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Conducting Online Research

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Your computer is connected to the network through which of the following: (select all that apply)

a)

cables

b)

router

c)

wires

d)

password

2.

The internet is a vast ___________ of interconnected __________.

a)

system, cables

b)

network, computers

c)

network, wires

d)

system, wires

3.

The World Wide Web is a collection of ________________ and other resources formatted to be searched and accessed.

a)

documents

b)

ideas

c)

internets

d)

cables

4.

Edge, Safari, Firefox, Chrome, Bing, Opera, and Torch are examples of different _____________.

a)

websites

b)

documents

c)

networks

d)

browsers

5.

Select which of the following are reasons why someone chooses a browser:

a)

features like auto-fill and password memorization

b)

how fast it loads

c)

being able to customize pages

d)

how often it crashes

e)

the ability to create and organize bookmarks and tabs easily

6.

When typing a search format, if you want to yield only results where both key words are present, type _______ between them.

a)

NOT

b)

OR

c)

AND

d)

BOTH

7.

The "s" in https: means...

a)

safe

b)

secure

c)

search

d)

shortcut

8.

Which punctuation mark is used to search for a complete phrase in order to avoid off-topic results?

a)

colon

b)

period

c)

hyphen

d)

quotation marks

9.

If you already have some information about your topic, which of the following should you type in the search format to eliminate repeated information?

a)

AND

b)

BOTH

c)

NOT

d)

OR

10.

The URL is also called ...

a)

the format

b)

the web address

c)

the browser

d)

the search term