Comprehension Quiz for Summary of Search Engine Methods Section
  1. What are the names of the four types of search engine models discussed on pages *** through ***?

  2. How are various search engines compared?

  3. What makes searching the World Wide Web different from searching a traditional document collection, such as your local public library?

  4. True or False: A basic Boolean search engine can return a ranked list of retrieved documents.

  5. A search engine user's collection of keywords or phrases to be searched for is called a __________.

  6. Choose one: Notebook computer and laptop are __________ (synonymous or polysemous) words.

  7. Choose one: (Synonyms or Polysems) of light are illumination and weightless.



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