Apone 1
Gina Apone
Professor Hart-Davidson
Wra 210 Intro to Web Authoring
Module 1
1.) What problems was hypertext proposed to solve?
Hypertext was proposed to solve the issue regarding having access and control over
information and in CERN’s case, keeping track of or handling large projects.
Hypertext involves using linked systems as opposed to systems that are hierarchical
such as “trees” or the method of using keywords. Hypertext allows you to link
information in any way and to grant access to that information to many people
which makes it easier to monitor projects and extend information more easily and
efficiently.
2.) Where will your websites (once you make them) live?
Our websites will live in/on my server’s hard-drive that is connected to the internet.
3.) Who is your ISP at MSU?
The ISP or Internet Service Provider at MSU is msu.edu.
Bing:
1.) Can you explain the difference in the number of search results between 2a and
2b?
When searching bing for learning to make web pages, I got 126,000,000
results. When I searched bing for the same thing with quotations, I only got 12,000
results. This could be due to the fact that the search engine has more people typing
sentences or words similar to this without the quotation marks and has more pages
in its index that it finds relevant to those words being searched for.
2.) Can you explain the difference in the content of search results between search 2a
and 2b?
The first search gave me results that seemed to be more accurate and
relevant to what I was searching for and gave me links to sites that would be helpful
in learning to build a web page unlike the second search with quotations, however,
which gave me a wider, more random assortment of results. The content of the
results from searches 2a and 2b may be different because typing in and searching
for learning to make web pages is more common than searching for “learning to
make web pages.” The quotations might cause the search engine to pull more
random results from its index because it is being thrown off by the quotations in the
second search.
Google:
1.) What is the difference between a search engine and a directory?
A search engine actively brings you results whether or not it is a crawlerbased search engine or a hybrid search engine. Search engines like Google, for
example, use “spiders” that search the web to build directories. They also adapt or
change listing by picking up on changes made to web pages. Directories depend on
people/humans for listings and information and search results are retrieved based
on matching words of the descriptions given. Unlike search engines, directories also
do not change listings based on changes made to web pages. When it comes to
making changes to your web pages and enhancing your listing, search engines and
directories are not related.