Assessment 1

Answer all questions, save them to a Word file, name it with your surname and submit it to itgs.sass@gmail.com

DO NOT LEAVE THE LAB UNTIL YOU HAVE CHECKED THAT I RECEIVED THE FILE.

The questions have been written so that you are able to analyze and respond by demonstrating your mastery of the topics. PLEASE DO NOT COPY FROM WEB SITES.

1- Explain how when a URL is typed at a web browser the correct web page gets loaded at the client computer. Give technical details of every stage in the process.
2- The owner of a new online sports good store wants to promote his business and hires you to ensure that when people search for sports goods on a search engine his store appears prominently. Explain in detail how you would help him achieve this through two different strategies.
3- Giving technical reasons, explain why Google has established itself as the best search engine. How do you rate a search engine?
4- Based on what we saw in the Yahoo video and what was discussed in class, what can we expect search engines to do in the future that they cannot do now?
5- How is a search engine constructed? Outline the different stages in the process. Why is so much hardware needed? What costs need to be covered in running a search engine?
6- You are teaching a 5th grade class how to use a search engine. What advice would you give them in terms of rating the reliability of a site and constructing a query so that they get to the desired outcome?