Across
- 2. Seeking only one "right," highly relevant result. The user knows in advance what types of information resources will satisfy this need.
- 7. The combination of design, labeling, organizing, and creating navigational schemes to facilitate finding and accessing information.
- 9. Standard format for specifying an Internet address.
- 10. Users formulate an information need (query), then move through complex information systems, selecting relevant results along the way. Over time, the user then refines the query as needed.
Down
- 1. A stateless, memory-free protocol for transferring Web documents.
- 3. Searching for a few relevant results. The user is initially unsure of what he or she is looking for.
- 4. Users start with a few pre-selected resources. They then select similar resources via subject headings, or a website's 'recommended links' section.
- 5. A temporal view of an information system, which shows how information should flow into and through the system over time.
- 6. Stores a resource shared by two or more clients. Typically involves a number of more powerful computers linked together to store information.
- 8. An information system that involves three or more network levels.