Applied ICT internet searchers

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Michael Burgess

Internet Searches Write-up

The information required

I need to find information on;

  • How much flights will cost
  • Investigate resorts
  • Group insurance
  • Accommodation
  • Flight times
  • Nightlife
  • activities

To find out which search engine is best for finding out this information I will search; “Flights to Italy”. Using Yahoo, Google and AltaVista.


Comparison of search engines

For this comparison I searched for using the advanced search facilities of 3 different search engines:

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Selecting the search engine

I found out that Yahoo is a difficult search engine to use in the advanced mode. Although it was the fastest to use. I thought I would use Google as it is the search engine that I am use to using I have chosen to use Alta vista for the rest of the task because it has good advanced search options and you can use Boolean search options to find more specific helpful results. I will also use Google for a variety of results.

Using effective search techniques

To help me find the information that ...

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