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Some search engines allow OR searching via pull-down menus or check boxes with words like "any of the words" or "some of the words".

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Non-profit Web pages often end in ____________________.

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What is a "default Boolean operator" and why is it important to know about the default operator when you construct search queries?

Using AND NOT is one way to focus your search.

Filters can only narrow a search.

Metasearch engines allow you to search multiple search engines simultaneously.

You can _________ the order of operation in a search by using parentheses.

When you have trouble remembering how Boolean operators work, quickly sketching a Venn diagram representing your keywords can be very helpful.

Most search engines will allow the symbols + and - instead of the words AND and AND NOT.

How would you say one metasearch engine is "smart" and another is not?

Boolean operators can be typed in all capital letters or not, depending on the search.

What is the relationship between Boolean logic and Venn diagrams?

________ diagrams can help you decide which Boolean operators to use in a search strategy.

A way to visualize how Boolean operators work is using drawings called ____________________ diagrams.

Although a metasearch engine can do many parallel searches, it is actually accessing less of the Web than single search engines.

The Boolean operator that a search engine automatically supplies in your search query is the ____________________ operator.

If unsure how "smart" a metasearch engine is, use only ___________________ searches.

Filters can focus a search.

Web sites located in countries other than the United States end in ____________________ letter country codes.

"Must not include" is an alternate way of expressing the Boolean operator ____________________.