BOOLEAN

OPERATORS
Valeria Urquijo
Boolean Operators
March 4, 2010
 INDEX
 You will see
Boolean Creator
Operators
Or Operator
And Operator
Not Operator
Tips
Tips
Credits
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 BOOLEAN CREATOR
 George Boole an English
mathematician

 Developed an algebra of logic

 The algebra logic that has

become the basis for computer
database searches http://www.unc.edu/
depts/jomc/
academics/dri/loc/
 Boolean is named after him Boole.jpeg
OPERATORS
 Boolean uses operators to
determine whether a
statement is true or false.

 The most common operators

are and, or and not.

 These three little words can

be enormously helpful when
doing online searches.
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 AND OPERATOR
 And documents search

 Documents with both words

will appear.

 Example: Hide and Seek

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Not one ore the other word,mano/Boolean.jpg
but both have to be in the
document on the search.
OR OPERATOR
 Or documents search

 The greatest amount of

matches

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 Documents with either Word. mano/Boolean.jpg

 Example: Hide and Seek

Search results have tu have
one of the two words to
apear.
 NOT OPERATOR
 The search will be limited

 One word would be searched

and not the other at all.

 Example: Hide not Seek

Search results with hide word
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and not at all with seek. mano/Boolean.jpg
Documents with seek will
word seek will no appear.
TIPS

 You should take time to

read the search tips on the
site before using a search
engine.

 Use Boolean operators http://blogs.middlebury.edu/

helped your search and csoseniors/files/2010/01/
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been more accurate with
your results.
 TIPS
 The four favorite best search engine
Google
Yahoo!
Bing
Ask

 To end Internet may not be the best http://

place to find certain information you www.epilepsyfoundation.
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can use other resources. images/Quick-Tips_2.jpg
 CREDITS
 http://www.learnthenet.com/english/
html/31wsearc_3.htm
 http://homepages.uwp.edu/mano/
Boolean.jpg
 http://www.le.ac.uk/li/images/
boolean_geol.gif
 http://www.unc.edu/depts/jomc/
academics/dri/loc/Boole.jpeg
 http://www.orbeon.com/download/blog/
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