Task 2

Search engines store information about many web pages, which they retrieve by an automated Web browser which follows every link on the site.According to statistics in America,about 80% of the internet users use Google...this reminds me of what my tutor was saying about how Google has now become a verb....Google is my favourite search engine because whenever i type in a query i always get the best-matching,relevant and satsfying results. Increased search relevance makes these cached pages very useful, even beyond the fact that they may contain data that may no longer be available elsewhere....sounds like im now markerting google ha ha...
As i was researching why ,who, or what, makes one page more useful than another one, so that it is put at the top of your search results i came acros the following:

• high-quality information on the site
• Optimization of the website
• Write a newsletter and send it to targeted market
• Websites are linked to other high-quality websites
• The website is updated regularly
• have sitemap for easy navigation of the site
• The website is translated into foreign languages so many people will have access to it

All the factors above contribute to site getting high ranking in Search results
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Scavenger Hunt questions

When i read the following questions i just thought ...what an easy exercise because i knew i could count on Google BUT Too bad not this time! I had to use search engines other than Google to get the answers. Oh my gosh..it took me ages to complete the task.
1.What did Alan Turing wear while riding his bicycle around Bletchley Park?
he could be seen riding his bicycle while wearing a gas-mask to prevent hay-fever......from alltheweb.com then it directed me to this page http://www.nels.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/GURPS/WWII/Turing.htm
2. On what date did two computers first communicate with each other? Where were they?

3What is Bill Gates’ birthday and what age was he when he sold his first software?
He was born on the 28th of October 1955 so sold his first software in 1975 at the age of 20.....AOL.com

4. Where was the World Wide Web invented?
At the CERN (the European Organisation for Nuclear Research in Switzerland...AOL.com
http://www.boutell.com/newfaq/history/inventedwebwhere.html5. How does the power of the computer you are working on now compare with the power of a personal computer from 30 years ago?
6. What is the weight of the largest parsnip ever grown?
It was grown by Norman Craven of Cannington, Ontario weighing in at 8 lb 6 oz which is equivalent to about 3.7 kilos…AOL.com
http://www.vintageassessments.com/vd/rawf_2003.html
7. When did Queensland become a state and why is the Tweed River in New South Wales?
It became a state in 1859
8. What was the weather like in south-east Queensland on 17 November 1954?
9. Why is is Lord Byron still remembered in Venice?
He bragged that he had sex with 250 women over the course of one year. The sheer brazenness and multiplicity of his sexual swath astonished people. ...ask.com ....doggy huh????
http://hayleybell.wordpress.com/2009/08/21/week-4-scave..

10. What band did Sirhan Chapman play in and what is his real name?

The band is Black Assassins but im not sure of his real name because i couldn't find it anywhere