Thursday, May 8, 2014

Test Search Engines

  1. 1-      Explain each of the following, including technical terms and the underlying mechanisms that take place:
    1. a.       A user types an address and the computer returns “DNS domain not found”.
    2. b.      If a new IP addressing system is not created the Internet will run out of IPs.
    3. c.       The difference between the World Wide Web and the Internet.
  2. 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. 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. 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. 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.