The Boolean Operators Are Key in Searching for Information in Databases as Well as on the Internet. Discuss.
More people today are using the internet as their preferred source of information. Searching in databases and on the internet can be enhanced by the use of Boolean operators. Even if most people are capable of using the internet without knowledge of Boolean operators, this essay brings out their usefulness. This essay therefore attempts to support the assertion that Boolean operators are key in searching for information in databases as well as the internet. Working definitions given in this paper are Boolean operators, information search, database and the internet. Following is the history of Boolean operators; how they are used and their importance in searching for information with a conclusion based on their relevance to today’s dynamic search systems.
Boolean logic has a much older history than modern computer systems. Actually, this theory can be said to be the foundation on which modern computer and information technology has been built. According to Cooper, (1988) the term "Boolean" refers to a system of logical thought developed by George Boole. The operators are the words used to refine the search, for example: "and", "or", "not" George Boole, an English mathematician in the 19th century, developed "Boolean Logic" in order to combine certain concepts and exclude certain concepts when searching databases. The Internet has been defined by the Oxford Economics, (2011) as a global system of interconnected computer networks that use the standard Internet protocol suite to serve billions of users worldwide. It is a network of networks that consists of millions of private, public, academic, business, and government networks, of local to global scope, that are linked by a broad array of electronic, wireless and optical networking technologies. The Internet carries an extensive range of information resources and services, such as the inter-linked hypertext documents of the World Wide Web (WWW) and the infrastructure to support email. According to Billingsley,
Boolean logic has a much older history than modern computer systems. Actually, this theory can be said to be the foundation on which modern computer and information technology has been built. According to Cooper, (1988) the term "Boolean" refers to a system of logical thought developed by George Boole. The operators are the words used to refine the search, for example: "and", "or", "not" George Boole, an English mathematician in the 19th century, developed "Boolean Logic" in order to combine certain concepts and exclude certain concepts when searching databases. The Internet has been defined by the Oxford Economics, (2011) as a global system of interconnected computer networks that use the standard Internet protocol suite to serve billions of users worldwide. It is a network of networks that consists of millions of private, public, academic, business, and government networks, of local to global scope, that are linked by a broad array of electronic, wireless and optical networking technologies. The Internet carries an extensive range of information resources and services, such as the inter-linked hypertext documents of the World Wide Web (WWW) and the infrastructure to support email. According to Billingsley,