You work in a small office of fewer than 20 employees that has no dedicated IT staff. As the resident tech expert, you are called on to deal with computer issues and tech-related decisions. Lately this has been taking up more of your time and you feel it is no longer an efficient arrangement. You speak to your boss about contracting with an IT company to oversee these needs, and she tells you to research some options.
-You find a website with some interesting information about your topic. The author is a well-known expert in the field. There is some useful data, for which the author has taken care to provide citations. There are also some promising looking links, but when you click on them, they are broken. You check the last-updated date and see that it is almost a year ago. Which of the following is an accurate assessment of this source, following the 3 A's?
A)The broken weblinks suggests that the page may be outdated.
B)The author's qualifications are questionable.
C)The author expects you to take her word for the data.
D)The source seems irrelevant to your problem.
E)The last-updated date indicates a very current source.

Question

You work in a small office of fewer than 20 employees that has no dedicated IT staff. As the resident tech expert, you are called on to deal with computer issues and tech-related decisions. Lately this has been taking up more of your time and you feel it is no longer an efficient arrangement. You speak to your boss about contracting with an IT company to oversee these needs, and she tells you to research some options. 
-You find a website with some interesting information about your topic. The author is a well-known expert in the field. There is some useful data, for which the author has taken care to provide citations. There are also some promising looking links, but when you click on them, they are broken. You check the last-updated date and see that it is almost a year ago. Which of the following is an accurate assessment of this source, following the 3 A's?
A)The broken weblinks suggests that the page may be outdated.
B)The author's qualifications are questionable.
C)The author expects you to take her word for the data.
D)The source seems irrelevant to your problem.
E)The last-updated date indicates a very current source.

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

A) Broken links suggest an outdated page, as does a last-updated date of more than a year ago. The author is a well-known expert, lending her credibility. She supports the accuracy of the data with citations. You find the website interesting, which attests to its relevance to your topic.

You Work in a Small Office of Fewer Than 20