Author Question: Which of the following use human editors to categorize and evaluate websites, blogs and podcasts? ... (Read 73 times)

Collmarie · **on:** Jun 23, 2018

Which of the following use human editors to categorize and evaluate websites, blogs and podcasts?

A) Metasearch engines
B) Deep Internet
C) Online databases
D) Web directories
E) Research librarians

Question 2

Which of the following is an advantage of using a conventional search engine for research?

A) No human editors rank search results.
B) Each search engine uses a different search technique.
C) Users can access a web directory to evaluate websites.
D) Search engines are easy and powerful.
E) Search engines can identify all relevant data quickly.

jonathanballen97 · **Reply #1 on:** Jun 23, 2018

Answer to Question 1

Answer: D
Explanation: D) A variety of tools are available to overcome these weaknesses of general-purpose search engines, and you should consider one or more of them in your business research. Web directories, such as the Open Directory Project, use human editors to categorize and evaluate websites. A variety of other directories focus on specific media types, such as blogs or podcasts.

Answer to Question 2

Answer: D
Explanation: D) For all their ease and power, conventional search engines have three primary shortcomings: (1) no human editors are involved to evaluate the quality or ranking of the search results; (2) various engines use different search techniques, so they often find different material; and (3) search engines can't reach all the content on some websites (this part of the Internet is sometimes called the hidden Internet or the deep Internet).