BCIS 82 - Lab 4 
Introduction to the Internet
'Find it on the World Wide Web' 

This lab will explore the various search engines available for the WWW.  This will help you start becoming familiar with researching information available throughout the World Wide Web (WWW).  You will have the opportunity to start experimenting with phasing your search criteria in order to find the information you want.

Note: When you supply the URL for the sites you find while searching the Internet, remember they should not include your search engines URL. You need to go to the site to determine if the information available is useful and to find the URL.

Click HERE to obtain the submission sheet.

Bonus: You may select two (2) additional questions for a max of 6 pts. That is 3 pts each.
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Part 1: Exploring Yahoo

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  1. Select Yahoo. Access 'Yahoo' at http://www.yahoo.com/
    Explore this resource. Complete the following for two topics of interest. For each area of interest, state the topic of your search, name of site your found, URL, and a copy of some information you found at that site.

bullet First search topic, Name of site, URL and requested information.
Second search topic, Name of site, URL and requested information.

 

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Part 2: Search Tools

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Select three (3) of the Search Tools questions.

  1. The Lycos Home Page: Hunting WWW Information
    http://www.lycos.com 

    bulletSelect a topic of interest and execute a search. Limit the sources returned.

    bulletList one (1) of the sites you found and the search criteria you used.

    bulletInclude a copy of information you found at one of these sites.

  2. InfoSeek
    http://www2.infoseek.com 

    bulletSelect a topic of interest and execute a search. Limit the sources returned.

    bulletList one (1) of the sites you found and the search criteria you used.

    bulletInclude a copy of information you found at one of these sites.

  3. Excite
    http://www.excite.com 

    bulletSelect a topic of interest and execute a search. Limit the sources returned.

    bulletList one (1) of the sites you found and the search criteria you used.

    bulletInclude a copy of information you found at one of these sites.

  4. Search.Com
    http://www.search.com 

    bulletSelect a topic of interest and execute a search. Limit the sources returned.

    bulletList one (1) of the sites you found and the search criteria you used.

    bulletInclude a copy of information you found at one of these sites.

  5. HotBot
    http://www.hotbot.com 

    bulletSelect a topic of interest and execute a search. Limit the sources returned.

    bulletList one (1) of the sites you found and the search criteria you used.

    bulletInclude a copy of information you found at one of these sites.

  6. Alta Vista - Digital Equipment Corporation
    http://www.altavista.digital.com 

    bulletSelect a topic of interest and execute a search. Limit the sources returned.

    bulletList one (1) of the sites you found and the search criteria you used.

    bulletInclude a copy of information you found at one of these sites.

  7. Snap.Com
    http://www.snapl.com 

    bulletSelect a topic of interest and execute a search. Limit the sources returned.

    bulletList one (1) of the sites you found and the search criteria you used.

    bulletInclude a copy of information you found at one of these sites.

  8. Deja News
    http://www.dejanews.com 

    bulletSelect a topic of interest and execute a search. Limit the sources returned.

    bulletList one (1) of the sites you found and the search criteria you used.

    bulletInclude a copy of information you found at one of these sites.

  9. GoTo.Com
    http://www.goto.com/

    bulletSelect a topic of interest and execute a search. Limit the sources returned.

    bulletList one (1) of the sites you found and the search criteria you used.

    bulletInclude a copy of information you found at one of these sites.

  10.   Look Smart
      http://www.looksmart.com/

    bulletSelect a topic of interest and execute a search. Limit the sources returned.

    bulletList one (1) of the sites you found and the search criteria you used.

    bulletInclude a copy of information you found at one of these sites.

  11. WebCrawler Searching
    http://www.webcrawler.com 

    bulletSelect a topic of interest and execute a search. Limit the sources returned.

    bulletList one (1) of the sites you found and the search criteria you used.
    Include a copy of information you found at one of these sites.

  12. Magellan Internet Guide
    http://magellan.mckinley.com 

    bulletSelect a topic of interest and execute a search. Limit the sources returned.

    bulletList one (1) of the sites you found and the search criteria you used.

    bulletInclude a copy of information you found at one of these sites.

  13. Access 'EINet Galaxy' at http://www.einet.net 
     

    bulletSelect a topic of interest and execute a search. Limit the sources returned.

    bulletList one (1) of the sites you found and the search criteria you used.

    bulletInclude a copy of information you found at one of these sites.

  14. Savvy Search  at http://www.savvysearch.com/  
     

    bulletSelect a topic of interest and execute a search. Limit the sources returned.

    bulletList one (1) of the sites you found and the search criteria you used.

    bulletInclude a copy of information you found at one of these sites.

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