BOOLEAN OPERATORS

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BOOLEAN OPERATORS

• Do you know the answer? See if you can fill in
  the answer on the worksheet before you check the
  answer. Make a note of how many you answered on
  your own before looking at the answer.

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Locating specific information on the Web has
become more difficult because the ____ ___ ______.
Number has increased
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Search engines allow you to look for information
based on ___ ____.
Key Words
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Every time someone goes to a Web page, it counts
as a ______.
Hit
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A Query is like a ______. It is a method of
_______ data.
Question, filtering
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Search Engines use ________ ________.
Boolean Logic
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Boolean logic was invented by a man named _____
_____ who was a nineteenth century mathematician.
George Boole
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Boolean operators are based on a simple ____ or
____ ranking system.
Yes, No
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The primary operators are ____, _____ and _____.
And, not, or
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The AND operator instructs the Search Engine to
search for ____ documents containing _____ words
you specify.
All, both
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Sometimes its easier to narrow a search by
specifying what you are ____ looking for.
Not
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Some search engines use the ___ symbol as the
operator, which works the same way as the ____
operator.
, and
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Search is a process of _____ and _____.
Trial, error
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Its better to spend a little ____ narrowing down
your search than to follow every hit you get.
time
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Most search engines do not require key operators
in all _______.
Caps
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Is it possible for search engines such as
HotBot to have Boolean Operators already set up
in the browser?
Yes
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How many could you answer before looking at the
answer?
You get points for trying on this assignment so
everyone wins.
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