Question: EXPLORING THE INTERNET
The Internet is a global network of computers that can be accessed by anyone in the world. For example, your school or firm most likely is connected to the Web. You probably have access through a commercial service provider such as AT&T Yahoo! or a host of other smaller Internet service providers. To familiarize yourself with the wealth of information available through the Internet and its usefulness to business students, this exercise focuses on information services available from a few popular "search engines" used to explore the Web. To use one of these search engines, enter its Internet address in your Web browser. The addresses of some popular search engines are
www.ask.com
www.google.com
www.msn.com
www.yahoo.com
Visit the text website for updates to this exercise.
Assignment Question: 1. Examine the ways in which two search engines present categories of information on their opening screens. Which search engine was better to use in your opinion? Why?
2. Think of a business topic that you would like to know more about, for example, careers, gross domestic product, or another concept introduced in this chapter. Using your preferred search engine, explore a few articles and reports provided on your topic. Briefly summarize your findings.