Problem Set # 2 - Due Friday October 4, 2002

• net surfing and searching
  This assignment should be handed in on a piece of paper.
  Find the results of each question.
  Number your answers and turn them in by Friday, October 4 at the beginning of class.
  You may have to visit multiple links on the sites to find the answers
  
  
  1. (1 point) visit http://www.womeninanimation.org/
  • Susana Maria Halpine does biological modeling
  • visit her gallery
  • What is the sucrose-pop?
  
  
  2. (1 point) visit http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/London/
  • In the novel The Star Rover , where was Darrell Standing sentenced for the rest of his "natural life". 
  • What is the name of the prison?
  • hint: It is in the second paragraph of chapter 2
  
  
  3. (1 point)visit http://www.montereybayaquarium.org/
     • You will want to enter the 'live cams' area
     • Click on the Otter Cam
       • What time during the day is the Otter Cam operational?
       • What time of the day can you watch them being fed?
     
     
  4. (1 point) visit http://www.benjerry.com
  • Ben and Jerry's had their first store in what type of building?
  • What year did they start?
  
  
  5. (1 point) visit http://www.finaid.org
  • What is the name of the web site that this one says is "the best way to search for scholarships and fellowships"?
  
  
  6. (1 point) visit http://www.xfree86.org
  • What is the latest version of XFree86, and when was it released?
    
  
  
  7. (1 point) visit http://www.mapquest.com
     • What is the name of the sports complex closest to the following address:
     • 1050 West Addison St in Chicago, Illinois 60613
     
     
  8. (1 point) visit http://www.scmtd.com
  • what is the average cost per passenger on the Metro bus system?
  • (hint: look under Metro facts)
  
  
  9. (2 points) visit http://www.goggle.com
  • Click on
  advanced search
  1. Searching using OR
     • Search for Chane Fullmer
     • Enter 'chane fullmer' in the Find Results section in the "with at least one of the words"
     • This searches for pages which contain any of the words 'Chane' or 'Fullmer' or any combination of those words.
     • (1 point) how many web page hits?
  2. Searching using AND
     • Again search for Chane Fullmer
     • Enter 'chane fullmer' in the Find Results section in the "with all of the words"
     • This searches for pages which contain all of the words in 'Chane Fullmer'
     • (1 point) how many web page hits
  
  
  10. (1 point) Visit the melvyl web site - http://www.melvyl.ucop.edu/
  • Search in the "MELVYL Catalog" database
  • Find the following book "by title" in Melvyl : "Computer Graphics: Principles and Practice"
    • who wrote it?
    • What is the call number at UCSC for the 2nd Edition (c1990)?
      • HINT: look in the print access for All UC
  
  
  11. (1 point EXTRA CREDIT) Email your Melvyl results
  • Email your Melvyl results back to yourself at your CATS account --
  • Select only the edition requested above
  • On the 'Mail' page select the 'long' format and location UCSC
  • Printout the email, and attach it to your assignment
  • NOTE: A printout directly from Melyvyl or the screen is not acceptable -- it must be an email from melvyl to you for credit.
  
  
  
  
  

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  chane@soe.ucsc.edu