Conducting an Online Search Answers

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The most relevant source for politicians debating whether to reduce the size of the military is a

A
textbook detailing the history of military sizes.
B
newspaper using paid information about the proposal.
C
report on a government website analyzing the idea.
D
defense-contractor blog promoting the military.
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A
translate
B
interpret
C
copy
D
compile
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Original documents or objects used during Internet research are known as

A
Boolean sources.
B
primary sources.
C
secondary sources.
D
tertiary sources.
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An irrelevant source is one that

A
does not include paid information.
B
includes disputable evidence.
C
does not lead to advertisements.
D
includes unbiased information.
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Nina is learning about clouds in her science class so she puts the phrase "types of clouds” in a search engine. In which step of a crawler-based search engine is this phrase most important?

A
indexing
B
crawling
C
ranking
D
retrieving
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The use of the words and, not, and or in a search engine is known as

A
primary search terms.
B
algorithm search terms.
C
Boolean search terms.
D
crawler search terms.
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During the "retrieving” stage, search engines

A
display stored web addresses related to search terms.
B
use “spiders” to find web pages related to search terms.
C
rank web pages based on the most relevant information.
D
record keywords and text in large data centers.
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Amit is researching the science behind a new diet. He typed the name of the diet and the word science into a search engine.

A
infomercial featuring the nutritionist who invented the diet.
B
journal article about the diet written by a government nutritionist.
C
chat room discussion about the pros and cons of the diet.
D
website with links to diets that have come and gone over the years.
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Which examples are relevant sources for students to use in research? Check all that apply.

A
a journal entry written by a professor who is considered an expert
B
a report written by an independent government source
C
a presentation by a company that includes paid information
D
a document published by a renowned organization
E
a scientific paper put out by a non-profit organization
F
a blog whose author tries to sell a product or service
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Which is the most relevant source for students researching the effects of climate change?

A
a government report written by a group of leading scientists
B
a study funded by private corporations refuting global warming
C
a blog that seeks to combat global warming by selling solar panels
D
a magazine that provides commentary on the environment

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