Assignment 2

Using a word processing program, create a file containing your name and then list your answers to the following questions. Run a spell check, then upload your answer file in this week's e-College drop box..

1. Suggest one or more appropriate search sites for each of the following searches. Give the name of the search engine you used and the title and the web address of the best match you discovered. Don't be afraid to use some of the recommended search techniques listed in the U.C. Berkeley Internet tutorial, http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/TeachingLib/Guides/Internet/Strategies.html
   
   1. Upcoming tour dates and venues for the musical group "Radiohead".
   2. Airline information for a non-stop flight from San Jose to New York City.
   3. The definition of the word "etymology."
   4. Driving instructions to travel from Salinas to Coos Bay, Oregon.
2. Compare search engines by performing the following searches (be sure to type in terms exactly as shown below) using Yahoo!, http://www.yahoo.com, Google, http://www.google.com, and Lycos, http://www.lycos.com, and write down the number of search results for each search using each engine. Notice that more search terms narrows the search and fewer results for each engine will be found.
   
   1. camp
   2. camping
   3. camp*
   4. camp wisconsin
   5. camp wisconsin hiking swimming OR swim
3. Create and list the exact search queries you would use for the following searches. Use the Yahoo! search directory and perform the following searches to see what results your search queries return. List the title and web address of the best match for each search.:
   
   1. A recipe for Bailey's Irish Cream Cheesecake 
   2. Jazz festivals in North America in the summer months
   3. Colleges and universities in Massachusetts
   4. Current Playstation games, but not Playstation 2 games

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