Friday, April 13, 2012

Test Search Engines


1-      Explain each of the following, including technical terms and the underlying mechanisms that take place:

a.       A user types an address and the computer returns “DNS domain not found”.

b.      If a new IP addressing system is not created the Internet will run out of IPs.

c.       The difference between the World Wide Web and the Internet.

2-      How does a search engine know what pages to return when a search has been entered? What makes a search engine better than others?

3-      The owner of a company that sells used cars hires you to position their company higher in the search engine rankings. How would you do it?

4-      In the future, wearable devices (Google glasses, Sixth Sense) will allow users to find information in real time about people, objects, etc. Explain in detail how this can be accomplished technically.

5-       How can search engines become a threat to people’s privacy? Can search customization limit the scope of the result of the search? Discuss.

When you finish, please submit the test as an attachment to itgs.sass@gmail.com Please check that I hace received it before you leave.