搜尋引擎作業六

1. What are some home remedies for getting rid of ants?

A:
Google搜尋框輸入home remedy get rid of ants共找到180,000筆資料，選擇第一個網頁Get Rid of Ants - Associated Content http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/47674/get_rid_of_ants.html

從文章中得知可用來除蟻的home remedies有糖漿醬、玻璃清潔劑、黃瓜果皮等等

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2. Find facts about declawing cats.
A:
Google搜尋框輸入declawing cats共找到190,000筆資料，選擇第二個網頁 DECLAWING: What You Need to Know http://www.declawing.com/，裡面提到替貓剪指甲是一項重大的手術，貓的指甲跟人不一樣，牠們的指甲和骨頭是連接在一起的，如果替貓剪指甲那麼就如同替牠們做截肢手術那般痛苦，是很不人道的

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3. What is Google's privacy policy? How do I stop my previous queries from appearing when I type in a new search term?

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(1)Google搜尋框輸入google privacy policy共找到341,000,000筆資料，選擇第一個網頁Google Privacy Center: Privacy Policy http://www.google.com/privacy.html，裡頭有Google的隱私權政策 ，個人資料方面，每個人的帳戶都設有密碼避免未經授權的侵入；用途上來說個人化搜尋會儲存在自己的Google伺服器並與帳戶做關聯儲存，可以自由的刪除查詢記錄

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(2)Google搜尋框輸入stop previous queries共找到1,030,000筆資料，選擇第五個網頁

How to Stop Google from recording your Search habits ? at Digital ... http://labnol.blogspot.com/2006/08/how-to-stop-google-from-recording-your.html，裡面有介紹如何將之前的查詢紀錄刪除

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4. Some movie stars attend Botox parties. What goes on at such parties and why do they attend? Which stars have used Botox?
A:
(1)Google搜尋框輸入Botox parties共找到1,230,000筆資料，選擇第一個網頁

botox party http://www.botox-cosmetic-surgery.com/botox_party.htm ，文章中得知Botox party不是一個派對的名稱而是肉毒桿菌的意思，打肉毒桿菌可以減少臉部的皺紋

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(2)Google搜尋框輸入藝人肉毒桿菌共找到7,260筆資料

http://www.google.com.tw/search?hl=zh-TW&q=%E8%97%9D%E4%BA%BA%E8%82%89%E6%AF%92%E6%A1%BF%E8%8F%8C&btnG=%E6%90%9C%E5%B0%8B&meta=lr%3Dlang_zh-TW，從這些網頁裡得知有使用肉毒桿菌美容的明星有台灣藝人胡瓜、李亞萍，美國藝人瑪丹娜、席琳狄翁，韓國藝人李孝利等等

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5. When was Nina Totenberg, National Public Radio's (NPR) legal affairs correspondent, born, where was she educated, what degrees does she have? Did she attend law school?

A:
Google搜尋框輸入Nina Totenberg共找到78,200筆資料，選擇第三個網頁

Nina Totenberg - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nina_Totenberg，可得知Nina在1944年1月14日出生，曾就讀波士頓大學，得過George Polk Award以及許多其他獎項，她沒有念過法學院

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6. When you search Google for a URL, such as www.guardian.co.uk, what links are included with your results?

A:
Google搜尋框輸入www.guardian.co.uk共找到1,350,000筆資料，裡面有這個網址的主要網頁以及其延伸出來的子網頁，因此表示使用網址為關鍵字時，查詢出來的結果就會是該主要網頁以及此主網頁的連結網頁

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7. What country has the domain code .at?
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Google搜尋框輸入domain code 找到169,000,000筆資料

選擇第三筆資料Domain Codes http://neural.cs.nthu.edu.tw/jang/books/asp/example/country.asp，裡面有各國的網域名稱找到at，at是Austria奧地利


8. What country has the domain code .bm?
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Google搜尋框輸入domain code 找到169,000,000筆資料，選擇第三筆資料Domain Codes http://neural.cs.nthu.edu.tw/jang/books/asp/example/country.asp，裡面有各國的網域名稱找到bm，bm是Bermuda百慕達


9. Run several queries on Soople.
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Google搜尋框輸入Soople找到79,000筆資料，選擇第一筆資料Soople; easy search in Google.Advanced calculator http://www.soople.com/裡面有許多種分類分別可找不同類型資料

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Run1: 選擇music鍵入beatles，可得到Artists，Albums，Songs三種類型

Run2: 選擇movies鍵入spiderman，可得到許多影評
Run3: 選擇definitions鍵入hysteria，可得到歇斯底里的定義

10. Run several queries simultaneously using Google Blaster.

A:
Google搜尋框輸入Google Blaster共找到2,070,000筆資料，選擇第一個網頁LibrarianInBlack: Google Blasterhttp://librarianinblack.typepad.com/librarianinblack/2004/04/google_blaster.html

搜尋引擎作業五

1. Find the Google "cheat sheet" that lists search operators and services.

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Google搜尋框輸入cheat sheet，找到Google Help : Cheat Sheet http://www.google.com/help/cheatsheet.html 這個網頁有許多Google內定的運算元

2. How long before you go outside should you apply sunscreen?

A:

Google搜尋框輸入when apply sunscreen，得到許多筆資料選擇第一筆

Appendix B: Sunscreen: How To Select, Apply, and Use It Correctly http://www.cdc.gov/MMWR/preview/mmwrhtml/rr5104a3.htm

答案為出門約30分鐘前

資料畫面 3. Find advice on writing a will.
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在Google搜尋框內打write will，找到361000000筆資料

點第一個網頁How to Write a Will http://ezinearticles.com/?How-to-Write-a-Will&id=220012

即可得到寫遺囑內容的建議

4. Search for your own name. Does Google find any references to you or a namesake?
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在Google搜尋框內輸入李心榆，找到37項符合資料其中有部份是與我同名同姓的人的資料

See if there is any difference in your results if type a period between your names rather than enclosing your name in quotes and if you just enter the opening quote, i.e., compare the results from [ Nancy . Blachman], [ "Nancy Blachman"], and [ "Nancy Blachman].

A:

中間有一點的鍵詞比有雙引號的鍵詞搜尋結果少很多

只有單邊引號的鍵詞跟有雙引號的鍵詞搜尋結果一樣

5. Find pages on daily life in Afghanistan that do not mention war or the Taliban.
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在Google搜尋框輸入Afghanistan daily life -war -Taliban，選擇其中一筆資料Daily Life in Afghanistan, Photo Exhibition http://universes-in-universe.de/islam/eng/2005/11/afg-foto/index.html 使用減號讓找到的資料同樣是與阿富汗的日常生活相關但不會提及戰爭和塔里班

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6. What is the history of the Mclntosh Apple (the fruit), not the computer?
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在google搜尋框內打上Mclntosh Apple history，按好手氣按鈕得到該網頁http://www.reedvalleyorchard.com/Mcintosh.htm 裡面即說明了這個品種的蘋果它的歷史 7. Find the terms that Google considers approximately equivalent to the term "cheap."

A:

在Google搜尋框內打~cheap，代表要找與cheap是相似詞的資料

搜尋結果可知Google認為跟cheap意義接近的詞有：

buy, last minute, discount, bargain等等

資料畫面 8. Find the terms that Google considers approximately equivalent to the term "volunteer."

A:
在Google搜尋框內打~volunteer，代表要找與volunteer是相似詞的資料

搜尋結果可知Google認為跟volunteer意義接近的詞有：

work, internships

資料畫面 9. Find today's weather forecast/condition.

A:

在Google搜尋框內打中央氣象局然後點入中央氣象局的網頁http://www.cwb.gov.tw/
在中央氣象局的首頁即可看到天氣預報(台灣的)點選各縣市可以得到更詳細的天氣資訊

要找國外城市的天氣，點選首頁左側的全球都市，會出現各大洲的主要都市，再點選想查找的都市(我找雪梨)，得到的資訊是

天氣預報：晴天

溫度：14~24度

月平均溫度：18.8度
月平均降雨量：120.5毫米

10. Find recipes for zucchini, also known as courgette in the UK and France.

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Google搜尋框打上courgette recipes，選擇其中一個搜尋結果Zucchini Summer Squash (Courgette) Recipes http://homecooking.about.com/library/archive/blv61.htm

裡面有許多courgette不同做法的食譜這是其中一種http://homecooking.about.com/library/archive/blpasta25.htm PS鱸魚的食譜

Google尋框輸入鱸魚食譜選擇第一個連結http://www.socialwork.com.hk/food/seafood/sf1/lu.htm

這是其中一道鱸魚料理http://www.socialwork.com.hk/food/seafood/sf1/lu010.htm 11. Find studio apartments for rent in Minneapolis or St. Paul, Minnesota.

A:

在Google搜尋框輸入studio apartments 點選

Apartments For Rent, Home For Rent & Studio for Rent - United States-

http://www.rentaldecorating.com/forrentus.htm

裡面可以找到美國各州的出租消息

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12. Find Iranian restaurants in New Jersey and New York.

A:

在Google搜尋框輸入Iranian restaurants in New York 點選第一個網頁

New York Persian Restaurants, Iranian Food in New York, Persian ...- http://www.farsinet.com/farsieats/newyork.html

裡面有許多家伊朗料理店

在Google搜尋框輸入伊朗餐廳找到許多筆資料，選擇奇摩生活網頁http://tw.lifestyle.yahoo.com/biz.html?bizid=2240a0e42daf00f3

這家店叫做波斯天堂餐廳，食物是伊朗料理
13. Which of the following phrases matches the query [ "Google * my life"]?
"Google has enriched my life"
"Google changed my life"
"Google runs my life"
"Google has revolutionized my life"
"Google: I love my life"
"Google is my life"
A:

因為在Google與 my life中間只有一個*，一個*代表一個字，所以符合的有

"Google changed my life"
"Google runs my life"

"Google is my life"

這3個

14. I vaguely remember a song I learned as a child that contained the following verses.

The donuts in the army, they say are mighty fine. One rolled off the table and killed a friend of mine.

Chorus
Oh, I don't want no more of this army life.

Gee mom, I want to go. But they won't let me go.
Gee mom, I want to go home.

The nurses in the army, they say are mighty fine. Most are over 90, the rest are under 9.
Chorus
The coffee in the army, they say is mighty fine. Taste like muddy water and looks like iodine.
Chorus
The money in the army, they say is mighty fine. Give them $100 dollars, they'll give you back a dime.

Find other verses for this song and see how this song has been adapted boy the Girl and Boy Scouts.

Note: The verses changed as they got passed around camps and schools.

A:

Google搜尋框打上The donuts in the army, they say are mighty fine. 點選第二個連結網頁

They Say That In The Army http://dragon.sleepdeprived.ca/songbook/songs5/S5_105.htm

有整首歌的全文及其他版本
15. Why does the query [ "the who"] give more priority to results about the rock band The Who than the query [the who] but return significantly fewer results?

A:

the who 中的the常被Google省略以致只找到who

而若將the who 括上雙引號，這個檢索詞就變成高頻字且兩個單字不會被分開，查到的資料更加完整更加豐富

資料畫面 16. How do the results of the following three queries differ?
[ "how might I" ]
[ "how might I*" ]
[ "how might I*" ]?
A:
在Google搜尋框內打"how might I"，搜尋到的資料是以how might I 作為關鍵句

Google搜尋框內打"how might I*"會搜尋到how might I 加上其他字彙的句子 輸入"how might I*"?因為Google會忽略問號所以其得到的結果與"how might I*"相同