Instructions:
Type your name and date in the spaces provided. Next, perform the
following operations. Please save and print-out your work. Type
your answers to question #3, making sure to use college-level
writing mechanics (estimated length, at least 1 typed page,
double-spaced). Clearly label your answers. Please print this page
and attach to your assignment.
Using
one of the search engines mentioned in this lesson, search for
Internet sites that satisfy an interest of yours. Print-out the
home page of your chosen search tool and the home page
of at least one of your found sites.
Choose
one of the multiple-search-engines and compare its performance
with the one you used in question #1. Print-out the home page
of this second search tool and the home page of at least
one of your found sites.
How did
your searching turn out?
What
search term(s) did you use?
Why
did you choose these terms? (i.e., what logic or tack were
you trying to use?)
How
successful was your search in narrowing your results and
identifying "good" sites? Why or why not?
What
terms might you have chosen that would have improved your
searching? (Hint: look back into the lesson and re-read the
discussion of Boolean Logic and search
strategies.)
How
did this activity assist you in better understanding the
principles of successful searching?