Question 1

Whenever you connect keywords in your search with AND you are commanding the search engine to find either of the keywords on a web page.

Accepted Answer

Whenever you connect keywords in your search with AND, you are commanding the search engine to find both of the keywords on a web page, not just either of them.

Question 2

Since search engines handle large amounts of data, most of them do not support Boolean logic or complex query statements.

Accepted Answer

This statement is false. Many search engines, such as Google and Bing, support Boolean operators and have advanced search options that allow for complex query statements.

Question 3

When included in your search, Boolean operators act like commands to the search engine.

Accepted Answer

Boolean operators are used to specify the relationships between different keywords in a search query and are interpreted as commands by search engines.

Question 4

Some search engines allow OR searching via pull-down menus or check boxes with words like "any of the words" or "some of the words".

Accepted Answer

Some search engines do indeed provide options for OR searching through pull-down menus or check boxes.

Question 5

Some search engines allow AND searching with check boxes or pull-down menus with words like "must include" or "must contain".

Accepted Answer

Some search engines do allow AND searching with check boxes or pull-down menus with words like "must include" or "must contain".

Question 6

Some search engines allow AND NOT searching via pull-down menus or check boxes with words like "with the words" or "must include".

Accepted Answer

AND NOT searching typically involves excluding certain terms, which is not the same as "with the words" or "must include," which are used to specify terms that should be present.

Question 7

A good time to include OR is when your initial search finds too many results.

Accepted Answer

Including "OR" in a search query broadens the search to include results for any of the terms it connects, potentially increasing the number of results rather than narrowing them down.

Question 8

A way to visualize how Boolean operators work is by using drawings called Venn diagrams.

Accepted Answer

Venn diagrams are commonly used to visualize how Boolean operators work by showing the overlap or intersection between sets of data. For example, a Venn diagram can be used to show the results of using the "AND" operator, where only the data points that are in both sets would be shaded in the overlapping section of the circles.

Question 9

Each time you add OR to your search, you are expanding the search to include more Web pages.

Accepted Answer

By adding OR to a search, you are giving the search engine more options to consider and therefore expanding the search to include more possible results.

Question 10

In a Venn diagram, the section where two circles overlap is called the union of the two sets.

Accepted Answer

The section where two circles overlap in a Venn diagram is called the intersection of the two sets. The union of two sets is represented by all the area covered by both circles, including the overlapping and non-overlapping areas.

Question 11

Use the AND NOT operator if your initial search returns too many irrelevant results.

Accepted Answer

By using the AND NOT operator, you can narrow down your search results by excluding certain keywords that may be causing irrelevant hits in your search. This can lead to a more refined and accurate set of results.

Question 12

You use the AND operator to combine synonyms.

Accepted Answer

The AND operator is used in search queries to combine different terms, ensuring that the results must contain all the specified terms, not to combine synonyms.

Question 13

Forcing the order of operation means that you use quotation marks in your search in order to command the search engine to look at the words inside the quotation marks.

Accepted Answer

Using quotation marks in a search forces the search engine to look for the exact phrase within the quotation marks, not to command the order of operations.

Question 14

AND NOT broadens your search so that you find more pages than if you hadn't used it.

Accepted Answer

This statement is incorrect. Using AND NOT narrows down your search by excluding certain results, not broadening it.

Question 15

The best time to use AND is when your initial search found too few results.

Accepted Answer

The best time to use AND is when you want to narrow down your search and find results that include both of your search terms. Using AND can reduce the number of results you receive.

Question 16

Each time you add the operator AND to your search you are narrowing the search.

Accepted Answer

Adding the operator AND to a search query requires both terms to be present in the search results, which narrows the search.

Question 17

A search engine usually reads your search query from right to left.

Accepted Answer

A search engine reads your search query from left to right.

Question 18

The Boolean term that many search engines automatically use for your query is called the default operator.

Accepted Answer

This statement is true. The default operator is usually "AND," which means the search engine will search for all of the words you entered in your query.

Question 19

Boolean operators indicate how the different keywords relate to each other in a search query.

Accepted Answer

Boolean operators are used to connect keywords and specify the relationship between them in a search query. They include AND, OR, and NOT, among others.

Question 20

Whenever you connect keywords in your search with OR, you are commanding the search engine to find both of the keywords together on a Web page.

Accepted Answer

When you connect keywords in your search with OR, you are commanding the search engine to find either one of the keywords or both of them together on a Web page.

Quiz 2: Constructing Complex Searches