

Complex queries are sometimes called _______________________.

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The answer of Complex queries are sometimes called _______________________....

Question 20

Although a metasearch engine can do many parallel searches, it is actually accessing less of the Web than single search engines.

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A metasearch engine combines the results from multiple search engines, potentially accessing a broader range of the Web than a single search engine.

Quiz 2: Constructing Complex Searches