Search engines have reshaped the world. They are luxurious plethora of endless information, and as a result, have redefined the process of obtaining information. Even the most ridiculous conundrum can be answered with the typing of a few keys and pushing of a button. It has facilitated the process of research for stressed students around the world and shed a modernized light on existing information. As a college student, search engines have been proven highly beneficial to the process of seeking…
and retrieving information better than any other search engine I have tried. And, they seem to retrieve it faster than any other search engine. What searching strategies and Boolean Search Strategies have yielded the best search results for you? Personally, I prefer using brackets, quotation marks, and the + sign. When using these Boolean operators, the information returned will be more specific and relevant. Without Boolean operators, the search results are much too large and much of the…
Google Google is an American multinational technology company specializing in Internet-related services and products that include online advertising technologies, search, cloud computing, software, and hardware. Students use Google as a search engine to search for articles, references, blogs, to gain an insight into a topic, case studies. The information derived through Google is used for assignments and projects. Apart from this, Google also has an Application feature; called Google App. It…
Imagination or reality? Based on Google, imagination is ‘the action of forming new ideas, or images, or concepts of external objects not present to the senses’ while reality is ‘the state of things as they actually exist’. These two terms - imagination and reality, may be seen as complete opposites but today, I will be telling you why imagination and reality might not be so different after all. Firstly, imagination shapes the way we view reality. The way we view reality then shapes our actions…
database. Information on the Internet was created for many purposes such as to inform or persuade to present a viewpoint, and to create or change an attitude or belief. Although when used properly, credible information can be obtained through search engines- not everything recovered is from a credible source. Ashford Library is from a scholastic source and the information found within is from credible…
Introduction Google is responsible in providing the society with specific information search and promotional activities through internet. Google’s running mainly focuses on business fields such as search, advertising and so on. The objective of Google Inc. is to improve the methods of users when searching information. Larry page is the current Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the company. Google Company’s mission is to organize the information all over the world and make it uniformly accessible…
Many people have probably heard the phrase “Big Brother is watching you,” though they may not know its origin. It comes from the dystopian novel 1984, by George Orwell. This novel constantly speaks of “Big Brother,” part of the all-seeing government, where there are telescreens in every home and people report any suspicious activity they see. Though published in 1949, many of the things that are going on in that society is happening today. Today’s society and that of 1984 is too similar, and…
Wikipedia analysis paper Wikipedia is an open content online encyclopedia created through the collaborative effort of volunteers. Wikipedia provides users with millions of articles on a wide range of topics and commonly ranks first in search engines like google. However, its reliability and credibility fall short of standards for college papers for a number of reasons. First, the website itself mentions that in the “About” section. It says “Users should be aware not all articles are of…
for the answer? I can guarantee it only took 5 seconds to look up the answer. In this Millennial Generation, the internet is at their fingertips that can used on smartphones, watches, computers. This is why people feel as though Google and other search engines can provide false sense of self-perceived intelligence. It’s hard to believe but people can confuse them self with external source of information. Back in the older generations, there was only a book, pencil, paper and knowledge which is…
Google, the wonderful search engine that drives people’s curiosity on the road of knowledge. In daily life Google is used countless times to search nearly anything and everything. It gives people to ability to increase their intelligence, but at the same time increases their dependability of Google. This in return leaves the choice to allow people to actually retain their new found knowledge, or to forget and repeatedly search as convenient. Then the question must be asked if Google is making…