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Graves Tech Syst 3

Unit 2 Sources and Research

TermDefinition
Internet All the physical devices that hold and transmit the web
World Wide Web Billions of connected web pages and services
Browser Software that lets us view and navigate web pages
Search Engine A website that catalogs the contents of other web pages
Hyperlink Code that connects electronic documents
Spider Software (a bot) that searches through the contents of other webpages
Keywords Words you use to search through web pages
Search terms Same as keywords
“ “ Quotation marks. Used to search for a specific phrase
– Minus sign. Used to exclude words from search results
Bias A strong opinion that leads the source to present information that is inaccurate, incomplete or one-sided
Agenda Something a source is trying to accomplish, perhaps using biased information
Relevant Related to the focus of a search
Trustworthy Able to be trusted. Credible
Reliable Able to be relied on. Credible
.gov domain A government-sponsored website--generally considered trustworthy
.edu domain An education-sponsored website--generally considered reliable
.org domain A non-profit organization--may have an agenda or bias. Research further before using
.com domain A commercial or business-sponsored site--may have an agenda or bias. Research further before using
.net domain A network or business-sponsored site--may have an agenda or bias. Research further before using
query A search request
hits The number of search results
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