6.2 Demonstrate knowledge of search logic, search engines and features of the Internet

Table of Contents

1. Introduction
   1. Boolean logic
   2. The Boolean operators
   3. Logic diagrams: the AND operator
   4. Logic Diagrams: the OR operator
   5. Logic Diagrams: the NOT operator
   6. Using multiple Boolean operators
   7. Constructing precise Boolean searches
   8. Search engine assumptions
   9. Advanced search facility
   10. Advanced searching on Yahoo
   11. Other points on Boolean searching ...
2. Truncation and wildcards
3. Grammar of the Internet
4. Search engine operation
5. Ownership of the web
6. Dark internet and the invisible web

Other points on Boolean searching ...

A good website covering Boolean searching can be found at: http://www.internettutorials.net/boolean.html

A final point about the grouping of terms is that if you want to find results which include an exact phrase, most search engines let you do this by placing the phrase in quotes. eg

"knitting for children". In the advanced search facility, you are offered a box title "With the exact phrase".

This is particularly useful when searching for names where the forename and surname may not be kept together and in order by a search engine.

That brings us to the end of this section. You can review any topic by using the menu at the left-hand side of the screen, or you can move on to the next topic:Truncation and wildcards ...