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IC3 Basics Internet and Computing Core Certification

Object 1. List some reasons for searching the internet

 Some reasons that people search the internet include
 Research for school assignments
 Looking for medical and scientific information
 Travel information and accommodations
 Shopping for goods and services

Object 2. Describe Different search approaches
 Key Word Searches
 Key word searches look for specific words within a web page
 Many search engines use meta tags to build their search index
 Meta tags are HTML tags in a web page that do not display, but can be used to define page content
 Search engines also use significant words to build their index
 Significant words may be words mention near the beginning of a page or repeated frequently throughout the page
 Some search engines claim to index all words in a web page

Object 3. Define a search engine
 Search engines are programs that allow you to search for information