Deck 1: Searching the Internet Effectively

Question 1

Specialized search engines allow you to find information that is "invisible" to traditional search engines or subject guides.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

The ____________________ is an enormous repository of information stored on millions of computers all over the world.

Answer 2

World Wide Web

Question 3

Search engines use programs called ____________________ to index the web.

Answer 3

spiders

Question 4

"Fair use" allows students and researchers to copy or use parts of other people's work for educational purposes.

Question 5

Internet search tools can be divided into four major categories: search engines, metasearch engines, specialized search engines, and social media search engines.

Question 6

Finding relevant information on social media platforms is remarkably easy.

Question 7

Phrase searching can usually be accomplished by putting brackets around the words that you want to appear together.

Question 8

Search engines use algorithms, or mathematical formulas, to rank each web site according to the terms used in your search query.

Question 9

____________________ are the nouns and verbs, and sometimes important adjectives, which describe the major concepts of your search topic.

Question 10

The first step in an efficient research strategy is to define your ____________________.

Question 11

A search query consists of the words, phrases, and symbols that the search tool interprets to find pages on your topic.

Question 12

The first step in translating a question into an effective search query is to identify the ____________________ that best describe the topic.

Question 13

The first step in translating a question into an effective search query is to identify the keywords that best describe the topic.

Question 14

The ____________________ is a vast global network of interconnected smaller networks.

Question 15

Most search engines cover the entire web.

Question 16

A cached page is created by search engines for web pages that no longer exist.

Question 17

Depending on your subject or which search tool you use, you might not need to evaluate the resources you find.

Question 18

If you get stuck in your research process, call or visit your local reference ____________________ because they are the information experts.

Question 19

A spider is a computer program used by a search engine to index the contents of web pages.

Question 20

The invisible area of the web is usually called the ____________________ web.

Question 21

____ are services to help you locate information on the web.

A) Search bureaus
B) Internet search tools
C) Web chargers
D) Internet helpers

Question 22

To find keywords in the correct order, you need to use ____.

A) subject groups
B) search groups
C) phrase searching
D) text grouping

Question 23

____________________ formats are style guides that standardize how citations are written.

Question 24

If you initially know very little about the topic you are researching, look for general information first in any of the following EXCEPT ____.

A) encyclopedias
B) periodicals
C) microblogs
D) reference sources

Question 25

Which of the following are social media platforms?

A) blogs
B) Q&A sites
C) microblogs
D) all of the above

Question 26

URL names are often ____, indicating what the web site is about to make it easy to remember.

A) mnemonic
B) cached
C) linked
D) smart

Question 27

The deep web ____.

A) does not contain the majority of information on the web
B) is not accessible by traditional search tools
C) is accessible by specialty search tools
D) does not contain much useful information

Question 28

Typical words that do not qualify as keywords are also known as ____.

A) block words
B) full words
C) non-words
D) stop words

Question 29

The first step in creating an Internet search strategy is to ____.

A) define your topic
B) identify keywords
C) choose the proper search tool
D) evaluate your search results

Question 30

Phrase searching can be accomplished, at many search engines, by putting ____________________ around the block of words you want to appear together on the web page.

Question 31

____ are mathematical formulas used by search engines to rank web sites according to the terms used in the search query.

A) Search functions
B) Keywords
C) Functions
D) Algorithms

Question 32

In order to find two words in a sentence, one right after the other, you will want to refine your search with ____________________ searching.

Question 33

Many search engines accept payment for higher placement, so these sites are listed near the top in a shaded background, with the label ____.

A) Ads
B) Fee-based
C) Helper
D) Results

Question 34

____________________ criteria are standards used to determine if a web site is appropriate for your needs.

Question 35

"A", "an", and "the" are examples of ____________________, which are seldom used as keywords in a topic.

Question 36

Specialized or specialty search tools ____.

A) find information that is "invisible" to traditional search engines
B) are typically prepared by hand and are a good choice for a broad view of a topic
C) compile results from traditional search engines
D) are available to any Internet user free of charge

Question 37

"Fair use" allows students and researchers to copy or use parts of other people's work for educational purposes. Always give credit by ____________________ the source of the material you are using.

Question 38

If you don't credit an author, you are guilty of ____________________.

Question 39

What should you do when creating a list of keywords to use in your search?

A) Identify stop words
B) Find general information on the topic
C) Identify related keywords
D) All of the above

Question 40

Search engine ____ crawl the web.

A) snakes
B) spiders
C) bugs
D) checkers

Question 41

Search devices are tools that produce related keywords by using synonyms, plurals, misspellings, and other grammatical inflections.

Question 44

Social media search engines offer the means to find content created by the masses and experts in a wide variety of social media platforms.

Question 45

Discuss the process of analyzing search results.

Question 46

Phrase searching finds two or more words together in a specified order by enclosing the words in parentheses .

Question 50

No matter what your subject or which search tool you use, resources you find must be scanned .

Question 52

Describe the four types of Internet search tools.

Question 54

Two widely accepted ____ are those of the MLA and the APA.

A) bibliographies
B) citation formats
C) reports
D) Internet search formats

Question 57

Discuss the process of developing a research strategy.

Question 58

One way to determine how others value a site is to find out how many web pages link to the page you are evaluating.

Question 59

The ____ exemption to copyright law generally allows students and researchers to use small parts of published works for educational purposes; however, as with any reference material, you must credit the source.

A) educational
B) fair use
C) license waiver
D) free use

Question 62

You are a reporter for your college paper and are working in advance on some ideas for the weekly Internet column. You decide it would be useful for your readers if you wrote about the importance of creating a research strategy. You start by making notes on the points you want to cover. Record your notes about developing a research strategy.

Question 64

Your roommate has an assignment that will require finding online resources. He mentions that he isn't sure what to type into a search engine to start searching. You have more research experience and want to help so you stop your work to give him a few hints about identifying the right keywords to get started. Record the guidelines you share with him.

Question 65

You get an email from a friend who is trying to finish an assignment. He can't remember the exact order of the elements in an MLA citation of a web page and needs you to reply with a format example. Record the format example you send him.

Question 70

Your grandfather is just beginning to do searches online and tells you he feels overwhelmed by having thousands of results returned for a simple search. You want to help him so you take a few minutes to show him how to analyze his first page of results so he'll feel more confident choosing which results to look at. Record the points you cover with him.

Question 73

As you are explaining to your grandfather how to analyze his search results, you notice that his keyword search wasn't ordered in the best way possible. So, you decide to take a few more minutes and explain the correct process for adding keywords to his search query. Record what you cover with him in your explanation.