What is the difference between

SEARCH and
RESEARCH?

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SEARC
H
To go or look through (a place, area, person, etc.)
carefully in order to find something missing or lost

- According to Dictionary.com

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RESEARC
H
R esearch is a diligent (hard-working) and systematic
inquiry or investigation into a subject in order to
discover or revise facts, theories, applications, etc."

- According to Dictionary.com

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 Why we do a
Search and Research?

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What is
ONLINE
SEARCH?
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ONLINE
SEARCH
A process of searching and retrieving requested
information of the user via computer on the
internet.

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Why we search information

ONLINE
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ONLINE
SEARCH

- Get information fast and less effort.

- Find information which is not existing in your area, or

cannot be found on your school libraries or in near locality.

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ADVANTAGES
• Online Searching is faster than any medium.

• Saves user’s Physical distance.

• Share information with other people quickly.

• Options for Information is not limited.

• Reduced cost of conducting research.

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DISADVANTAGES
• Not totally secure.

• Some of the materials on the internet have not

been evaluated by experts or thoroughly
screened.

• Lack of accreditation and low quality.

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Characteristics of a
Good Researcher

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• Check your Sources.
• Ask Good Questions.
• Go Beyond the Surface.
• Be Patient.
• Respect Ownership.
• Use your networks.

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 TIPS ON CONDUCTING ONLINE RESEARCH

1. Have a question in mind

2. Narrow it down
3. Advanced Search
4. Look for a credible source
a. The author
b. The article’s purpose
c. Publication date
d. Top-level Domain

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Top-level Domain

The TLD is a segment of the domain name.

Identifying it can give you a lot about the website that
you are visiting.

 .com - derived from the word “commercial”, .com

initially created for business entities
 .net - from the word “network”, .net was originally
intended for networks such as internet
service providers.

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Top-level Domain
 .org - s h o r t f o r “ o rg a n i z a t i o n ” , t h i s T L D w a s
intended for nonprofit entities such as online
communities ,open-source (non-commercial) projects
a n d n o n - p r o f i t o rg a n i z a t i o n s .
 .gov - Derived from “government”, .gov is restricted
to government entities.

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Top-level Domain
 .info - The name for this TLD is derived from the
w o r d i n f o r m a t i o n . H o w e v e r, i t i s s i m i l a r t o . c o m
and .net in the sense that it can be used by anyone

 .edu - Derived from the word education, this TLD is

reserved for education-related institutions.

5. Give credit

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5. Give credit
Giving credit to the source of the
information that you use is important
because of these particular reasons:

To avoid plagiarism

It gives credibility to the information
It is a sign of respect to the author

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To properly cite an online source you have

to mention the
following:

 The name of the author or the

organization that owns that article
 The title of the article
 The article’s address or URL
 Date when you last viewed the article
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 Introduction to
SEARCH ENGINES

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A software system that is designed to search
for information on the World Wide Web.

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Brainly is the world’s largest social learning community! 80
million students trust and study with Brainly every month.
such as Math, Social Studies, Science, English, Foreign
Languages and many more.

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it is a very popular search engine nowadays.
Approximately 800 Millions of People use this
search engine every day.

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This search engine is intended for students,
teachers, and administrators. It draws from the
trusted resources from universities, government,
and non-commercial sites.

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It searches only the 35,000 Web sites that the
staff of research experts and librarians and
teacher have evaluated and approved.

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 HOW DOES
SEARCH
WORKS?
ENGINES

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• Constantly scanning the web in advance.

• Deploy Spiders to scan all registered web

pages to easily retrieve information.

• Store gathered information in the Search

Index.

• Artificial Intelligence (AI) helps search engine

to decide the possible information your
looking for.

• Identify Best information through Page Rank.

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