Robin Bowman

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Internet Research

• Robin Bowman

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The Internet --

• Has changed the way offices and professionals
  conduct business.
• Has taken us one step closer to the paperless
  office in the information age.
• Has provided the ability to have access to
  information to make office work easier and more
  productive.

Dr. Susan Evans Jennings
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Employers Need Employees Who Can

• Access resources for decision-making purposes.
• Perform routine tasks that can be accomplished
  electronically.
• Research a wide variety of topics.
• Interact with web sites to exchange documents and
  download software.

Dr. Susan Evans Jennings
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Growth in Internet Sites
http//www.zakon.org/robert/internet/timeline/
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Internet Sites

• As of December 2004
• 56,923,737
• Sites
• A site is the number of web servers one host may
  have multiple sites by using different domains or
  port numbers.

http//www.zakon.org/robert/internet/timeline/
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Search Engines

• Google
• http//www.google.com/
• Voted three times Most Outstanding Search
  Engine by Search Engine Watch readers, Google has
  a well-deserved reputation as the top choice for
  those searching the web. The crawler-based
  service provides both comprehensive coverage of
  the web along with great relevancy.

http//www.searchenginewatch.com/link
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Search Engines

• AllTheWeb (FAST)
• http//www.alltheweb.com
• Yahoo
• http//www.yahoo.com/

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Search Engines

• MSN
• http//search.msn.com
• Dogpile
• http//www.dogpile.com

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Project 1 Currency

• Part 1
• Your boss is traveling to Mexico for business.
  You are asked to find the approximate amount of
  foreign currency (Mexican Pesos) that is
  equivalent to 100 U.S.

Net Keywords Currency Exchange Foreign Exchange
Rates
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Project 1 Currency

• Part 2
• Your boss is calling you from Mexico. He is
  ready to travel home and needs to know if he is
  going to be able to eat a light lunch or just a
  candy bar and drink at the airport during his
  layover. He will be cashing in 50 Pesos at the
  border. A sandwich and drink at the airport cost
  5.50 and a candy bar and drink cost 2.50.
• Does your boss have enough to purchase the light
  lunch or a candy bar and drink with the 50 Pesos
  he is cashing in for U.S. currency?

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Project 2 Telephone Number/Address

• You are responsible for keeping track of all
  company phone calls made. Employees are
  instructed to make a listing of each call,
  however, sometimes they forget. In order to help
  employees remember who made the call, find out
  who the following calls were made to
  316.729.5446 / 316.773.3232.
• (Notice that a map can also be printed to the
  location.)

Net Keywords Reverse Lookup Telephone Lookup
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Project 3 Map

• You are preparing for a company barbeque at your
  house. You have the invitations created, but
  have not yet created a map to your house. You
  are running out of time and need a map quick.

Net Keywords Telephone Lookup Map
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Project 4 Salary Offers

• You currently live in Wichita, Kansas. You are
  making 50,000 a year. You have received four
  job offers. Which offer should you take based on
  living expenses?

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Project 4 Salary Offers

• Current Position
• Wichita, Kansas 50,000
• Positions Offered
• Manhattan, New York 100,000
• Los Angeles, California 70,000
• Washington, DC 80,000
• Little Rock, Arkansas 60,000

http//www.homefair.com/(Salary Calculator)
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Happy Searching