B+-+Haxtun+Hackers

Group 1 Haxtun - BOCES Arlene Salyards - NE BOCES Gary Koch - NE BOCES Janet Brophy - NE BOCES Vicki Fuesz - Haxtun High School
 * Mascot: Haxtun "Hackers"**

Browser questions

 * >>>>Please type in your answer with the web site and your name **

1. Is Firefox Better than Internet Explorer? WHY? Firefox has more security features than IE. Arlene
==2. How many Internet Browsers are there ?  This numbers varies by the site you visit. The statistics from http://www.w3schools.com/browsers/browsers_stats.asp are interesting. In January of 2009, 44.8% used Internet Explorer (only 0.6% are using IE8), Firefox 45.5%, Chrome 3.9%, Safari 3% and Opera 2.3%. Wikipedia has information on the history of browsers, which lists 10 browers available for 2008. On another site, Bill Husted lists 8 browsers by name and then says "the list goes on" (http://www.reflector.com/business/technology/picking-an-internet-browser-382536.html). However, at the Yahoo directory, http://dir.yahoo.com/Computers_and_Internet/Software/Internet/World_Wide_Web/Browsers/?b=40, there are 70 browsers listed. I guess this goes to show, there are several browsers available; the two most common would be Internet Explorer and Firefox. Janet == ==3. What does the ~ mean in a web site address? - A tilde (pronounced TILL-duh or TILL-day) looks like this: ~. It's a special typographic character found on most keyboards that means various things, depending on the context. In some operating systems, including UNIX, the tilde is used to represent the current user's home directory. On Web server systems, the tilde is frequently used by convention as the first character for any user's home directory in the file system. Since users often keep personal or business Web pages on a server under their personal home directory, you will often see the tilde as part of Web addresses. As a mathematical symbol, the tilde means "approximately" and in logic it means "not." [] gary == == 4. What are the different types of Domain Name Extension (name 10 of them). com,. org,. net. .edu == [] gary ** 5. **** How do Search Engines Work? ** >>>>Please type in your answer with the web site and your name Searc h engines are designed to find information stored on websites. They search based upon words, locating the words and where to find them (specific sites). S earching the World Wide Web today will result in "hundreds of millions of pages and respond to tens of millions of queries" (http://computer.howstuffworks.com/search-engine.htm). Janet
 * .aero
 * .biz
 * .coop
 * .info
 * .museum
 * .name
 * .pro

[|**Google**] - [|www.google.com] In addition to providing easy access to billions of web pages, Google has many special features to help you to find exactly what you're looking for. Some of our most popular features are listed below. [|Everyday Essentials] [|Reference Tools] [|Choosing Keywords][|Local Search] [|Trip Planning][|Query Refinements] [|Search by Number]
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 * 1) ** What are the Noteworthy features of each search engine? **
 * >>>>Please type in your answer with the web site and your name **
 * Noteworthy features: **

[] gary
 * 8. **** What are the Noteworthy features of each search engine? **

[|**Yahoo! Search**]- [|search.yahoo.com]
 * Noteworthy features: **
 * Web Pages
 * Sponsor Results
 * [|Yahoo! directory]
 * Images
 * Video
 * Audio
 * Local (Yellow Pages and Maps)
 * Shopping
 * News
 * Answers
 * Other databases provide much of the information from the portal side of Yahoo! [] gary

** 9. **** What are the Noteworthy features of each search engine? ** >>>>Please type in your answer with the web site and your name **10. What are the Noteworthy features of each search engine?** >>>>Please type in your answer with the web site and your name Altavista – [|www.altavista.com] **Noteworthy features** Several options are available such as shopping, travel, yellow pages, etc. Travel and Shopping take you to Yahoo Travel or Yahoo Shopping as do most of the other options. Altavista is the oldest search engine, starting back in 1995. Google started in 1998. Altavista has a "sleek and elegant search bar". Altavista search are powered by Yahoo. The Babel Fish translation tool is easy to access and allows a different language translation. "La herramienta de traducción de Babelfish es fácil de tener acceso y permite una diversa traducción de lengua." http://websearch.about.com/od/enginesanddirectories/a/altavista.htm Some options right on the main screen are to search worldwide or just in the USA and you can pick your language on this screen which Google does not allow. The "clean" screen is simialr to Google so it will load quicker than the Yahoo search page will. That is beneficial if you are on a slow internet connection. With that, since I tend to us Yahoo, I would be better to use AltaVista at my house since I have satellite internet. It would not take so long for my search page to load. Janet 10. ASSIGNMENT: using the search box on the search engine : [|**Google**] - [|www.google.com] __Now try searching for the same subject as a phrase, enclosed in quotes: __ 11. ASSIGNMENT: using the search box on the search engine : [|**Yahoo! Search**]- [|search.yahoo.com] <span style="color: rgb(19,16,16);">**Connecticut Compromise** How many? __<span style="color: rgb(19,16,16);"> _6,630,000 Gary
 * [|Exalead] - ** [|www.exalead.com/search/]
 * Noteworthy features of the Exalead site include the ability to customize the site. Users can add shortcuts to sites used frequently right on the homepage. Although, when I added a link I received an error message, twice, using different sites. You can insert a topic and search in videos, wikipedia or images depending on the category selected. There are more options as well such as adding your site to Exalead's database, adding an exalead search bar and installing exalead desktop. You can also add exalead to your own website with the search widget too, add banners, search for jobs . . . Arlene **
 * >>>>Please type in your answer with the web site and your name **
 * Connecticut Compromise** How many? <span style="color: rgb(0,58,255);"><span style="color: rgb(215,101,101); font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">2,000,000 Arlene
 * "Connecticut Compromise"** How many?__ <span style="color: rgb(215,101,101);">16,500 Arlene

__Now try searching for the same subject as a phrase, enclosed in quotes: __ <span style="font-size: 16pt; color: rgb(103,35,134); font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">12. ASSIGNMENT: using the search box on the search engine : __Now try searching for the same subject as a phrase, enclosed in quotes: **13. HOW DO SEARCH ENGINES RANK WEB PAGES?** When Google arrived, there was a "honeymoon period" of several years during which searches were extremely effective, because the Google rank of a site was essentially based on its true popularity, as measured by the number of sites that thought it worthwhile to link to it. [] This may have led to link farming or link spamming. Other linking tools included metatagging. The three leading search engines, Google, [|Yahoo] and [|Microsoft]'s [|Live Search], do not disclose the algorithms they use to rank pages. [] Arlene
 * "Connecticut Compromise"** How many?__ _ 48,700 Gary
 * [|AltaVista] ** http://www.altavista.com/
 * Connecticut Compromise** How many?__ _<span style="color: rgb(142,13,222);">7,240,000 Janet
 * "Connecticut Compromise"** How many?__ ___<span style="color: rgb(150,20,240);">48,100 Janet<span style="color: rgb(150,20,240);">


 * >>>>Please type in your answer with the web site and your name **

Answer the question and put the web site after your answer and your name
Try finding answers to these questions by browsing directories, using search engines, or even using the links to different web sites found in your documents that were downloaded for the first class. ==<span style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 14pt; color: rgb(120,28,176);">14. What is the flavor of the day at Kopps custard? On Friday, February 27, the flavors are Mint Chip and Cherry Ammaretto Cheeseback. Saturday, February 28 will be Red Rasberry and Chocolate Peanut Butter Chocolate. The featured shake is Chuncy Monkey and featured sundae is Chocolate Lover's Banana Split. Flavors are listed until March 12, but it appears we have to go to Wisconsin to get this...:-( http://www.kopps.com/FlavorForecast.aspx Janet ==
 * >>>>Please type in your answer with the web site and your name **

<span style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 14pt; color: rgb(24,1,1);">15. What is the population of the United States? 303,824,640 is the population.
===[|**Population of United States**: 303,824,640 (July 2008 est.) - The World Factbook] https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/print/us.html gary=== Yahoo! Shortcut - [|About]

16. **Find a recipe for peanut butter cookies.**

 * Magical Peanut Butter Cookies**
 * www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/paula-deen/magical-peanut-butter-cookies- recipe/index.html** **Vicki HHS**

17. Find out which Milwaukee County Parks have tennis courts and which ones are lighted? O U R T S** || **L I G H T S** || **I N D O O R** || **W A L L** || **C L A Y** || **G R A S S** || **P R O
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==<span style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 14pt; color: rgb(153,37,218);"><span style="color: rgb(161,0,255);"> 19. <span style="color: rgb(153,37,218);">Who won the Pulitzer Prize for fiction in 1988? Tony Morrison for //Beloved.// [|//http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0154408.html//] Janet ==

21. What are the hours of your neighborhood library? The Sterling Public Library is located at 420 N. 5th Street in Sterling, Colorado. The hours for the library are listed below.
Monday - Thursday 9:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m. Friday & Saturday 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Sunday 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

22. **John Wilkes Booth, of course, pulled the trigger, but there surely were people who helped him plan the crime, and Thomas Gates was one of them. True ???**

 * No. Thomas Gates was a character in the movie NATIONAL TREASURE who had a page from Lincoln's diary.**
 * www.google.com/movies/reviews?cid=b861ae9263dbdac1&fq=showtimes+ 94043&q=%22john+wilkes%22&sort=1** **Vicki** - HHS

23. **What film won the academy award for best picture in 1984?**

 * Amadeus.****www.filmsite.org/aa84.html - 39k** **Vicki** HHS

24. Find out the current weather forecast for Boston, Massachusetts.

 * Cloudy, windy and 53 degrees. Feb 27 06:05 p.m. ET**
 * www.weather.com/common/welcomepage/world.html Vicki** HHS

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==<span style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 14pt; color: rgb(115,9,195);">26. **Find a home remedy for getting rid of fruit flies**. Get rid of their food source/breeding ground. This may be in fruits, vegetables, dirty sponges and wash clothes, juices, spills and messes. Remove standing liquids and any soft material or fabrics that are wet. Flush your drain with ammonia or drain cleaners, empty trash (covered trash cans are best), check dish washer for grime on bottom or filter, keep area under fridge and stove clean, dry sink when not using it. If weather allows, keep house plants and herbs outside or apply insecticide. Clean under your sink, make sure dry, throw away old towels or sponges, check cracks between kitchen cabinets for lurking spills. Make sure your screens are secure, seal cracks around doors and windows. The life span for a fruit fly is 2 weeks, if they remain longer than that, you still have food/breeding ground for them. http://www.howtogetridofstuff.com/pest-control/how-to-get-rid-of-fruit-flies/ Janet ==

27. **Is there more than 1 STATUE OF LIBERTY? Yes, there are hundreds of replicas all over the world. A sister statue can be found in Paris, France. Vicki**

 * http://www.ask.com/bar?q=is+there+more+than+one+statue+of+liberty&page=1&qsrc=2352&zoom=&ab=4&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwiki.answers.**com%2FQ%2FIs_there_more_than_one_Statue_of_Liberty

** 28. How many words are there in the English language? **
==** There is no exact number for this this question. My source says it is impossible to count the words because it is so hard to decide what counts as a word. It suggest that there are at least a quarter million words. **==
 * www.askoxford.com/asktheexperts/faq/aboutenglish/numberword Vicki**

** 29. //** Who are the KNIGHTS OF THE GOLDEN CIRCLE?

 * During the Civil War, they were a secret organization of Southern sympathizers from the North who wanted to create a slave empire. The members were known as Copperheads.**
 * www.infoplease.com/ce6/history/A0827934.html** **Vicki**

John Wilkes Booth shouted it before he shot Abraham Lincoln.

 * www.answers.com/topic/john-wilkes-booth - 162k Vicki**

1. Set your home page 2. Delete cookies, temp files, browsing history, passwords 3. Set security measures 4. Set pop-up blockers--how strict, to allow sites, etc. 5. Control what internet sites can be viewed on computer 6. Change the default web browser 7. Change search default (little search window at top--shows when you make an error when typing address) 8. Change settings for tabs, how pop-up blockers open and how to open links 9. Set up how computer uses AutoComplete 10. Set up how computer checks for RSS feeds Yes, by going to Tools, Internet Options, Clear History. However, is it really gone?!
 * What are 10 things you can do with Tools/Internet options?**
 * Can I delete the Internet Explorer Address Bar History? If yes-How?**

“Hypertext Transfer Protocol HHTTP) is an application-level protocol for distributed, collaborative, hypermedia information systems.” It is a request and response standard between a user and a website. (Wikipedia.org, retrieved February 26, 2009). HTTP defines how files are transferred (http://www.definethat.com/define/137.htm, retrieved February 26, 2009). HTTP also defines how messages are formatted and transmitted and what actions should be taken. This helps to grab the page and display it for the user (http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/H/HTTP.html, retrieved February 26, 2009). Also know as a bookmark. A favorite is a stored address of a website for easy access.
 * Why do we use http in the Web address?**
 * What is a Favorite?**