Search Engines

Goal(s) for this Lesson:

Student will be familiar with Web Search Engines as information technology applications.

Objective(s) for this Lesson:

Student will be able to define the 3 major elements of a Web Search Engine:
» Spider / Crawler
» Index
» Search Engine

Student will be able to identify and define the characteristics of issues associated with Web Search Engine technology:
» What is Indexed?
» Timeliness of Content
» Query Processing

Student will be able to identify and define the characteristics of issues associated with Meta Search Engines:
» Query Formulation
» Query Processing
» Returned Results

Student will be able to distinguish between Search Engines and Web Directories.

Student will be able to identify and define the characteristics of Web Directories and issues related to this technology.

Student will be able to conduct searches using a Search Engine and a Web Directory.

Student will be able to compare and contrast their experiences and results of using a Search Engine and a Web Directory.

Student will be able to identify factors to consider in using a search Engine and a Web Directory.

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