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 Group 8

Four Babes and a Guy: Each team member is responsible for each of the following questions listed below. iChat Jodi with your answers so she can post them on the wiki. Toni Mollendor; 1, 4, 7, 12, 17, 22, 27 Lisa Lindsay; 3, 10, 14, 19, 24, and 29 Chris Draney; 5, 11, 15, 16, 26 and 31 Kim Orth; 8, 13, 18, 20, 23, and 28
 * Jodi Deden; 2, 9, 21, 25 and 30 **

Browser questions
==1. Is F irefox Better than Internet Explorer? **Firefox does take more memory than IE, but it's safe **r. WHY? Firefox doesn't secretly save all your browsing data including your passwords in a file called index.dat file which you can't delete. Firefox's 'Clear Private Data' option is straight forward. Plus you get lots and lots of themes and extensions with Firefox. (answers.yahoo.com/question/index) Toni Mollendor ==
 * >>>>Please type in your answer with the web site and your name **

2. How many Internet Browsers are there ?
There are approximately 92 Internet Browsers that are listed at the following site. However, when looking at other sites, the number listed seemed to vary. I found anywhere from 69 to 120 browsers listed depending on the source. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_web_browsers Jodi Deden, Julesburg

== 3. What does the ~ mean in a web site address? It usually means that the website belongs to the user with the name after the tilde.  Lisa Lindsay == ==4. What are the different types of Domain Name Extension-The DNS uses a system of multi-level strings separated by dots ('.') to organize domain names. (Ask.com) The Domain Name System makes it possible to assign domain names to groups of Internet users in a meaningful way, independent of each user's physical location. (name 10 of them) (http://compnetworking.about.com) Toni Mollendor ==

. com, .edu, .gov, .int, .mil, .net, .org, .name, .biz, .jobs
>>>>Please type in your answer with the web site and your name **5. Chris Julesburg:** Search Engines work by searching the web based on a key word(s) the user types in the search field. For example, if you are looking for information on “Dihydrogen Monoxide” it will provide the user with a list of web sites that contain those words or if in quotes sites contain the two words together. **7. What are the Noteworthy features of each search engine? Toni Mollendor <span style="color: rgb(255,0,0);">1. Web search engine is a tool designed to search for information on the World Wide Web-It is the most used search engine on the web. It uses a patented system called Page Rank to help rank web pages that match a give search string. 2. Google not only indexes and caches web pages but also takes "snapshots" of other file types, which include PDF, Word documents, Excel spreadsheets,etc. ** <span style="color: rgb(255,0,0);">**3. Search engine optimization, attempts to discern patterns in search engine listings, and then develop a methodology for improving rankings. (However, this feature has not gained the trust of web users because commercial websites will profit from subverting these results by artificially inflating their rankings.) 4. The Google search engine has many intuitive features making it more** //**functional**//**. 5. The homepage includes a button labeled "I'm Feeling Lucky". When a user clicks on the button the user will be taken directly to the first search result, bypassing the search engine results page.
 * 5. **** How do Search Engines Work? **

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_search** ** >>>>Please type in your answer with the web site and your name ** [|**Google**] - [|www.google.com] [|**Yahoo! Search**]- [|search.yahoo.com] Main Categories are: Images, Video, Local, Shopping, Answers, Audio, Directory, Jobs, News and All Search Services. Options include: Advanced Search, Preferences, and Advertizing programs Under video you can sort by relevance or newest duration Under images there are other links offered to try Under local:City Guide - Directory of categories to choose from Under shopping there is a word search, but can also choose from a directory of categories Under audio there are popular audio searches http://www.search.yahoo.com Kim Orth, Julesburg ** >>>>Please type in your answer with the web site and your name <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Truncation lets you search by the first few letters of a word. Proximity search lets you find terms NEAR each other or NEXT to each other. Thumbnail page previews. Extensive options for refining and limiting your search. http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/TeachingLib/Guides/Internet/SearchEngines.html Jodi Deden, Julesburg
 * Noteworthy features: **
 * 8. **** What are the Noteworthy features of each search engine? **
 * >>>>Please type in your answer with the web site and your name **
 * Noteworthy features: Yahoo!Search is a directory of categories.
 * 9. **** What are the Noteworthy features of each search engine? **
 * [|Exalead] - ** [|www.exalead.com/search/]
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>>>>Please type in your answer with the web site and your name Altavista – [|www.altavista.com] 10. ASSIGNMENT: using the search box on the search engine : [|**Google**] - [|www.google.com] <span style="color: rgb(255,0,0);">Lisa Lindsay **Connecticut Compromise** How many? <span style="color: rgb(255,0,0);">2,080,000 __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] **11. Chris Julesburg:** Using Yahoo Search and typing in the word **Connecticut Compromise** without quotes provided 6,630,000 hits, while “**Connecticut Compromise”** in quotes included 48,000 hits.. __Now try searching for the same subject as a phrase, enclosed in quotes: 12. ASSIGNMENT: using the search box on the search engine :__<span style="font-size: 16pt; color: rgb(255,0,0); font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Toni Mollendor __ <span style="color: rgb(255,0,0);">6,740,000 __Now try searching for the same subject as a phrase, enclosed in quotes: <span style="color: rgb(255,0,0);">48,300 Most search engines rank the most relevant web pages first. They follow a set of rules, known as an algorithm, which follow these general rules: 1. Location, location, location and frequency of keywords on a web page. 2. Pages with a HTML title tag are often assumed to be more relevant than others. 3. Check to see if search keywords appear near the top of a web page. 4. Frequency - how often keyword appears in relation to other words. More frequency is assumed to mean more relevant. http://www.ask.com Kim Orth, Julesburg **
 * 10. **** What are the Noteworthy features of each search engine? **
 * Noteworthy features **
 * >>>>Please type in your answer with the web site and your name **
 * "Connecticut Compromise"** How many?__ <span style="color: rgb(255,0,0);">16,300
 * Connecticut Compromise** How many?__ _
 * "Connecticut Compromise"** How many?__ _
 * [|AltaVista] ** http://www.altavista.com/
 * Connecticut Compromise** __How many?__ _
 * "Connecticut Compromise"** How many?__ ___
 * 13. HOW DO SEARCH ENGINES RANK WEB PAGES?**
 * >>>>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.
 * >>>>Please type in your answer with the web site and your name **

15. What is the population of the United States?
**15. Chris Julesburg:** According to the CIA Factbook, the United States’ population as of July 2008 (est) is 303,824,640

16. Find a recipe for peanut butter cookies.
**16. Chris Julesburg:** I was going to use my own recipe for Peanut Butter cookies, but he asked for “Best”, so I had to settle for the following web site. Click on the link to the right [|http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Best-Peanut-Butter-Cookies-Ever/Detail.aspx]

== 17. Find out which Milwaukee County Parks have tennis courts and which ones are lighted? <span style="color: rgb(255,0,0);">Toni Mollendor There are a total of 251 tennis parks in Milwaukee County. 110 courts are lit. Ask.com-http://mtef.com/mtef04/community+tennis+parks ==

== 18. Who is the architect of the Milwaukee Art Museum's new expansion? The Milwaukee Art Museum project features the new Santiago Calatrava designed pavillion. http://www.arcspace.com Kim Orth, Julesburg ==

==<span style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 14pt; color: rgb(0,0,0);">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 ??? <span style="color: rgb(255,0,0);">Toni Mollendor False http://americanhistory.about.com/od/lincolnsdeath.htm ==

24. Find out the current weather forecast for Boston, Massachusetts. <span style="color: rgb(255,0,0);">Lisa Lindsay
<span style="color: rgb(255,0,0);">UV Index: 1 Low Wind: From NW at 11 mph Humidity: 35% Pressure: 30.08 in. Dew Point: 4°F Visibility: 9.0 miles Temperature: 24 degrees F Feels like 13 degress F http://www.weather.com/

26. Find a home remedy for getting rid of fruit flies.
**26. Chris Julesburg:** I have listed a number of ways you can get rid of Fruit Flies. First, sanitation is your first defense to eliminating these pests. Second, dispose potential breeding materials such as Banana peels, Oranges etc. If all else fails you can use a product called “V Pyrethrum” which comes in spray form. Another product is the “960 Vector Fruit Fly Trap” which to me sounds like a Tim Allen Super Turbo Fruit Fly killer.

== 28. How many words are there in the English language? It is impossible to count the number of exact words in a language because it is so hard to decide what counts as a word. The Second Edition of the Oxford English Dictionary contains full entries for 171,476 words in current use and 47,156 obsolete words. http://www.homevideo.about.com Kim Orth, Julesburg ==

==// 29. //// Who are the KNIGHTS OF THE GOLDEN CIRCLE-<span style="color: rgb(255,0,0);">Lisa Lindsay The Knights of the Golden Circle (KGC) was a pre–Civil War, pro-Southern secret society founded in Ohio in 1854 by George W. L. Bickley, a Virginian, who soon moved the KGC to the South. Members were known as Copperheads. Wishing to extend slavery into Mexico and to form a country that surrounded the Gulf of Mexico, a "golden circle," they opposed abolition and fought for secession. KGC was reorganized in 1863 as the Order of American Knights, and again in 1864 as the Order of the Sons of Liberty. Republicans tried to discredit Democrats by associating them with the KGC; their efforts failed. http://www.answers.com/topic/knights-of-the-golden-circle //==

31. How many Members of Congress Twitter
**31. Chris Julesburg:** First of all we need to understand what “Twitter” or “Twittering” is all about. Twittering is a social networking or blog service that allows individuals to communicate in real-time. With that out of the way, the number of Congressmen/women that are Twittering varies. According to Time magazine there are approximately 65 representatives using “Twitter” other sources suggest there are about 71 members of Congress using this communication device.