Internet Research Terminology

What des the word currency mean in the following sentence?

When evaluating a website, you need to check for currency.

• money

• up to date

• coins

• acceptance

When you check a website for relevance, you are making sure that _____.

• the information relates to your topic

• you could use this information for your project

• the information is at an appriopriate level

  (Do you understand what the website says?)

• all of the answers are correct

Which part of the CRAAP Test relates to the credibility and expertise of the author?

• Currency

• Relevance

• Authority

• Purpose

If a source was created recently, it could be considered to have good what?

• Relevance

• Currency

• Authority

• Purpose

Which CRAAP criterion checks whether the source's information is reliable?

• accuracy

• relevance

• currency

• authority

Which CRAAP criterion checks whether an author is qualified to write about a certain topic or issue?

• purpose

• authority

• currency

• relevance

Definition: The truthfulness of a source's information.

• Currency

• Purpose

• Accuracy

• Relevance

Which criterion is related to how well the information on the source matches your needs?

• currency

• purpose

• authority

• relevance

Which criterion relates to checking the author/sponsor/publisher?

• accuracy

• relevance

• purpose

• authority

The reason the information exists is the _____________

• currency

• relevance

• authority

• purpose