搜尋引擎作業八

Google Guide Exercises P.60
1. According to the dictionary, what is an “urban legend”?
A:
(1)英文→在Google搜尋框輸入define: urban legend→查詢到3個關於urban legend的定義

→其中一個定義 a story that appears mysteriously and spreads spontaneously in various forms and is usually false; contains elements of humor or horror and is popularly believed to be true
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(2)中文→在Google 搜尋框輸入「英漢字典」→選擇第一個連結(Yahoo!奇摩的字典)http://tw.dictionary.yahoo.com/，在「請輸入單字」裡面打入urban legend找到關於urban legend的中文解釋:(往往含有幽默、恐怖、或教訓成分的)來源不明、缺少或無證據,但自然地以各種形式出現的當代故事或傳說

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2. Find the history of the word ‘chivalry.’ From which language does it come and from what word?
A:
在Google搜尋框內打入history of the word ‘chivalry’→找到許多項符合此查詢的結果，並選擇第一個查詢網頁chivalry: Definition, Synonyms and Much More from Answers.com http://www.answers.com/topic/chivalry→看此網頁得知chivalry這個字的意思為馬

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3. Does Google provide a link to dictionary for definitions of terms in languages other than English?
A:
(1) 用英文~在Google搜尋框鍵入define: library→除了英文解釋，也有俄德法等等不同語言對library的解釋

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(2) 用中文~在Google搜尋框裡打入define: 寓言→可找到中文對寓言的解釋

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(3) 用法文~在Google搜尋框打入define: Bonjour→找到法文對Bonjour的解釋

用英文找尋定意通常比較完整也比較不會像其他語言有找不到的情形

4. What does ‘zeitgeist’ mean? What’s on the Google Zeitgeist page www.google.com/press/zeitgeist.html ?
A:
1. 在Google搜尋框輸入define: zeitgeist→得到關於zeitgeist的解釋

literally, spirit of the times, the outlook or general feeling characteristic of the art creations of a time or cultural period.

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2. 網址輸入www.google.com/press/zeitgeist.html→看到Google的搜尋排行榜，搜尋排行榜有許多不同的類別。
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Google Guide Exercises P.62
1. After Nelson Blachman received reprints of a paper he wrote for the June 2003 issue of the Mathematical Scientist, he wanted to discover what other sorts of papers appear in the same issue of this semiannual publication. Find a table of contents for The Mathematical Scientist for Nelson.
2. Compare the dates on the current page with the dates on the cached version for the following organizations:
o CNN
o New York Times
o Java Pro Magazine
o North Texas Food Bank
3. Check the dates that the Wayback Machine archived versions of Google Guide