This week we were also given these questions to answer:
How do search engines rank the stuff they find on the internet?
- search engines often rank their search results by the amount of the search keyword(s) an article or site might display. Also, sites that are backed by larger institutions (whether it be governmental or educational or both or neither) will be placed before sites that are smaller. Certain websites can also pay search engines like google or yahoo to be within the first results on certain searches.
who, or what, makes one page (that you might get in your search results) more useful than another one, so that it is put at the top of your search results? Usually the '.edu' or the '.gov' are better websites than many ".com's" simply because their research is generally more through and their websites have more to offer about the subject.
what are some of your favourite search engines? why do you like one more than others? My favorite search engine for searches that are largely inconsequential to my immediate life would have to be google. It is a simple search engine that is gives somewhat reliable references quickly. I would use this search engine to find things like food recipes, simple facts, or directions. When I perform research for a school project, however, I generally like to use search engines like PowerSearch or Infotrack because they only display validated articles and information. When I use these engines I feel like my information that I receive is reliable.
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