Evaluating the Web

The results I got from searching for sites about Amstrad CPC 464 from university sources hasn’t really given me what I need to do this task. The sites were only hits because they mention the Amstrad CPC 464 and they are not actual articles about it.
I understand the importance of verifying that any information on [...]

Organising search information task

The results I got for information about the Amstrad CPC 464 from university websites aren’t specifically about the computer but just mention it. Here is the best three sources:
URL: http://setiathome.berkeley.edu/view_profile.php?userid=190896
Author: Tim Radcliffe
Institution: Burkeley University of California
Summary: This website is the profile page for Tim Radcliffe who is participating in the Seti@Home project. In his profile [...]

Boolean searching task

In order to get more hits related to my keywords from university sources I first tried the following search in Google: “amstrad cpc 464″ +university. I put the words “amstrad cpc 464″ in quotation marks so I would get an match for those exact words and not each word individually. I added [...]

Search Engine Task

I have been using Google for all my search for a long time now. I used to use Yahoo and Alta Vista before Google existed. For this task I did a search for websites about my favorite retro computer. I typed amstrad cpc 464 in to Google and the first hit was Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amstrad_CPC

Google said [...]

Downloading tools / plug-ins Task

I have installed many plug-ins while browsing. Many websites now require plug-ins to view them correctly. I haven’t used an off-line browser yet so I will be downloading “Page Sucker” to try. I will also be downloading “Copernic” to complete the other tasks for this module.
I noticed the three most popular media players listed as [...]