Dan was using Alta Vista on the web to find sources on the history of Latin American dance. When he typed in that phrase, he ended up with a list of 10,000 finds. What did Dan fail to do?
A) He should have limited his hits by using a Boolean search.
B) He should not have used the word "history" in his search.
C) He should have started in the library rather than on the Web.
D) He should have used a different search engine.

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Dan failed to limit his hits by using a Boolean search. This would have allowed him to specify certain keywords and exclude others, making his search more specific and manageable.

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