Computer Science 1033A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Ftp Software, Google Search, Hotbot

• School: Western University
• Department: Computer Science
• Course: Computer Science 1033A/B
• Professor: Laura Reid

Document Summary

Remote site (server: publishing the website: need 4 pieces of information from web host, host name (ex: panther. uwo. ca, username, password, url/web page address, marketing include website address in signature , on all printed materials, advertisements. Finding information on the internet: use program that searches internet for topics or keywords and points you to a site !directory vs search engine (85% of people find sites through search engines) A program that enables the user to search internet sites - user types a list of keywords. Returns a list of the documents where the keywords were found. A program that enables the user to search internet sites. Internet sites are organized by subject and topic. Allowing users to choose a subject interest and then browse the list of resources in that category collection of websites organized by topic searches a database of information about the internet.