CSC 8560

CSC 8560 Fall 2000	Computer Networks Bob Viola
Web Search Exercise

What site did you visit: www.philadelphiaeagles.com

Schedule of a sports team:

What team: Philadelphia Eagles

What URL: http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/teams/phi/sched.html

Painting in a museum:

What painting/museum: Henri Matisse, Bathers by a River, The Art Institute of Chicago

What URL: http://www.artic.edu/aic/collections/modern/68pc_matisse.html

Copy of a historical document:

What document: Declaration of Independence

What URL: http://www.nara.gov/exhall/charters/declaration/decorig.jpg

Words to a song or poem:

Song/poem title: Saving All My Love For You, Whitney Houston

URL: http://www.whitney-fan.com/music/lyrics/wh85/02.shtml

Traffic report:

What area traffic: Philadelphia and suburbs

URL: http://www.phillytraffic.com/

Your choice:

What did you choose: Yahoo Maps

URL: http://maps.yahoo.com/

Snowfall records.

How many related items did you find: 78

URL for a good hit: http://www.chipublib.org/004chicago/disasters/snowstorms.html

Rainforest burning:

How many related items: 8

URL for a good hit: http://www.geocities.com/RainForest/4192/fflo.htm

Double Basses:

How many related items: 19

URL for a good hit: http://www.thestrad.com/bassist.htm

Web site - statement with skepticism:

What statement: I started seeing some long hairs a few days ago and it looks like a lot of hair is starting to grow in. I lost my hair over 40 years ago so this is a pleasant surprise!

What URL: http://www.superhairenergizer.com/

What do you find most frustrating about Web searches:

Long wait time if slow response time, then multiple non-relavent hits to search through.

What do you think could be improved if someone put some effort into it:

More specific search criteria, and allowing users to sepcify their own search criteria.

What improvements have you noticed in Web searching over the years:

More specific search criteria is available.