Gloria Tuiasosopo

Ernie Seiuli
ICT 150-06
October 2nd, 2016
INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTERS 150
INTERNET SCAVENGER HUNT
1. List the 4 NETS for better Internet Searching
Start Narrow
Use Exact Phrases
Trim the URL
Seek Similar Pages
2. List 3 synonyms for the Internet
Cyberspace
Online Network
Information Superhighway
3. Search engines maintain massive databases of the WWW. What is a database?
Often abbreviated DB, a database is basically a collection of information
organized in such a way that a computer program can quickly select desired
pieces of data. You can think of a database as an electronic filing system. It is an
organized collection of data, a place where information is stored.
4. Give three examples of common paper databases
Dictionary
Phonebooks
Encyclopedia
5. What is spyware? What does it do? How does a computer user often get it in their
computer?
A spyware is a type of malware that is installed on a computer without the
knowledge of the owner in order to collect the owners private information.
Spyware can get in a computer as a software virus or as the result of installing a
new program. Spyware is often hidden from the user in order to gather
information about internet interaction, keystrokes, passwords and other valuable
data.
6. What is a domain name?
Domain names are used to identify one or more IP addresses. It locates an
organization or other entity on the internet. It is the part of a network address that
identifies it as belonging to a particular domain.
7. In a building, a firewall prevents the spread of fire within the structure. They often
surround staircases with a firewall to protect the escape route. Savvy computer users on
networks also have firewalls. What is a computer firewall?

Gloria Tuiasosopo
Ernie Seiuli
ICT 150-06
October 2nd, 2016

A computer firewall is a system designed to prevent unauthorized access to or

from a private network. Firewalls prevent unauthorized internet users from
accessing private networks connected to the internet.

8. You want to connect to a site you have bookmarked. But instead you get a 404 message.
Enter two reasons for getting the message.
The site has been removed or moved
The URL was typed incorrectly or the URL was not changed accordingly.
9. What can you try, before leaving the site, to try to relocate your page?
Refresh the page
Try again later it may be updating or somethings wrong with the computer you are
using.
It may be blocked but then you will have to go to a higher authority to unblock it for
you.
Check internet access
10. What do the following acronyms means?
FAQ: Frequently Asked Questions.
LOL: Laugh Out Loud/ Lots Of Love
IM: Instant Message/ Important Message
IMHO: In My Honest/Humble/Hesitating/Highest Opinion
11. Why should you Post to be Private in social networking sites?
So the other people who dont know you cant see your personal information or
any data/ information shared on a social networking site.
12. You would not leave a faucet running constantly in the off chance you need to wash your
hands. You should not leave your computer running, either. Consider the costs of
leaving a computer on all the time Name a few
$200.00/ year or $6.75 per month.
The electricity/utility bill will increase
The computer will might get overcharged or overheat, which will lead to some
malfunctioning which will lead to the user taking it somewhere to fix, which
might be expensive which will result in more expenses.
13. Find two websites that you can use to find free school scholarships
Scholoarship.com (https://www.scholarships.com/)
Fastweb.com (http://www.fastweb.com/)
14. Who is the 36th President and Vice President of the United States? Type their names
below this question
President: Lyndon B. Johnson

Gloria Tuiasosopo
Ernie Seiuli
ICT 150-06
October 2nd, 2016

Vice President: Joe Biden

15. Who was the first governor of American Samoa? Copy and paste the URL address into
your word document
Charles Brainard Taylor Moore (1905-1908)
i. http://www.worldstatesmen.org/AmSamoa.html
ii. http://research.omicsgroup.org/index.php/List_of_governors_of_American
_Samoa
Those who were before Charles Brainard Taylor Moore
were known as Commandants, not Governor. Moore was
the first one to be known as the Governor under Naval
Governor.