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lesson 12
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Computer Science
8th Grade
04/25/2006

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Algorithm
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is a formula or set of steps for solving a particular problem
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boolean logic
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is another way that you can search databases
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database
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A collection of files and related data
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hits
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in a search,any time a piece of data matches search words you specify
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keywords
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in a search,the words that describe the other info the user is trying to locate
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math symbols
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in search the plus and minus signs are used to filter out unwanted hits
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meta tags
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are special tags embedded within the webpage document
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related search
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preprogramed quires or questions suggested by the search engine
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search engine
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a tool to help the user locate info on the internet; software program used to search the internet by using keywords
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spider
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A program that searches the WEB;called a spider because it crawls over the WEB
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subject directories
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type of search engine in which the info is organized by subjects
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uniform recource locator
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Website adresses; adresses that tells the browser where to locate the page
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wildcard character
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The *asterisk symbol;used to search for words that the user is not sure how to spell or for word variations
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