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Multiple choice general knowledge science & technology

Which of the following will produce the best results?

  1. new york city

  2. New York city

  3. NEW YORK CITY

  4. It doesn't matter, only special query keywords are case sensitive.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Search engines are generally case-insensitive for regular search terms. However, some special query operators and Boolean operators (like AND, OR, NOT) can be case-sensitive depending on the search engine. The option stating that 'only special query keywords are case sensitive' is the most accurate.

Multiple choice general knowledge science & technology

Which of the following is the correct way to search for an exact phrase?

  1. +new york city

  2. "new york city"

  3. (new york city)

  4. +new +york +city
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

To search for an exact phrase in most search engines, you enclose the phrase in double quotation marks. This tells the search engine to look for the exact sequence of words, rather than treating them as individual keywords to be matched separately.

Multiple choice general knowledge science & technology

What is the best way to ensure that pages containing a particular word are excluded from the results? For example, to exlude sites that contain the word Atkins when searching for information on dieting?

  1. diet -atkins

  2. diet NO atkins

  3. diet exclude:atkins

  4. diet ignore:atkins
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

To exclude pages containing a particular word from search results, use the minus sign (-) immediately before the word you want to exclude, with no space between them. This tells the search engine to filter out any results containing that term.

Multiple choice general knowledge science & technology

What is the best way to search for a word and to include pages containing words with similar meanings?

  1. hiking AND similar

  2. like:hiking

  3. hiking+

  4. ~hiking
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

The tilde (~) operator before a word tells the search engine to include synonyms and words with similar meanings. This is useful when you want to broaden your search to include related concepts and variations of your search term.

Multiple choice general knowledge science & technology

What is the best way to search for pages containing one of two words? For instance, pages containing the word restaurant and either Indian or Thai?

  1. restaurant (indian thai)

  2. restaurant "indian thai"

  3. restaurant indian OR thai

  4. restaurant OR:indian thai
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

To search for pages containing one of two words, use the OR operator between the words (must be capitalized in many search engines). This tells the search engine to return results that contain either of the specified terms, expanding your search coverage.

Multiple choice general knowledge science & technology

What is the best way to search for a term within one particular website. For instance to search for the word blackjack on plentysmart.com?

  1. blackjack IN www.plentysmart.com

  2. blackjack site:www.plentysmart.com

  3. www.plentysmart.com blackjack

  4. blackjack ON www.plentysmart.com
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

To search for a term within a specific website, use the 'site:' operator followed by the domain name. This restricts your search to only pages within that particular website, which is useful for finding specific content on known sites.

Multiple choice general knowledge science & technology

How do you include a range of numbers in your search, for example to search for the word olympics, and including pages that have a number between 1980 and 2000 in them? (Works with any numbers, not just dates.)

  1. olympics 1980..2000

  2. 1980:2000 olympics

  3. olympics "1980 2000"

  4. olympics date:1980 2000
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

To search for a range of numbers, use two periods (..) between the numbers. This number range operator works with any numbers, not just dates, and tells the search engine to include pages containing any number within that specified range.

Multiple choice general knowledge science & technology

How old are the oldest fossils on earth?

  1. About 3.8 billion years; they're bacteria-like organisms.

  2. About 1.8 billion years; they're bacteria-like organisms.

  3. About 4.8 billion years; they're bacteria-like organisms.

  4. About 2.8 billion years; they're bacteria-like organisms.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

The oldest confirmed fossils are about 3.8 billion years old and are from bacteria-like organisms called stromatolites, found in Western Australia. Earth itself formed about 4.5 billion years ago, making 4.8 billion years impossible. 1.8 and 2.8 billion years are too recent for the earliest life.