Searching the Web How to Search Using Google Use Likely Words Use words likely to appear on the pages you want. USE [ Australia Tim Hortons coffee ]Australia.
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Searching the Web How to Search Using Google
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Use Likely Words Use words likely to appear on the pages you
want. USE [ Australia Tim Hortons coffee ]Australia Tim Hortons
coffee NOT [ Does Australia have Tim Hortons ]Does Australia have
Tim Hortons USE [ Nelson Mandela born ]Nelson Mandela born NOT [
Nelson Mandela birthday ] nor [ Nelson Mandela age ]Nelson Mandela
birthdayNelson Mandela age
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Be Specific USE [ Java Indonesia ], [ java coffee ], or [ java
programming language ]Java Indonesiajava coffeejava programming
language NOT [ java ]java USE [ Tim Horton coffee ]Tim Horton
coffee NOT [ Tim Horton ]Tim Horton ]
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Be Brief USE [ quit smoking program ]quit smoking program NOT [
program on quitting tobacco cigarette smoking addiction ]program on
quitting tobacco cigarette smoking addiction USE [ love me do
lyrics ]love me do lyrics NOT [ which band sang the song love love
me do],which band sang the song love love me do nor [ what are the
lyrics to the song love love me do ]what are the lyrics to the song
love love me do
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All Search Terms Count Google returns only pages that match all
your search terms. A search for [ compact fold-up bicycle ] finds
pages containing the words compact and fold- up and bicycle.compact
fold-up bicycle you can focus your query by adding more terms. [
compact lightweight fold-up bicycle ]compact lightweight fold-up
bicycle
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Google Scavenger Hunt, Round 1 When was the first Tupperware
product ever marketed, and what was it? How many British pounds is
a cash fare for Zone 1 of the London Underground? If it is 3:00 PM
in Winnipeg, what time is it in Tokyo, Japan?
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Not Case-Sensitive [ Red Cross ], [ red cross ], and [ RED
CROSS ] return the same results.Red Crossred crossRED CROSS
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OR For example, to find pages that include either Tahiti or
Hawaii or both terms, use [ Tahiti OR Hawaii ]Tahiti OR Hawaii
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OR find pages that contain any one, two, or all three of the
terms blouse, shirt, and chemise. [ blouse OR shirt OR chemise
]blouse OR shirt OR chemise Note: If you write OR with a lowercase
o or a lowercase r Google interprets the word as a search term
instead of an operator.
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The Minus Sign (-) A minus sign before the word in your query
tells Google that you do not want to include it in your search. For
example, if you want information on the jaguar, the jungle cat, Use
[ jaguar football car os ].jaguar football car os Google will
ignore results about the NFL Jaguars, the Jaguar car company, and
the Jaguar operating system.
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The Minus Sign (-) How would you search for Homer, but NOT
Simpsons? homer -simpsons
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The Plus Sign (+) + word finds exact words - no synonyms or
plurals For example: +cat will not find cats or feline or
kitty
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Round 2 What did Nigeria celebrate on October 6th, 2006? Which
wrestler has the most Wrestlemania wins? What is the botanical name
of the local plant known as Kinnikinnick?
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~Finding Synonyms~ Search GoogleWhats a synonym? Find synonyms
by preceding the term with a ~, which is known assearch Google the
tilde. [ ~inexpensive ] matches inexpensive, cheap, affordable, and
low cost~inexpensive [ ~run ] matches run, runners, running, as
well as marathon~run
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But There are exceptions when Google finds pages that include
synonyms of your search terms. If you search for Google finds NYC
New York City SF San Francisco GNP Gross National Product
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Search Terms Match Exactly Google returns pages that match your
search terms exactly. If you search for ___, Google won't find
Cheap inexpensive Tv television Effects influences Children kids
Car automobile Calif OR CA California
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Google Finds Similar Words The query [ child bicycle helmet ]
finds pages that contain words that are similar to your search
terms, e.g.child bicycle helmet child, children, or children's,
bicycle, bicycles, bicycle's, bicycling, or bicyclists, and helmet
or helmets.
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Short Words Some words like the, on, where, how generally get
ignored in a search. Dont bother using them. For example [ what to
read for a London tourist ] will ignore what, to, for, and a and
only search read, London, and touristwhat to read for a London
tourist
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Round 3 What is a question that Google would ask you at a job
interview? In what country are all surviving stave churches found?
How many decibels is the loudest sound produced by any animal, and
what animal makes it?
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Quotes Use quotes ( ) to group words and phrases together, e.g.
"I have a dream" But, be careful A search for [ "Alexander Bell" ]
(with quotes) will miss the pages that refer to Alexander G.
Bell.
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Quotes To search for a phrase, a proper name, or a set of words
in a specific order, put them in double quotes. [ Rio de Janeiro
]Rio de Janeiro [ favorite movies ]favorite movies USE [ how to
change oil ]how to change oil NOT [ how to change oil ]how to
change oil
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Fill in the blanks (*) An asterisk is known as a wildcard
Google treats the star as a placeholder for any unknown term(s) [
Francis * Coppola ]Francis * Coppola [ old mcdonald had a * ]old
mcdonald had a *
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Round 4 How long would it take Hans Solo of Star Wars to do a
run to the Kessel system? How long did it take the first person to
cross the United States by car and in what year was it first done?
What are the recommended tours of the Hearst Castle?
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Terms Nearby Google favors results that have your search terms
near each other. [ snake grass ] returns results for a plantsnake
grass [ snake in the grass ] tends to emphasize pages about sneaky
people.snake in the grass While Google ignores the words in and
the, Google gives higher priority to pages where snake and grass
are separated by two words.
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Order of Terms Google gives higher priority to pages that have
the terms in the same order as your query. [ New York library ]New
York library [ new library of York ]new library of York
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Advanced! site: search only within a specific site
site:www.stanford.edu filetype : find a type of file: PDF, DOC,
TXT, PPT filetype:PDF define : find definitions for a word
define:audacity
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Advanced! intitle : find words in the title of the webpage
intitle:inspirational.. get ranges of numbers, dates, or prices
prime ministers 1900..2000
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Google as Calculator Try and type: 152+3*8 12% of 76 100 miles
to km 100 lbs to kg
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Extras Movies Sports scores & stats Weather Flights
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Round 5 (Final round) How many letters are there in the Greek
alphabet? What is the address of the Eiffel Tower? What is the
significance of the phrase Seraphim Proudleduck?