| A | B |
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| Boolean | A method used to refine a search with the use of operators with keywords: AND, OR; Place symbol immediately before keyword; Star Wars +I = Star Wars episode one |
| Creator | Information that confirms the author is who he/she claims to be |
| Directory/folder | Instructs the URL to drill down into specific directories or folders for the requested information |
| Domain name | Used to identify the details of the information’s |
| Field | The search is conducted for a specific title, domain, URL, or host. |
| Individual search engine | Uses computer programs called “spiders”, “crawlers”, or “robots” to match key search words with the web pages that contain them. |
| Keyword | Keying a main idea, phrase, or concept (called a search string) in the search box with or without quotation marks |
| Meta-search engine | Sends requests for information to several search engines simultaneously and compiles the results |
| Miscellaneous | Different Language Support searches for words in different languages; Spell Checker gives suggestions if the word keyed for the search is spelled incorrectly; Phonebook uses phone numbers to search for locations and addresses; Math/equivalents solves basic math problems and converts equivalents |
| Page Content | Once the URL has been verified to accurately describe the page, is the content or information contained on the page valid? Criteria to determine page/content validity |
| Page/document/filename | Used to indicate a specific document or program |
| Protocol | How the file will be transferred. Two methods of transfer– HTTP and FTP |
| Server/host name | The origin of the information |
| Subject directories | Searchable databases that are developed and maintained by human selection of sites to search broad subject categories and their descriptions |
| Suffix/extension | Used to indicate the type of server, such as organization, personal, country, government, or military |
| URL | Uniform Resource Locator |
