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word (or phrase) used to locate information via a search engine |
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central repository of links to specific content maintained by a search engine |
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a program that visits web sites and reads their pages and other information in order to create entries for a search engine index |
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a number between 0 and 10 assigned by Google to websites indicating the popularity of that website based on a number of factors including the number of inbound links to the website |
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keyword adjacency; number of times the keyword appears in the title, URL, and page content; number of times synonyms of the keywords appear; number of hits; number of inbound links; etc. |
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types of factors considered when Google builds a page of search results |
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Identify the keywords, “maybe” words, unnecessary words, and additional words you think will improve the results for the search "What flavor of ice cream sells the most in US?" |
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every word matters - order of words matters - capitalization and punctuation do not matter (except for $, C++, C#, Google+) |
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Explain the effect of word usage, word order, capitalization, and punctuation on search results. |
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In the search results page shown, identify the search bar, ads, natural results, filters, and related searches.
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In the search result shown above, identify the title, web address, snippet, search terms, and sublinks.
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symbol that appears when hovering over a search result and, when clicked, displays a preview of the page |
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text box of information that appears in the right column of the search results page for a well-known entity (person, book, movie, animal, etc.) |
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common Windows keystroke that allows you to search for specific words or phrases on a web page |
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Images - Maps - Videos - News - Shopping - Books - Places - Blogs - Flights - Discussions - Recipes - Applications - Patents |
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Google filters that allow you to categorize search results by common types |
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Time - Subject - Color - Type - Sizes |
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additional filters that allow you to further categorize images that appear on a search results page |
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dragging or uploading the image to the search bar on the Google images page |
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How can Google be used to identify an image stored on your local computer? |
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past hour - past 24 hours - past week - past month - past year - custom range (that allows you to set "bookend dates" |
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options available for categorizing search results by date |
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Google operator that allows you to limit your search to a specific site or domain |
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Google operator that allows you to limit your search to sites that contain the keyword (or all keywords) following in the page title |
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Google operator that allows you to limit your search to files of the specified type (e.g., .doc or .pdf) |
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operator that acts like a wildcard placeholder for missing words |
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operator that allows you to search for exact words or phrases |
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operator that allows you to search for a number range |
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operator that allows you to exclude words or phrases from the search results |
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operator that allows you to specify alternative keywords or synonyms to improve the range of search results |
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Google command that shows the definition of the following word or phrase |
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Google command that shows the current time of the current or specified location |
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Google command that converts units (e.g., weights, measurements, currencies, temperatures, etc.) |
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refers to the reliability or truthfulness of a website |
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site designed as a hoax with the intention of misleading readers to believe that the site was created by a different person or organization; such a site may be created either to entertain or defraud |
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author - date currency - URL |
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three factors that should be considered when evaluating the credibility of a website |
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