Pharmacy Informatics Quiz: Internet Research and CHI

An Internet search tool that simultaneously searches multiple search engines or directories.

• Search engine

• Datasearcher

• Metasearcher

• Internet searcher

TRUE OR FALSE:

Internet research is the practice of using the Internet, especially the World Wide Web, for research.

• True

• False

The following are what the search engine CAN do, EXCEPT:

• Locate, index & retrieve

• Help with locating known items

• Assist with fact-finding (product reviews, historical weather data)

• Serve well for topical or investigative

  research

The following are what the search engine CANNOT do, EXCEPT:

• Search the entire Web

• Make the Web like a database

• Assist with fact-finding (product reviews, historical weather data)

• Serve well for topical or investigative

  research

The most popular search engine that indexes the

greatest number of web pages.

• Google

• Yahoo!

• Wikipedia

• Opera

The following are examples of Meta searchers, EXCEPT

• Dogpile

• Vivisimo

• Metacrawler

• Simsimi

TRUE OR FALSE:

Metasearchers cannot pass queries to other several search engine.

• True

• False

TRUE OR FALSE:

Phrase searches are particularly effective if you're searching for proper names, lyrics, or other famous phrases

• True

• False

Google now uses word variation technology, which is also known as________

• Rooting

• Branching

• Stemming

• Vining

A search term that has two or more meanings

• Positive terms

• Branch terms

• Negative terms

• Root terms