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Most _________________________ attempt to present the most useful and relevant hits at or near the top of a search results list.

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A special type of search tool that compiles the search results from multiple search engines into a single search results list is a(n) _________________________.

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Most directories have strategic partnerships with search engines.

Modified True/False A hashtag is a word or phrase (with spaces removed), preceded by the @ sign. _______________________

It is important to review the source of each hit returned by a metasearch engine to eliminate _________________________ listings that might not be the most relevant to your search query.

Search engine _________________________ instruct a search engine to locate and rank search results based on keywords and a variety of other factors.

Briefly discuss the steps used in evaluating the credibility of the webpages in the search results list.

The _____, as shown in the accompanying figure of the Internet Explorer Find bar, allows a user to specify a match for whole words only and case.

People typically look at the first 30 or 40 hits in a search results list before reformulating the search query and searching again.

Search keywords should be chosen carefully to produce the best search results.

____ is an example of a search engine that specializes in indexing websites that offer video clips.

____ are descriptive keywords coded into a webpage's HTML code that are readable by a web crawler but invisible to the user.

A(n) _____ search typically generates thousands of hits and requires a review of multiple webpages to gather appropriate information.

A ____ shows the hierarchical arrangement of categories and subcategories through which a user has clicked.

A(n) _________________________ is a conjunction used in a logical expression.

Modified True/False A good directory will eliminate duplicate entries, categorize the hits based on topic, order the hits by relevance, and indicate which search engines provided the search results. _______________________

Shopping search engines, such as DealTime and Nextag, are also known as shopping bots or shopping ____.

A search ____ is a question that defines the information you seek.

Webpages with grammar or spelling errors, poor organization, missing images, or ____ at best indicate poor attention to detail, and at worst might indicate the page is a poor-quality source.

A(n) _________________________ search query seeks information on a broader scale using a simple keyword such as rainforest rather than  "average rainfall" Amazon rainforest , which would be used in a targeted search for specific information.