IB Year 2 Higher Level Computer Science
Monday 17 February 2025 - Block 5
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Exam on search on Wednesday:
https://github.com/bmackenty/studentPythonStuff/blob/master/web_spider_simple.py
We will review this content:
- Define the term search engine.
- Distinguish between the surface web and the deep web.
- Outline the principles of searching algorithms used by search engines.
- Describe how a web crawler functions.
- Discuss the relationship between data in a meta-tag and how it is accessed by a web crawler.
- Discuss the use of parallel web crawling.
- Outline the purpose of web-indexing in search engines.
- Suggest how web developers can create pages that appear more prominently in search engine results.
- Describe the different metrics used by search engines.
- Explain why the effectiveness of a search engine is determined by the assumptions made when developing it.
- Discuss the use of white hat and black hat search engine optimization.
- Outline future challenges to search engines as the web continues to grow.
Statement of Inquiry
The big idea for today is Web science.
The essential questions for this topic are:
What is the web, really? How is the web made? How do we design and build web-based applications?
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We are learning this because as a designers must understand scientific and technical innovation. Designers use systems, models, methods, and processes to solve problems.
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