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The document discusses internet search engines and how they work. It provides information about common search engines like Google and Yahoo. It explains that a search engine uses web crawlers to index web pages so they can be searched by keywords. When search results are returned, each listed web page is considered a "hit." The document also gives examples of how users can browse categories or search by keywords to find information on the internet.

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Chapter 9 Written Work

The document discusses internet search engines and how they work. It provides information about common search engines like Google and Yahoo. It explains that a search engine uses web crawlers to index web pages so they can be searched by keywords. When search results are returned, each listed web page is considered a "hit." The document also gives examples of how users can browse categories or search by keywords to find information on the internet.

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Chapter 9 – Internet & Search Engine

1. Fill in the blanks.

a. Net b. E-mail c. Search Engine d. Hit e. Google f. Yahoo

2. Match the following.

a. iii b. vi c. i d. v e. iv f. ii

3. State true or false.

a. False b. True c. False d. True e. True f. True

4. Think and answer.

Open Google web site by typing www.google.com. Now type Dominos outlet in Karachi in the
search text box. A list of Dominos outlets appears in front Of you.
5. Short-answer questions:

a. These days people buy computers because of Internet.

b. Stay informed, e-mail, entertainment, programs, shopping online, chatting,


social network, play games, etc.

c. Browsing methods and searching by keywords.

d. Google, Yahoo, Lycos, and Bing.

e. A hit is any web page name that lists as the result of a search.

Long-answer questions:

a. The Internet is one of the largest networks that link millions or trillions of computers all over
the world. Internet is one of the major reasons why people buy computers these days. More than
one billion people around the world use the Internet daily for a variety of reasons. This includes
reading news, searching information, chatting with other people, making friends, sharing data and
information, shopping, banking, playing games and listening to or watching movies.

b. A search engine is a software program which helps in finding websites. web pages, and
Internet files. Search engines are particularly helpful in locating web pages on certain topics or in
locating specific pages for which you do not know the exact URL.
c. Many search engines use a program called a spider to display a list of all web pages that
contain the word or phrase you entered to search for web page or website. Also called a crawler or
bot, a spider reads pages on websites in order to create a catalog, or index, of hits.

A hit is any web page name that lists as the result of a search.

d. There are many methods on the web that are useful in searching webpages.

i. Browsing Through Categories:

You can browse through categories such as arts, science or sports to find information

that interests you. When you select a category of interest, a list of subcategories appears.

You can continue to select subcategories until you find a web page that interests you.

ii. Searching by Keyword: You can type a word into a search tool and a web page of your

interest. The search tool will display a list of webpages containing the word you specified.

Some search tools allow you to enter a complete question when searching for web pages

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