CE L2 - Internet Searches & Using Email

Marshall wants to write a report about Abraham Lincoln's childhood. He also wants images or depictions of young Lincoln. When he types in "Abraham Lincoln" in a search engine, he finds a great deal of information, but little about his childhood. Which Boolean search operator and information should he use to find the correct information?

• Abraham Lincoln AND childhood

• Abraham Lincoln WITH childhood

• Abraham Lincoln NOT childhood

• Abraham Lincoln AND images

Laurie wants to find images from the works of her favorite author, Dr. Seuss. She wants to view only Web pages that include the book covers from all of his books. Which Boolean search operator should she enter in her search engine to assist her in completing this task?

• Dr. Seuss NOT book covers

• Dr. Seuss AND images

• Dr. Seuss OR images

• Dr. Seuss AND book covers

Diallo is working on a report about the pioneers who founded his home town. Several of the Web sites share the same information but there are also several which have contradictory information. Which of the following is the best way to evaluate the sites to discover which is most likely to have the accurate information?

• Review each site to determine its overall purpose and consider how that might influence the articles published on it.

• Locate each site's author and evaluate their credentials to determine if they are experienced historians.

• Compare each site for the most attractive graphic design and best use of technology.

• Determine which site has the most content by counting the number of pages in each and the number of words each article has.

You are doing research online to write a report about animals that live in the arctic. You have found several sites, but the information on them is all different. You are evaluating the credibility of these sites to decide which one is the best resource for your report. Considering the guidelines for evaluating a site's credibility, which example Web site is most likely to have credible, complete and accurate information about your topic?

• Uncle Winky's Wacky Rainbow Zoo

• National Geographic

• Arctic Freeze Snowcones

• My Favorite Animals of the Arctic

It is important to evaluate search results and online information for credibility. Which statement regarding online information is true?

• Any information found online makes a research paper seem more impressive.

• If the Web site is visually appealing, then its information is reliable.

• Anyone can publish any information they want on the Web.

• Information on the Web is credible as long the name of the author is listed.

Vladimir was assigned a writing project in his computer science class to explain how the Internet works. He found a great resource on the Web by searching "How does the Internet work". He copied and pasted the information onto a blank document, put his name at the top of it and turned it in to his teacher. Did Vladimir do anything wrong?

• Yes. Vladimir plagiarized the article, which is unethical because he is copying someone else's work and making it seem like his own.

• No. Vladimir used the Internet to find the needed information for the assignment. His teacher should be pleased.

• Yes. Vladimir should have written FAIR USE at the top of the paper so that is was known the information was being used for educational purposes.

• Yes. Vladimir should have included the copyright symbol when he uses information that is copyrighted.

Downloading songs and movies from the Internet without permission or payment is an illegal use of copyrighted material. What is this crime called?

• Plagiarism

• Copyright infringement

• Original works

• Fair Use Act

Muriel found a perfect passage from a Web site to quote for her report on the Florida Everglades. What should she include so that a reader knows that the quote is not her idea and also to give credit to the original author?

• A URL

• A copyright

• A citation

• A publish date

Luke plans on using several images that he found on the Internet for his school report on a famous sports figure. How can he be sure he is following copyright law when he is downloading and using these images?

• Cite the source, giving credit to the owner.

• E-mail the owner of each Web site to request permission to use the photos.

• Place the copyright symbol on each image.

• Inform his professor that the images were downloaded from the Internet.

You are writing a report about musicians in current popular culture. You found some images and audio recordings of musicians and songs, and you included them in your report without first obtaining permission from the sources. Your actions can be construed as:

• following fair use guidelines.

• copyright infringement.

• plagiarism.

• following public domain guidelines.