LACC, Library Science 102: Internet Research Methods Activity 2

Your Name:……………………………………... Date:…………………………….

Part I:

Open Internet Explorer or Netscape browser (for this handout Internet Explorer was used).

Open “Google”, one of the most popular Internet search engines by typing: www.google.com in the URL (Address/Location/Net site) box.

In the text box (called also “text area”) enter the term “US Department of Education” and ……

…click the “Google Search” button

Wait for the program to perform the search and display the search results √

After Google search is done, chose the search result that says:

“U.S. Department of Education”

Hint: Most likely it will be the first result listed.

Wait for the browser to fully load the new page √

Find and click the link:
“Visit the U.S. Department of Education website”.

Wait for the browser to fully load the new page √

Find the “Higher Education” category …
… and click the
“Planning & paying“ link.

Wait for the browser to fully load the new page √

Find the Programs & initiatives” category…

… and lick the “Information for Students” link.


Wait for the browser to fully load the new page √

The Web page you will retrieve should look similar to the caption below:

Banner

Top of the
page content

Answer the following questions:

  1. What is the title of this page on the browser’s Title Bar?

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  1. What is the heading title on the top of this Web page?

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3.  Are #1 and #2 EXACTLY the same(circle your choice)? Yes No

  1. Which title would you use when citing this page (circle your choice)?

A. The title from Title Bar B. The heading from the top of the page content.

  1. When the page was last time modified?

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  1. What is the URL of this page?

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  1. What is the domain category of this URL (governmental, educational, commercial, etc.)?

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  1. What is the file name of this page (after the domain name and path)?

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  1. What is the path to this Web page (write it down without domain name and file name)?

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  1. What is the URL of the U.S. Department of Education Homepage (the first page of the U.S. Department of Education website)?

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Part II:

Open “AltaVista”, search engine: www.altavista.com.

In the text box (or “text area”) enter the term “Sparta and democracy” and click the “FIND” button.

Wait for the program to perform the search and display the results.

After AltaVista search is done, review the result list and click the link titled:
“Ancient Greece: Sparta”

Wait for the program to open the page …

…. looking similar to this miniature screen caption and ….

…… answer following questions:

  1. What is the title of this page on the browser’s Title Bar?

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  1. What is the heading title on the top of this Web page?

……………………………………………………………………………………………

  1. Are #1 and #2 EXACTLY the same(circle your choice)? Yes No
  2. Which title would you use when citing this page (circle your choice)?

A. The title from Title Bar B. The heading from the top of the page content.

  1. When the page was last time modified?

……………………………………………………………………………………………

  1. What is the URL of this page?

……………………………………………………………………………………………

  1. What is the domain category of this URL (governmental, educational, commercial)?

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  1. What is the file name of this page (after the domain name and path)?

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  1. What is the path to this Web page (write it down without domain name and file name)?

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