Searching+the+'Net


 * //Use research and your knowledge from class to provide information to your classmates on the following topics.//**

Directory
===Search Engine - a tool designed to search for information on the World Wide Web. Results are presented in a list frequently ranked by "hits". Some common search engines are (but are not limited to) Google, AltaVista, Dogpile, Ask.com, Bing, and Yahoo.===

Boolean Logic
B

Domain
sphere of influence: an area of activity over which somebody has influence territory governed: a territory ruled by a government or a leader web site address - for example, gisd.org is the district site's domain name

===Top-level Domain- is the last segment of the [|domain name]. The TLD is the letters immediately following the final dot in an Internet address. example-.gov .net === A TLD identifies something about the website associated with it, such as its purpose, the organization that owns it or the geographical area where it originates

Reverse Lookup
===Whois-it is the Internet function that allows one to [|query] remote WHOIS  databases for [|domain registration] information. By performing a simple WHOIS  search you can discover when and by whom a domain was registered, contact information, and more.===