Conducting an Online Search Answers

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Which source would best enable students to read the feelings and thoughts of Mahatma Gandhi?

A
personal letters written by Gandhi
B
a biography about Gandhi
C
newspaper articles about Gandhi
D
a critique of letters written by Gandhi
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Which students are using queries to find the information they need? Check all that apply.

A
Benjamin decides to type in the word “pollution.”
B
Sara uses the phrase “environmental issues surrounding pollution.”
C
Chris types, “Give me the most recent research on pollution.”
D
Lisa types in the phrase “algorithms and environmental pollution.”
E
Daniel asks, “What effects does pollution have on the environment?”
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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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The main goal of search engines is to provide what kind of information?

A
irrelevant
B
relevant
C
interesting
D
timely
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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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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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Which is an example of a tertiary source?

A
journal articles
B
works of nonfiction
C
works of fiction
D
encyclopedias
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A
translate
B
interpret
C
copy
D
compile
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Deepak is researching famous World War II pilots. She wants to focus on pilots from the United States rather than Germany.

A
United States pilots or German pilots in World War II
B
World War II and pilots
C
United States pilots not German pilots in World War II
D
German pilots not United States pilots in World War II

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