Email / Web Searching

In this tutorial you will be asked questions that test your knowledge of email and internet conventions. You will also be given exercises to try that may improve your searching ability. Click here to check your answers.

Email

• Send an email message to a specified text address.
• Send an attached file.
• Explain email conventions.

Internet

• Define web terms.
• Perform a search using Boolean operators.
• Go to a website for which you will be given the URL and identify designated features.
• Copy and paste from the web.
• Download an image from the web.

Questions

1. What is a URL?
2. What is a search engine?
3. When searching the internet, what does the term "hit" mean?
4. What is a browser?
5. What does the suffix after the dot represent in a web address?
6. What is the difference between a directory search tool, a search engine tool, and a multi-engine search tool?
7. What are Boolean search operators and how are they used?
   • Exercise: Using a search engine of your choice, do the following three searches and compare the results.
     • Columbus
     • Columbus AND Ohio (If using Google: Columbus +Ohio)
     • Columbus NOT Ohio (If using Google: Columbus -Ohio)
8. What is the purpose of using quotations in a search?
   • Exercise: Using a search engine of your choice, do the following two searches and compare the number and quality of hits.
     • internet tutorial
     • "internet tutorial"
9. What are some factors to consider when evaluating the quality of a site and its information?
   • Exercise: Go to the following two websites and evaluate each according to the criteria in the answer to question 9.
10. What is a domain name?
11. When sending an email when would you use cc:l?
12. When sending an email when would you use bcc: ?
13. When handling email when would you use the Reply button?
14. When handling email when would you use the Reply to all button?
15. When handling email when would you use the Forward button?
16. Are there any restrictions on creating usernames for email?
17. What is "Netiquette"?
18. Why should you NOT type in ALL CAPS when sending email or chatting online?
19. What steps would you go through to attach a file to your email?
20. Why should you be careful about opening attached files?
21. What is the best way to format a text file (a word processed document) to be sure that the recipient can read it?