b-search.doc

                   SEARCHING THE WORLD WIDE WEB

 

There are many search engines.    Those  below in alpha order are high interest. 

Compare the results between search engines - they will not be the same. 

Look for “help” and/or “advanced search” tips for each search engine.

 

            They are not all the same          Try them all.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Google  

http://www.google.com

The current top choice

Microsoft

http://www.bing.com

Brand new version

Yahoo

http://search.yahoo.com

Still a top contender

 

 

 

 

                      practice by searching for information on each of the following topics

                  medieval castles

                        in Scotland

                  recipes for chocolate cake

                        with low calories

                  information on dolphins

                        exclude the football team

 

Read the advanced search help tips available at each search engine

 

Using “AND”, “OR”, and “NOT” -             Examples:    tom OR jerry      icecream AND pie NOT cake

Using “+” and “-” -                                     Example:     +washington   +lincoln   -street     -school

Putting search words in quotation marks - Example:     “give me liberty or give me death”

 

            NOW TRY THE SEARCH ENGINES ON THESE

 

            1) When was the Mission at San Juan Capistrano founded and by whom?

 

            2) What are the lyrics (words) to the Gilbert and Sullivan song "When I was a lad"

                from the operetta HMS Pinafore?

 

            3) Remember “Route 66”?  In what cities did it start and end?  Find a map.

 

            4) When was the Ming Dynasty in China?  What dynasty followed it?

 

            5) What are the hours the Louvre museum in Paris is open?

 

            6) What is the “SPY” Exchange Traded Fund (ETF)?

 

 

 

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