a clickable link that takes you to another web page, a section on the same page, or a different website

a special symbol or word that helps you refine or focus your search results when using a search engine

Using search and web navigation effectively

Computing

In this unit, pupils will explore the technologies that make up the internet and WWW. Starting with an exploration of the building blocks of the WWW, HTML, and CSS. They will construct a fully functioning website and discover how websites are catalogued for effective retrieval by search engines.

Developing for the Web

It makes the search too specific and limits useful results.

It increases the number of irrelevant results.

What happens if you add too many words to a search query?

a symbol or word that refines search results

ensures that all terms are included in the search

expands the search to include either term

What is the term for a clickable link that connects web pages?

What attribute is used in HTML to specify the URL for a hyperlink?

Which of the following is an example of suitable link text?

a piece of software for creating websites

It explores the website to collect information.

What does it mean when a search engine crawls a website?

What is the term for the order in which search results appear?

What can you use to make a search query more specific?

It highlights the content in search results.

What happens when a search engine finds irrelevant content?

a clickable link that connects one web page to another

Starter Quiz