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WorksheetsOnline Databases vs. Search Engines
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 4mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is a database?
a)
allows you to efficiently search for published information such as magazine, journal, and newspaper articles
b)
a search engine to find wikipedia articles
c)
a librarian that has correct and reliable information on certain subjects
d)
Google
2.
What is a search engine?
a)
a paid library website that gives reliable information
b)
a library online catalog
c)
searches the Internet and identifies items that match the characters and keywords entered by a user
d)
a collection of full text articles used for research projects
3.
What is an example of a database?
a)
Google
b)
Yahoo!
c)
Wikipedia
d)
World Book Online
4.
What is an example of a search engine?
a)
Gale Student Resources in Context
b)
Google
c)
Gale Power Search
d)
Britannica
5.
This is an example of...
a)
a search engine
b)
a library database
6.
This is an example of...
a)
a search engine
b)
a library database
7.
When is a good time to use a search engine?
a)
When working on a research project for English class
b)
To find movie times for this weekend
c)
To find fact checked information for a homework assignment
d)
To find reliable information on specific topis
8.
When is a good time to use a database?
a)
When completing a research assignment for class
b)
to find the nearest mall
c)
when playing trivial pursuit with your friends
d)
to online shop
9.
What can't you do with databases?
a)
Narrow your search results
b)
Find full text scholarly articles
c)
Copy and paste already completed citations into a works cited
d)
Upload a website you created yourself
10.
Where can you find and use our library databases?
a)
By doing a Google search
b)
Destiny home page or through the Massaponax website
c)
Only when you're in the library
d)
In a book
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