Constructing a Search Statement

 Computers do not “think; they don’t understand the context for information you need, or the subtle nuances of human language and thought.  Computers are literal — they  process commands based on the keystrokes you make.  In the same way, databases retrieve search results based on the words that you enter.  Learning how to identify correct terms and phrases for your topic is essential for conducting successful searches.

Identifying Keywords

The first step is to identify terms that describe each of the main concepts for your topic. For the topic The Influence of Advertising on Students, the two main concepts would be: Advertising and Students

Using the topic Fashion Trends in the Western Countries, the most important concepts are: Fashion and Western.

•    Narrow a topic that’s too general.
For example, a paper on the entire Civil Rights Movement would cover overwhelming amounts of information, while a study of the Civil Rights Movement Effects in Alabama would be manageable.
•    Broaden your specific topic (place it in its broader context) if you find too few sources dealing with it.
While you may not find entire books about the Battle of Marathon, you would find information about that battle in many history books on Ancient Greece.
•    Focus on one specific aspect or central concept of the subject that you want to address.

For example, aromatherapy might be a focus drawn from the larger subject of alternative medicine.
Remember to limit your search statement to essential words.
Few search tools attempt to make sense out of entire sentences entered as a search. Trim database searches down to essential words.

•    A search can be complex and contain multiple terms, but it shouldn’t contain unnecessary words. Omit pronouns, articles, adverbs and conjunctions (common words such as of, an, the and so on).
•    Be alert when using OR and AND as search terms in any database. These words most often serve a specific function as Boolean operators, and are used to combine search terms — for example, you might search for information about brothers AND sisters.
An effective basic keyword search statement for our previous sample topic (The Influence of Advertising on Students) would be:Advertising AND Students.

To search for Fashion Trends in the Western Countries, use:
Fashion AND Western.

To identify terms for the main concepts of your topic, you often need to think creatively about synonyms, plurals and related words when conducting keyword searches. Using a sample topic The Negative Effects of Infrared Rays on Humans, the main concepts are Infrared Rays and Humans.  In order to find as much information as possible about cows, it would be reasonable to:
•    Try synonyms and plurals: Humans, Males, Females.

•    Try narrower terms if you find too much information: Infrared Rays Effects.

Searching For Phrases Can Be Tricky

Release: November 19, 2006 (North America)
December 2, 2006 (Japan)
December 8, 2006 (Europe)

The Wii is the fifth home video game console released by Nintendo. The console was realeased by Nintendo GameCube. Nintendo states that its console targets a better package than Microsoft’s Xbox 360 and Sony’s PlayStation 3.All of these gaming consoles are the seventy generation of gaming consoles.

The difference between other consoles and Nintendo console is, its wireless controller, the Wii Remote, which can be used as a hand pointing device and can detect acceleration in three dimensions. The other big feature in WII is “WiiConnect24″, which enables it to receive messages and updates over the Internet while in standby mode.

Nintendo first spoke of the console in the 2004 press conference and later unveiled the system at the 2005. At last the console was released in the September 2005 Tokyo Game Show. In 2006, the console won the first of several awards.By December, 2006, it completed its launch in four key markets.

Wonder whats this?Well this is a Wi-fi dongle for WII.If u have have wi-fi at your place all you need to do is attach this piece in your console and it will connect automatically with internet and will update if you want to.

AHHHHH…this is what i like the most in this console…….wireless remote..just check the beauty of this consoles.You can play games wirelessly,drive cars,play billiards,cricket,golf and you can go on and on with this.

The Hug Shirt is a Shirt that makes people send hugs over distance!
What?? Done believe me?? Well the Hug Shirt has been nominated as one of the best Inventions of 2006 by TIMES MAGAZINE! Well here is a little on this HUG SHIRT that was presented at WIRED NEXT FEST in NEW YORK.

~~> How does The Hug Shirt works?
The Hug Shirt is a bluetooth accessory that connects itself with a java enabled cell phones.All the data from your HUG SHIRT goes from the sensors on the shirt via bluetooth to your mobile phone and your mobile phone will deliver your hug data to your friend’s phone and it is transmitted bluetooth to his or her shirt!Sending hugs is very easy,as easy as 123.Its just sending an SMS and you will be able to send hugs to your loved onces and to the same places you are able to make phone calls.

It is a very simple process: a Hug Shirt which has bluetooth with sensors and actuators, a bluetooth java enabled mobile phone with a specials Hug Me java software running on it .The software understands what the sensors are communicating and on the far side another phone with that same software running on it and another HUG SHIRT.If you don’t have a hug shirt but your friend has,you can still send him a hug using that very software and your friend will recieve it and can feel it.

When you touch the red areas on your Hug Shirt your mobile phone receives the sensors data via bluetooth.This software records Hug pressure, Skin temperature, Heartbeat rate, Time you are hugging for and many other small records and then delivers it to the other person.The hugs shirt is bluetooth enabled and works with mobile phones on any bandwidth of 900 mhz and ahead.It runs on rechargeable batteries.

The Hug Shirt is washable. The pads that containing sensors and actuators, placed under each red area that you see in the picture, can be removed and placed again afterwards.

~~>Why this technology?How is it useful? And is it of any use?
Ok,why you need a HUG? Hug can make a person feel relax,cozy and more comfortable.This shirt is very useful and is surely not to decrease HUMAN CONTACTS.It is an awesome product to make people happy.People who live away from there families,can feel there family members giving them a Good Night hug,Sending them kisses or Shaking hands with them

It is noticed that a human being are needed to be touched 70 times a day.It makes them feel comfortable.The day you are sad might be cause you are not touched by any one.

This will blow your mind…!

Just do it – don’t cheat!!!!!!!!!!!!

Try this its actually quite good.

But don’t cheat!

Count the number of F’s in the following text in
15 seconds:

FINISHED FILES ARE THE
RESULT OF YEARS OF SCIENTIFIC
STUDY COMBINED WITH THE
EXPERIENCE OF YEARS

Managed it?

Scroll down only after you have counted them!

OK?

How many?

Three? (You r definitely male!!!)

Wrong, there are six – no joke!

Read again!

FINISHED FILES ARE THE
RESULT OF YEARS OF SCIENTIFIC
STUDY COMBINED WITH THE
EXPERIENCE OF YEARS

The reasoning is further down…

The MALE brain cannot process the word “OF”.

Incredible or what?

Anyone who counts all six F’s on the first go has
a brain of a Female

You can test this by asking a Guy/Girl near you
to work it out.

It worked for me

PS: leave your comment.. need to know if it actually works