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Advanced Searches Quiz

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Advanced Searches Quiz
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

True or False: If you use AND in a search, you'll find more references and results

True

False

Answer explanation

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'AND' excludes references that do not contain both words, so it's more likely that you'll get fewer references and sources, not more!

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

True or False: If you use OR in a search, you are likely to find additional references

True

False

Answer explanation

'OR' searches for pages that contain one or more of your search words.

A search for car OR bicycle will return pages that include only cars, only bicycles or a mixture of both

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which Search String would give the most results?

global OR world

global AND world

global NOT world

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which search instruction would find the fewest items

Graphic OR design

(graphic OR design)

"graphic design"

Answer explanation

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Using "quotation marks" around your search phrase will only return sources which match the exact phrase.

5.

OPEN ENDED QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

How could you enter the keyword 'design' to find references to 'designs' and 'designers' as well?

Evaluate responses using AI:

OFF

Answer explanation

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using 'Design*' would find design, designers and designs, but would also find irrelevant entries such as designate, so you'd have to be careful and pick through your results carefully

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which search function would be the most effective to find references to the impact of global design trends on designers?

global AND design AND trend

global? AND (design* AND trend?)

global* OR (design AND trend)

Answer explanation

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Option B focuses on relevant items, but looks for alternatives such as world, designers and designs.

A might narrow your search too far, and C might include too many irrelevant answers like global warming, globalisation or local design, but you might miss references to designers.

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