Searching for online sources

Which of the following is an example of a good keyword search?

• The benefits of exercise on health

• Exercise health benefits

• How does exercise help you stay healthy?

• Why is exercise important for staying healthy?

What does the Boolean operator "AND" do in a search query?

• • Includes results that contain either of the keywords

• Excludes results that contain certain keywords

• • Includes results that contain all specified keywords

• Expands the search to include more terms

If you want to exclude certain words from your search, which Boolean operator would you use?

• OR

• AND

• NOT

• WITH

You want to find articles on healthy diets but not about weight loss. Which search query would you use?

• Healthy diets AND weight loss

• • Healthy diets OR weight loss

• • Healthy diets WITH weight loss

• • Healthy diets NOT weight loss

True or False: Using quotation marks around a phrase in a search will give you results with that exact phrase.

• True

• False

Which of the following search queries will return the broadest results?

• Renewable energy AND solar power

• Renewable energy OR solar power

• Renewable energy NOT solar power

• Renewable energy AND NOT solar power

You are searching for information about college admissions in the UK, but you don’t want results from the US. Which search query would be best?

• College admissions UK OR US

• College admissions UK NOT US

• College admissions UK AND US

• College admissions UK WITH US

What does the Boolean operator "OR" do in a search?

• It narrows the search results

• • It expands the search results to include more options

• • It excludes certain words

• • It finds exact matches only

True or False: Using too many keywords in a search can sometimes limit your results and make it harder to find relevant information.

• True

• False

If you want to search for articles about "artificial intelligence" but only from university websites, which search query would be most effective?

• "artificial intelligence" site:.edu

• • "artificial intelligence" AND university

• "artificial intelligence" OR "university research"

• "artificial intelligence" NOT "commercial use"