INFORMATION
PART I. OFF-LINE QUESTIONS
To answer the questions in this part, you do not need to be connected to the Internet. However, you will need to use a computer to run Notepad and type your answers into a file.
PART II. ON-LINE QUESTIONS
To answer the questions in this part, you will need to use a computer connected to the internet.
Look up each site in your browser and see what it is.
On dnsstuff, look up the physical location of each of these web servers. (Click on DNS Lookup, as we did in the lab. When you get to the screen with the answer, click on that IP address and you'll see a page called WHOIS that tells exactly where the server is located.)
In your homework file, for each address, write down what the site is, where the server is located and the number of hops to the site.
Then, answer this question:
What can you say about the relationship between the physical
proximity of each of these web servers to your current
location and the number of hops?
i.e., are fewer network hops required to reach machines that
are physically closer to you?
Look up each site in your browser and see what it is.
Look up the physical location of each server.
In your homework file, for each address, write down what the site is and where the server is located.
Then, answer these questions:
What can you say about the relationship(s) amongst these web
sites and web servers?
What did you learn about their physical location(s)?
Explain how the numeric IP address provide hints to these
servers' relative locations.
In your homework file, list the number of results and top 3
non-sponsored sites found by each search engine.
What are some of the differences between the three engines?
Which engine would you use if you were looking for a
definition of the word robot?
Which engine would you use if you were looking for a place to
buy a robot?