Lesson 2: Searching the Web: ICT Communications Essentials

What protects the creator of an original work?

• Fair use

• Copyright

• Plagiarism

• Public domain

What does the Fair Use Act do?

• Allows copying of copyrighted material that is posted on the Internet

• Allows copying of copyrighted material that is printed in books or magazines

• Allows limited copying of copyrighted works for educational and research purposes

• Specifies works that are not restricted by copyright and do not require a license or fee to use

What is the public domain?

• Copyrighted works that are posted on the Internet

• Copyrighted works that are printed in publicly available books

• Works that are not restricted by copyright and do not require a license or fee to use

• Copyrighted works that can be copied on a limited basis for educational and research purposes

When using someone else's work, it is important to:

• Copy and paste all of the author's research used in preparing the work

• Give the author credit by citing the work in your bibliography

• Print a copy of any work you are using

• Send the author money

Improve your Web search results by using:

• Advanced computers

• Various Web browsers

• Advanced search options

• Various Internet Service Providers

What is copyright infringement?

• Obtaining permission from a copyright owner to use his or her work

• Using copyrighted works without the copyright owner's permission

• Paying the author a fee to use his or her copyrighted works

• Citing copyrighted material in a bibliography

Which of the following is used to help locate Webpages about certain topics and find specific pages that include videos, images and maps?

• Search engines

• Web browsers

• Web addresses

• Internet services

What is the only condition that a work must meet in order to be protected by copyright?

• It must be an original expression

• It must have the copyright symbol

• It must be presented by a law office

• It must be printed and filed with an agency

Copyrighted material can be used if you:

• Include a reference to the author

• Do not see a copyright symbol

• Are using the material for a school assignment

• Pay a fee, obtain permission or follow Fair Use guidelines

Boolean operators are used with in a search engine to refine a search.

• Symbols

• Keywords

• An image

• A password