Question 1

A ____ is a tool that combines the power of multiple search engines.

Accepted Answer

A metasearch engine is a tool that retrieves information from multiple search engines and presents the results in a unified and ranked manner. It saves time and effort by reducing the need for users to manually search through different search engines.

Question 2

If a typical search engine robot encounters a Web page with the text "Test Data: Do Not Use," its response would be to ____.

Accepted Answer

Search engine robots typically do not understand contextual warnings like "Test Data: Do Not Use." They crawl and index web content based on algorithms and do not interpret the meaning of text in the way humans do. Therefore, they would include the content as is.

Question 3

Web bibliographies are also sometimes known as ____.

Accepted Answer

Web bibliographies are often referred to as both resource lists and clearinghouses, as they serve as a collection of online materials and information on a particular topic or subject. They may be compiled by experts in the field, but they can also be curated by anyone who has an interest in creating a comprehensive list of relevant online resources.

Question 4

You can find Web bibliographies on specific subjects by entering a search term along with the words "____" into a search engine.

Accepted Answer

"Subject guide" is the most accurate term to search for web bibliographies on specific subjects, as it is commonly used by libraries and other organizations to refer to these types of resources. The other options (A, B, and C) do not necessarily relate specifically to web bibliographies on specific subjects.

Question 5

The main weakness of a Web directory is that ____.

Accepted Answer

The main weakness of a web directory is that a user must know which category is likely to yield the desired information. Unlike search engines, which use algorithms to deliver relevant results based on user queries, web directories rely on a human-managed categorization system. This means that users must navigate through categories to find their desired information, and if they are unsure which category to search, they may not find the information at all.

Question 6

Although no major search engine has yet been able to make a truly successful natural language query interface, the mathematical software company ____ has a Web site that offers a natural language interface to a database of collected facts.

Accepted Answer

The natural language query interface referred to in the question is Wolfram Alpha, which is a product of the mathematical software company Wolfram. The other three options (Yahoo!, AltaVista, Exalead) do not have a natural language interface to a database of collected facts.

Question 7

Many of the major ____ sites regularly download and store the Open Directory Project's information in their databases.

Accepted Answer

The Open Directory Project's information is utilized by web directories, search engines, and metasearch engines, making all of the options correct.

Question 8

In general, a Web page that has ____ inbound links is given a higher ranking than a page that has ____ inbound links.

Accepted Answer

Generally, a Web page that has more inbound links is given a higher ranking than a page that has fewer inbound links. This is because search engines consider inbound links as a measure of a page's authority and popularity. Pages with more inbound links are typically viewed as more authoritative and trustworthy, and therefore rank higher in search results.

Question 9

Many Web directories include links to subject-specific Web bibliographies within the ____ listings for those subjects.

Accepted Answer

Web directories organize websites into categories or subjects, so the best choice is option B, "category." In some cases, within those categories, there may be links to subject-specific bibliographies, which provide a list of resources related to a particular topic.

Question 10

A ____ is a listing of hyperlinks to Web pages that is organized into hierarchical categories.

Accepted Answer

A web directory is a collection of links categorized in a hierarchical manner. This enables users to browse through categories and subcategories to find relevant information on various topics. Examples of web directories include Yahoo Directory and DMOZ (Open Directory Project). A spider is a program that crawls the web to gather information for search engines, a mesh network is a type of network where devices are connected directly to one another without the need for centralized routing, and a search engine is a tool that helps users find information on the web by searching through an index of web pages.

Question 11

Converting ____ into a search expression is called parsing.

Accepted Answer

Converting natural language into a search expression is called parsing. HTML code is a markup language, machine language is a low-level programming language, and random letters do not have a specific meaning.

Question 12

The Open Directory Project is different from most other Web directories because ____.

Accepted Answer

The Open Directory Project is different from most other Web directories because its editors volunteer their time to create the directory's entries.

Question 13

Yahoo! was created in 1994 as a ____.

Accepted Answer

Yahoo! was initially created as a web directory, which organized and categorized websites on the internet. It was later developed into a search engine and other internet services.

Question 14

____ was the first search engine to use page ranking.

Accepted Answer

Google was the first search engine to use page ranking, which was introduced in 1998 by its co-founders, Larry Page and Sergey Brin. This revolutionized the way search engines worked by using algorithms that analyzed the relevance and importance of web pages based on the number and quality of links pointing to them. This helped to provide users with more accurate and useful search results.

Question 15

____ is a way of grading Web pages by the number of other Web pages that link to them.

Accepted Answer

Page ranking is a method of grading Web pages by the number of backlinks or references from other pages. The higher the number of backlinks, the higher the page ranking. This is used in search engine optimization to determine the relevance and popularity of a website or web page.

Question 16

____ is one of the oldest metasearch engines appearing on the Web.

Accepted Answer

Dogpile was launched in 1996 and is one of the oldest metasearch engines in existence. Bing, Firefox, and Google are not metasearch engines.

Question 17

Regarding search engines, the term "stemming" means ____.

Accepted Answer

Stemming is a search technique that involves searching for variations of keywords based on their roots or stems, in order to increase the chances of finding relevant search results. Stemming can help to capture all variations of a word, such as plurals or different verb tenses.

Question 18

Awesome Library is an example of a(n) ____.

Accepted Answer

Awesome Library is a web bibliography that categorizes and organizes a vast selection of educational resources for K-12 students, teachers, and parents.

Question 19

The Yahoo! Web directory includes ____ main categories.

Accepted Answer

The Yahoo! Web directory, when it was operational, included 16 main categories. These categories were designed to help organize the vast amount of information available on the internet into a manageable and navigable system.

Question 20

The combination of search engine and Web directory is sometimes called a(n) ____.

Accepted Answer

The combination of search engine and Web directory is commonly referred to as a hybrid search engine directory. This type of online resource combines the automated indexing and ranking capabilities of a search engine with the human-curated categorization and organization of a web directory.

Quiz 3: Searching the Web