Practical 6

a. Do you think it is more effective to search the invisible web (databases) than using search engines, meta-search or subject directories? Why?

Meta search engine is a good way of finding popular sites that most people visit, as most of them are rank according to popularity. If the research topic is hot, meta search engine is definitely the best search engine to do research on.
Subject directory is a good way of finding information of certain subject only, it filters out all the unrelated sites that are unrelated to the search. Researching using subject directory is definitely useful to find certain related topic.

b. Will you use the invisible web (databases) for research in your own respective Diplomas? Why?

No, because it is not convenient to use.

Practical 3

a. Were you impressed by Google’s search functions/features? Why?

I was impressed by Google's search function and features. It's because Google is able to give me the most accurate information in shortest time. And it also provide a lot of ralevent information for me to choose.

b.How do you feel about participation in discussion forum? Is it helpful for your research? Do you feel anxious about talking to others you do not know?

When I participate in discussiong forum, I feel that everyone's knowledge is very limited, when alot of people think together, there is nothing we can't solve. It is very helpful for my research. I do feel anxious about talking that I don't know.

c.Why must you do citation and bibliography?

Because those information is not orignal, but capture from the Internet, I need to do citation and bibliography to state that it is not orignal.

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