Introduction

The World Wide Web is a vast information resource. This unit will provide you with the foundation skills to use search engines confidently to locate both information and images on the Web. You will also learn how to critically assess and reference the information you have found for study purposes.

Learning Outcomes

By the end of this unit you should be able to:

  • use search engines confidently to locate information and images on the Web;
  • critically address resources that you locate on the Web;
  • describe some of the processes underlying search engines.

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