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Public Speaking for College and Career, 6/e
Hamilton Gregory
Finding Information

Internet Exercises

  1. On a search engine that uses plus and minus signs, enter these unmarked keywords for a search related to prisoners: crime prison. Note how many documents are listed. Next, add +juveniles, search again, and note the number of hits. Finally, change the plus sign to a minus: -juveniles. Search and write down the number of hits. Which of the three options yielded the most hits and which gave the least?

    2. Possible Strategy: Use AltaVista (www.altavista.com), a search engine that is especially powerful in advanced search capabilities.

  2. Find and write down the names of three Filipino dishes.

    3. Possible Strategy: Go to Yahoo! (www.yahoo.com), choose "Regional," and then "Countries." Click on "Philippines," and then "Society and Culture." Next, select "Food and Drink" and then visit at least one of the Websites listed.









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