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Research skills

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

1. What happens when a phrase or sentence is placed inside quotation marks when doing research?

a)

Will only return items that have both terms.

b)

Will search for words that are together and in order

c)

Will return items that exclude a term

d)

Will return items that have either of the terms

2.

What is a URL?

a)

computer software program

b)

An acronym for Unlimited Resources for Learning

c)

The address of a document or "page" on the World Wide Web

d)

A search engine

3.

What are the three main search expressions, or operators, recognized by Boolean logic?

a)

A. and, or, not

b)

B. from, to, whom

c)

C. and, or, but

d)

D. search, keyword, text

4.

How do you evaluate a web page?

a)

You confirm that the author or site an authority on the subject.

b)

You check to see if the author has been objective.

c)

You check to see if the information is current

d)

. You do as many of the above as possible

5.

An article that only presents one point of view or omits facts is biased.

a)

true

b)

false

6.

Identify popular top level domains for Educational Institution

a)

.org

b)

.edu

c)

.gov

d)

.com

7.

Identify popular top level domains for non-profit organization

a)

.org

b)

.edu

c)

.gov

d)

.com

8.

Identify popular top level domains for government site

a)

.org

b)

.edu

c)

.gov

d)

.com

9.

Identify popular top level domains for commercial site

a)

.org

b)

.edu

c)

.gov

d)

.com

10.

Identify popular top level domains for network

a)

.org

b)

.edu

c)

.gov

d)

.net

11.

What is the importance of Effective Internet Research?

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