CIS160/BOST160 Homework Questions 11-15

Due: November 11th

Please send answers via e-mail
Send the email to:
watsonville@meyerconsult.com
In the subject of the message put this:
H3: Your lastname, Your firstname (replace Lastname and Firstname with your name).

Remember to "save a copy" or "keep a copy" of your final e-mails in your sent folder, or keep a copy by some other means so that if I don't receive it, you'll have proof you sent it.

Please use full sentences to answer the questions. If the question says "What is your name?" then your answer should be a sentence starting with "My name is . . ."

Please number each answer, and start each answer on a new line.

Students may work together to find the answers but each student must type up and send their own e-mail, using their own words. If two or more students submit exactly the same answers, neither student will receive credit for that portion of the final, nor will they be able to submit corrections. If you work with another student, please say so in your e-mail.

Please send answers to all five questions at once. Please send a separate e-mail for each set of five questions.

Do not send the answers as an attachment.

For all answers which require a URL, include the full URL, starting with http:// in order for me to grade it.

H3: Questions 11 through 15

Finding and writing URLs for web sites accurately

In this part of the homework you are demonstrating your ability to search on Yahoo for specific web sites whose address you do not know, write that address down accurately, and locate specific information that is located within those sites.

  1. How many square miles is the City of Santa Cruz? This info can be found on the City of Santa Cruz web site. Also include the URL where you found that information.

  2. What is the URL for the official web site of the San Francisco Airport. Note: there are many web sites that give information about the San Francisco Airport, but you are looking for the one produced by the airport.

  3. What is your favorite recipe? Find it at the Searchable Online Archive of Recipes (SOAR)? What is the recipes' name and a URL that takes me straight to that recipe?

  4. If you wanted to see if Cabrillo library had a book you needed, what URL would you go to in order to see if they had that title in their catalog?

  5. Can you find a the official picture of the Mona Lisa posted on the web by Le Louvre Museum in Paris, France? What is the URL? Note: There are many pages that talk about Mona Lisa and Le Louvre, but only one is the official Louvre site.

To get credit, please note: You must fully write out each URL, including the http:// when you send me your answers.