Search on the Internet

Question 1

How can people check whether information they found on the Internet is reliable?

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B: People can determine if what they read agrees with other information they know is true.

Question 2

What helps you evaluate websites for reliable information? (select all that apply)

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A: The information you found is repeated or agrees with what you already know to be true.; C: The domain name ending indicates the website is reliable (.gov, for example).

Question 3

What does the URL ending .com mean?

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A: a business website

Question 4

Why is the .gov domain name so useful to know?

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B: .gov sites have official authorization so they are usually reliable sites.

Question 5

What is missing in this list of information needed to cite a journal article?Title, journal title, edition, volume number, date, page numbers

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B: author’s name

Question 6

What is missing in this list of information needed to cite a book?Author, title, date, publisher

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C: city and state where it was published

Question 7

Why is the access date important to include when citing a website? (select all that apply)

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A: It indicates websites changes.; B: It indicates website accessibility changes.

Question 8

If you wanted to use information you found on a website, how could you do that in an ethical way? (select all that apply)

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A: Give credit to the person or organization responsible for the site.; B: Cite your sources.

Question 9

You would like to share information you found on a website. (select all that apply)You should:

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A: give credit to the source of the information on the website.; C: check to be sure this information is reliable and accurate.

Question 10

Which of the following belongs in a website citation? (select all that apply)

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B: the Internet address or web page address; C: the person or organization responsible for the website; E: the date when you got the information

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