Internet Search Exercises

In Class:

What is the mistake in each of the following URLs?

http://cpl.lib.uic.edu/004chicago/004chicago.htlm
http:/cwis.auc.dk/rfc/fyi-index.htm
http://http://www.fnal.gov/
http://www.cis.ohio-state.edu/hypertext/faq/usenet/top.htm/
http://www-ed.fnal.gov/linc/linc home.htm
http:\\inmarket.com\madison\
http://bbs.ci.seaside.ca.us.

Exercise #1 - Address guessing

Educational institutions:
You plan to attend a 4-year university and want to survey different schools. One of them is the University of California at Santa Cruz.
Non-profit Organizations:
You want biographies on the current and former Secretaries-General of the United Nations.
Government sites:
You want to know when the next space launch is scheduled and what sorts of on-board experiments are planned.

Exercise #2

Situation: You have just inherited some AT&T stock. You want to find out how the stock is doing and you'd like a copy of the annual report.

Situation: Hewlett Packard has a wonderful reputation as an employer. You would like to see if anything is available in your skill area.

Situation: You have heard that the American Journalism Review offers electronic access to local, national and foreign newspapers, magazines and other media. This is a not-for-profit paper published by the University of Maryland Foundation. You are interested in finding out how news in Jordan and Israel is responding to the recent U.S. bombings in Iraq.

Situation: You read in the newspaper that Nellie Mae was established in 1982 and is the largest nonprofit provider of student education loan funds in the country. What are their current rates? And, can you find any advice on looking for a student loan in general?

Situation: The White House has its own site. You can find daily news briefings, take a tour of the Rose Garden, learn more about the President and Vice President. Go take a peek.

Situation: One of the best Internet publications around is INTERNET WORLD. Fortunately, they offer some of their articles through their Web site. Plus, you can search their archives for past issues. Can you find an issue containing an article about Internet censorship?

Situation: The Library of Congress contains a database on Vietnam POWs and MIAs. You can also find indepth studies of various countries and, of course, access the catalog system of the largest library in the country. The Library of Congress is funded by the federal government. Can you find information about Vietnam POWs from California?

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