A Search Engine Quiz

1. What search engine has the largest index of listings on the Web?

Yahoo
Google
Microsoft
Ask Jeeves

2.What is a search engine spider?

Adware and malware downloaded to your computer.
a program that follows, or “crawls”, links throughout the Internet, grabbing content from sites and adding it to search engine indexes.
A programming error.
Something that infects your computer.

3.What was the first search engine ever created?

WWW Wanderer; technically not really a search engine, but a pioneer of the crawling process
Google
Yahoo
MSN Search

4.Do search engines search the entire Web?

Yes. The entire Web is accessible from any search engine.
No. The Web is so huge that just one search engine could not access all of it.
Search engines search the Internet, not the Web.
A search engine only searches commercial sites.

5.Why are search engines important?

They sort through information; kind of like a library card catalog.
Makes it easier to find information rather than linking to it yourself.
You can narrow your search down to the exact information you need with a search engine.
All of the above.

6. How do search engines find out about sites on the Web?

There are people who look for sites very quickly and give the results to search engines.
Search engines automatically know everything on the Web.
Two different ways: search engine spiders index the information, or site owners submit it manually.
Search engines have special features that enable them to know when your site is uploaded. It's called “crystal ball technology”.

Unit 6. The World Wide Web

Reading 1.

Start-up

Before reading the text try to answer these questions:

1. What's the difference between the Internet and the World Wide Web?

2. What makes the Web different from other collections of information?

3. Where did the Web come from?

4. What Makes the Web Unique? What are its good and bad sides?

What Is the World Wide Web?

The connection of networks throughout the world forms the Internet which provides a range of different services, such as email, newsgroups, and file transfer. Of all the features of the Internet, none has captured the public's imagination and contributed to the Net’s growth so much as the World Wide Web which is commonly referred to as the Web, or simply as WWW. A method of posting and accessing interactive multimedia information, the “Web” is a true “information superhighway”, allowing users the world over to access a wealth of information quickly and easily.

A web browser program provides a graphical user interface for the Internet allowing users to view linked documents called webpages. When a user clicks on a webpage link, or hyperlink, the browser fetches and displays the linked webpage. Linked webpages may be stored on different servers in different parts of the world. A set of hyperlinked webpages is known as a website. Websites are available for an enormous range of topics, including news, sports, entertainment, education, and sale of goods. Because there are so many websites on the Web, it is often difficult to find the information you are looking for. Special websites have been set up that use programs called search engines to search the Web for the information you need. Normally, you fill in a form on a search webpage to indicate what you are looking for and then click a search button to start the search engine. After searching the Web, it displays a webpage with hyperlinks to the websites that contain the information you are looking for. One of the most popular search engine websites is called Yahoo. When you find a webpage that you want to return to, you can store a hyperlink to the webpage in a bookmark or favorites area of the browser. (Note US spelling of favorites.) When you want to return to the webpage, you only need to click on the appropriate bookmark. Each webpage has a unique web address sometimes known as a uniform resource locator (URL). Web addresses often start with httpillwww, and each part of the web address is separated by a dot (.) or a slash (/). Http stands for hypertext transfer protocol, which is the standard way of communicating on the World Wide Web. A typical browser program has the following components:

Task 1. Work in groups. Study this page from the Yahoo search engine (http://www.yahoo.com). Which category is the best one to search in for this information?

1. a new treatment for cancer

2. new Hollywood movies

3. the Italian word for computer

4. the main news stories in the US

5. the phone number of the White House

6. a video of a black hole developing

7. Tibetan Buddhism

8. Unemployment statistics for Germany

Reading 2.

Webpages

Task 2. Study these sample webpages. Classify them as:

Task 3. Now match each webpage to the correct text.

AOffering unparalleled access to world news and current affairs, the Internet lets you keep up with the latest stories as they happen. Newspapers from around the world are available online, and TV news services, such as CNN (Cable News Network) and SkyTV, offer excellent coverage. There are even special interest news sites, including some designed for children.

ВWhatever your favourite sport, it is likely to have at least one devoted fan who has prepared a website dedicated to it By visiting the site, you can pick up the latest news and gossip, and even chat to other fans around the world. As you might expect, football fans are well catered for on the Web with a mass of information on famous teams, league positions, fixtures, and player profiles.

СKeeping up with your favourite band, finding out about exhibitions, or simply organizing your TV viewing is easy on the Web. Major TV companies have their own sites where you can find a wealth of information on TV shows and the activities of your favourite celebrities. If you want to find a restaurant, see a movie, or just visit a new bar, you will find the Internet a great resource.

D You can study for school or college and even obtain a degree using the Internet. Universities from around the world have sites and some offer on-line courses. Most schools now have an Internet connection, and many schoolchildren use it for research and for keeping in touch with schools abroad. Children can also visit special online exhibitions created by world-famous museums.

Task 4. Look at this page from the CNN website. It contains a number of links labelled (a-h). Find the links which enable you to:

1. get the story behind the headline in full

2. post your own message about current events

3. search previous news stories for any reference you want

4. interact with other readers live using your keyboard

5. see the advertisement

6. change to Spanish

7. see the news in brief

8. watch videos of news stories.

Listening: Browser

Task 5. To download and read documents from the World Wide Web you need a software program called a browser. Study this section of a web browser screen. Identify these features.

Task 6. Look more closely at the toolbar. Listen to the recording and try to identify which buttons are described.

Task 7. Revision of gerund. Complete each gap in these sentences with the ~ing form of an appropriate verb from this list.

1. ……….with the latest news on your favourite team is easy

on the Web.

2. One of the most useful features of the Internet is………… and

.....................email.

3. The grandfather, father, son method is one way of…………….

your documents.

4. Fibre-optic cable can be used for……………..computers in a

network.

5. Search engines are ways of…………………. information on the Web.

6. ………………a keyboard is the commonest way of……………

data into a computer.

7. ………………audio and video attachments is possible with email.

8. ………………a programmer means……………a number

of programming languages.

9. The White Pages are for…………….email addresses.

10. …………….an option in a menu is easy with a mouse.

Task 8. Tryto answer these questions using an -ing form.

Ex. How do you draw pictures on a computer? By usinga graphics package.

How do you:

find a website?

select an option on a menu?

move rapidly through a document?

return to your starting page on the Web?

store favourite sites?

share ideas with other Internet users on a subject you're interested in?

increase the speed of your computer?

send voice and text messages to other Internet users?

end a search on the Web?

move the cursor round the screen?

Task 9.Work in pairs. Decide which of the sites (a-j) to visit in order to find information on the following topics (1-10).

1.the latest scientific developments a. www.admarket.com

2.caring for your cat b. www.bubble.com/webstars/

3.calculating your tax c .www.buildacard.com

4.new cars d. www.carlounge.com

5.advertising on the Web e .www.encenter.com/ski/

6. books on sport f. www.petcat.co.uk

7. sending a virtual greetings card g. www.moneyworld.co.uk

8. economic data on Bulgaria h. www.newscientist.com/

9. your horoscope i.www.thebookplace.com
10. ski conditions in Europe j.www.worldbank.org

Reading 3.

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