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How to Search the Internet Effectively

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This document provides tips for effectively searching the internet. It recommends defining your topic and keywords before searching. Keywords should be nouns and should avoid verbs, using modifiers only to precisely define objects. Phrases of two or more words in quotes can help find documents containing those exact words together. Boolean operators like AND, OR, and AND NOT can be used to combine search terms. Proper use of keywords, phrases, and Boolean operators can help users efficiently find relevant information online.

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How to Search the Internet EffectivelyEvelyn Gonzales O.
SearchEngines: Use titles, keywords or textExample: Independence Day in USAGettingStarted: Define yourtopic
Write down the information that you're looking for and what not you are looking forKeywordsmaximum is 6 to 8 carefully chosen words, preferably nouns and objects.Avoidverbsuse modifiers only when they help to define your object more preciselyExample: Drogadiction, "cheese
Use of Phrases: two or more words that must be found in the documents Example: "feta cheesePunctuation and Capitalization :Uppercase, lowercase, or a mix of cases lowercase is the safest form to use
BooleanBasics: Three most common Boolean commands are AND, OR and AND NOT. AND: only documents that contain both/all words Example: USA AND MexicoOR: documents that contain either word; I don't care which.Example: USA OR Mexico
AND NOT: Documents that contain this word, but not if the document also contains another word. Example: USA AND Mexico AND NOT Mexicano
Use nouns no articles ("a," "the"), pronouns ("he," "it"), conjunctions ("and," "or") or prepositions ("to," "from") in your queriesUse 6 to 8 keywords per querycombine keywords into phrases by using quotation marks, as in Mexico"Spell carefullyAvoid redundant termsCheck the "Help" function in you need more help

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How to Search the Internet Effectively

  • 1. How to Search the Internet EffectivelyEvelyn Gonzales O.
  • 2. SearchEngines: Use titles, keywords or textExample: Independence Day in USAGettingStarted: Define yourtopic
  • 3. Write down the information that you're looking for and what not you are looking forKeywordsmaximum is 6 to 8 carefully chosen words, preferably nouns and objects.Avoidverbsuse modifiers only when they help to define your object more preciselyExample: Drogadiction, "cheese
  • 4. Use of Phrases: two or more words that must be found in the documents Example: "feta cheesePunctuation and Capitalization :Uppercase, lowercase, or a mix of cases lowercase is the safest form to use
  • 5. BooleanBasics: Three most common Boolean commands are AND, OR and AND NOT. AND: only documents that contain both/all words Example: USA AND MexicoOR: documents that contain either word; I don't care which.Example: USA OR Mexico
  • 6. AND NOT: Documents that contain this word, but not if the document also contains another word. Example: USA AND Mexico AND NOT Mexicano
  • 7. Use nouns no articles ("a," "the"), pronouns ("he," "it"), conjunctions ("and," "or") or prepositions ("to," "from") in your queriesUse 6 to 8 keywords per querycombine keywords into phrases by using quotation marks, as in Mexico"Spell carefullyAvoid redundant termsCheck the "Help" function in you need more help