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Web Extensions Search Engines
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The Internet A network of computer networks Computer network: Group of computers connected to each other so they can easily communicate and share files and resources (such as printers and scanners).
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Connects Computers All Over the World Incredible fountain of knowledge fed by sources all over the world Information on the latest research Information on the latest strategy for a beating a computer game New pages are being added daily
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URL Uniform Resource Locator Specifies where an identified resource is available and the mechanism for retrieving it HTML was created in 1994 by Tim Berners-Lee
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Whitmore Lake High School URL Protocolhttp://Method for viewing a file Domain Name www.wlps.netIdentifies the web server or computer on the internet where the web document is located File Name/~hs/index.html /~hs/ is the folder location and index.html is the file Where the web document is stored on the computer http://www.wlps.net/~hs/index.html
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http://www.mgoblue.com/sports/m -hockey/mich-m-hockey-body.html http://www.mgoblue.com/sports/m -hockey/mich-m-hockey-body.html What are the three parts of the URL?
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Web Extensions Part of the domain name is called the suffix. Describes the type of site www.yahoo.com www.yahoo.com .com is a suffix What are others?
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Examples of web extensions .gov .net .mil .edu .com .org .aero .biz .coop .info .name
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Search Engine Efficient process for locating resources based on users’ particular needs. What is an example of one?
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Examples of Search Engines www.google.com www.google.com www.ask.com www.ask.com www.bing.com www.bing.com www.aol.com www.aol.com www.yahoo.com www.yahoo.com
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Five Purposes of Web Sites Seek knowledge Make a decision or solve a problem Accomplish a task Interconnect Have fun
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Assist in the Search for Knowledge The need to find information and useful resources in order to learn and become more knowledgeable. http://nationalgeographic.com http://nationalgeographic.com Seek knowledge about the outdoors http://micorosft.com http://micorosft.com Seek knowledge about Microsoft products
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Supporting Decision Making and Problem Solving The need to find tools and resources that will help users solve a problem or make a decision. http://travelocity.com http://travelocity.com If a person wants to travel, this site will allow them to make all travel decisions. http://www.weather.com http://www.weather.com Make a decision to go sailing or not based on the weather report.
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Help Users Accomplish Tasks The desire to find tools, goods, or services that enable users to accomplish a task they need to get done. http://bestbuy.com http://bestbuy.com Answers questions about the store http://columbia- jackets.silkrunway.com http://columbia- jackets.silkrunway.com Answers questions about a product
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Provide Opportunity for Interconnection The desire to connect and interact with others with similar interests, useful knowledge, or some other basis of commonality http://www.yahoo.com http://www.yahoo.com Search engine http://www.facebook.com http://www.facebook.com Facebook groups
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Provide Opportunity for Recreations The desire to enjoy an experience or be entertained http://www.facebook.com http://www.facebook.com Social networking http://www.puzzledepot.com http://www.puzzledepot.com Play games or the ability to create a game
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Class Work… Research and find 2 examples of 5 different suffixes, list the websites Find one of each of the 5 purposes of a website
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