INTERNET LESSON

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A software program that is used to find electronic documents on the Internet.

It acts like a reboot. Meaning that it finds information according to how a user enters a specific term or keyword.

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Search EngineSearch Engine

For example;When a user searches for yahoo mail, the

results that are going to be presented will contain information about yahoo mail and the search engine will present every document on the Internet that contains the words yahoo mail.

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Some of the search engines

Yahoo Google Netscape Msn Search

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Example of a search engineUniversal Navigator bar

Search area

Search button

View

Searching for InformationSearching for Information

The internet has vast amounts of information readily available.

This information requires a skill for an easy and fruitful outcome.

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Search TechniquesSearch Techniques(Tips for a fruitful search)(Tips for a fruitful search)

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A user specifies what he or she is searching for.

Specifies the kind of results e.g. having documents- .doc, PDF files or any other file that a user wants to get.

Furthermore, a user can even specifies the language.

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Using the Advanced Search

Google Advanced SearchGoogle Advanced Search

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Search done using Google Search done using Google Advanced searchAdvanced search

1.1. Text EnteredText Entered

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2.2. Results pageResults page

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3.3. Example webpage Example webpage

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Search with a phrase

Putting words in a specific order e.g. when searching for information about a certain topic such as teaching methodology, you need to type “teaching methodology”.

When quotation marks are used, a search engine limits the search results by finding information that is only related to the term or phrase entered.

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The number of websites that are to be given out as results will be given after using a the marks will be different from the ones gotten after searching without using any quotation marks.

The next slides are comparing results from a performed search.

• These images are showing the difference in the number of results.

• These are from two examples.1. From a search that was done without using quotation marks

2. From a search that was done using quotation marks.

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Image 1 showsImage 1 shows 335,000 results335,000 results

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Image 2 shows 7,580,000 resultsImage 2 shows 7,580,000 results

Searching for a domain name

It involves typing a word followed by the word “site” then colon in the search window and then the web address. For instance, typing contact site: www.munaligirls.sch.zm

This helps when you are not too sure of the location where the information you are looking for is on the website.

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Specification

For example, when searching for examples of formal letters. It is best to specify the kind of formal you are looking for. Such as sample letter for nominated job applicants.

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A hyperlink is a sentence, word, reference or navigating tool or element in an electronic document that leads to another document or part of the document in the same website or a different website.

Text which contain hyperlinks is called hypertext.

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HyperlinksHyperlinks

Hyperlinks behave in such a way that a cursor turns into a pointing hand once positioned on a hyperlink and are often highlighted or in a different color.

They can also be sent to someone as a reference.

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Example of hyperlinksExample of hyperlinks

The arrow shows a hyperlink & text is

called hypertext

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Where hyperlinks lead?

The image in the next slide shows the outcome of what can be seen upon clicking a hyperlink e.g. what you can see after clicking Welcome to Munali Girls High School.

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