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21st-Century Skills: Using Technology to Research Answers

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How can you improve your keyword search results?

A
by using limiters to narrow and focus your keyword search
B
by making your keyword search as broad as possible
C
by using only hard copies of research materials
D
by relying on one search engine's results so you don't get too many
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What is the term for an asterisk (*) being used to replace a letter or group of letters?

A
a truncation
B
a wildcard
C
Boolean logic
D
bias
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Which question needs to be answered to determine a website's authority?

A
What is the depth and breadth of the information?
B
Who created the website, and what are the author's credentials?
C
When was the site created, and when was it last updated?
D
Does the site include links, and do all of the links work?
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Which of the following is likely to be the most reputable source for your research report on Henrietta Lacks?

A
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henrietta_Lacks
B
http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2010/jun/23/henrietta-lacks
C
http://henriettalacks.blogspot.com/
D
http://www.myspace.com/henriettalacks
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Why should you sometimes truncate a word by leaving out a letter or group of letters (e.g., creat rather than create)?

A
Truncation is not useful in most searches and shouldn't be used.
B
Truncation will help limit the results to only those you want.
C
Use truncation when you aren't certain of the spelling of a word.
D
Use it to broaden a search to include different forms of the truncated word.
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How can you assess a website for currency?

A
by checking the the sites that appear at the top of the search because they're always the most current
B
by finding out how much it costs by looking at the page with pricing
C
by checking the page for dates showing when it was posted and when it was last revised
D
by looking at the “About” page to see who authored the page
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What is a quick way to determine if a site might contain reliable information?

A
looking at the title of the webpage
B
reading the first line of the page
C
checking the URL
D
examining comments about the webpage
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Why is the Library of Congress a useful site to search?

A
It is a subject directory site with links to various categories of information, from art to statistics.
B
The Library of Congress is a huge database with full text articles on many subjects.
C
It is a powerful search engine that allows the user to search "invisible" sites.
D
The Library of Congress is a site that uses nesting to allow for more precise searches.
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What does the term "invisible Web" refer to?

A
The "invisible Web" is a subscription service available only to libraries and schools.
B
The "invisible Web" refers to a large portion of the Web that regular search engines cannot find.
C
The "invisible Web" is made of libraries that have scanned their books and put them online.
D
The "invisible Web" is a database that can be accessed only through the Library of Congress.
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What effect does the use of capital letters have on a search?

A
Using all caps will always give you more results than searching without capital letters.
B
It doesn't make any difference if you use capitals or not in most search engines.
C
In some subject directories, it limits your search to only pages that also capitalize those words.
D
It makes the search more urgent, so you'll get your results quicker.

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