Conducting Online Research

Your computer is connected to the network through which of the following: (select all that apply)

• cables

• router

• wires

• password

The internet is a vast ___________ of interconnected __________.

• system, cables

• network, computers

• network, wires

• system, wires

The World Wide Web is a collection of ________________ and other resources formatted to be searched and accessed.

• documents

• ideas

• internets

• cables

Edge, Safari, Firefox, Chrome, Bing, Opera, and Torch are examples of different _____________.

• websites

• documents

• networks

• browsers

Select which of the following are reasons why someone chooses a browser:

• features like auto-fill and password memorization

• how fast it loads

• being able to customize pages

• how often it crashes

• the ability to create and organize bookmarks and tabs easily

When typing a search format, if you want to yield only results where both key words are present, type _______ between them.

• NOT

• OR

• AND

• BOTH

The "s" in https: means...

• safe

• secure

• search

• shortcut

Which punctuation mark is used to search for a complete phrase in order to avoid off-topic results?

• colon

• period

• hyphen

• quotation marks

If you already have some information about your topic, which of the following should you type in the search format to eliminate repeated information?

• AND

• BOTH

• NOT

• OR

The URL is also called ...

• the format

• the web address

• the browser

• the search term