Lesson 6 Quiz
What can users input to selectively view and analyze data from a database?
A query
In databases, what is a one-to-one relationship?
A relationship in which each record in Table A can have only one matching record in Table B, and vice versa
In databases, what is a many-to-many relationship?
A relationship in which one record in Table A can relate to many matching records in table B, and vice versa
What can you use to help you determine how closely a site matches the topic for which you are searching?
A relevancy score based on how frequently your specified keywords are found in the site
What is a <meta> tag?
An HTML element used in a Web page to embed information for use by search engines
Which type of online resource accepts input only from scholars and recognized authorities?
Authoritative peer-reviewed
Which of the following search engines uses your social network (Facebook and Twitter) to find more relevant information for your query?
Bing
Which of the following are typically an example of secondary resources?
Biographies
What will Internet search results contain when you use the AND Boolean operator in a two-keyword search string?
Both keywords
How can database information be provided to users via the Web?
By connecting a Web server to a database server
How is a many-to-many relationship between two database tables established?
By creating two one-to-many relationships with a junction table
What is the best way to find the exact information you need from the vast amount of data on the Internet?
By using Web search engines and search techniques
What is the term for a collection of data that can be sorted and searched using search algorithms?
Database
Which of the following should IT professionals use to store, access and manipulate corporate database information?
Database management system (DBMS)
In which type of Web search does the search engine display a list of categories and subcategories that you can browse?
Directory search
In addition to allowing keyword searches, which of the following search engines also allows conceptual searches?
Excite
What is the term for a category of information in a table?
Field
What is the term for a collection of information consisting of one or more related fields about a specific entity, such as a person, product or event?
Foreign key
In which type of keyword search can you enter any search string in a search engine to query an index?
Full-text search
In addition to ranking the relevance of a particular site according to the keywords entered by the user, which of the following search engines also determines a site's relevance based upon the number of links that point to it?
Although search engines have the ability to search for and index the contents of various file types, on which file type do search engines traditionally focus?
Hypertext Markup Language (HTML)
Which Boolean operator should you use if you want to specify Internet search results that exclude the keyword that follows the operator?
NOT
Which of the following would be considered a popular resource as opposed to a scholarly resource?
Newsweek
When specifying keywords to conduct an Internet search, which of the following parts of speech will be the most useful?
Nouns
Which type of database table relationship is the most common?
One-to-many relationship
Which type of online resource is one in which content is subject to review by anyone?
Open peer-reviewed
Which of the following are typically an example of primary resources?
Physical objects and relics
What is the term for a field containing a value that uniquely identifies each record in a database table?
Primary key
What is the term for a field in a related database table that refers to the primary key in the primary table?
Record
What is the term for a database that contains multiple tables of information that can be joined through common fields?
Relational database
Which of the following is true about using the Internet to perform job tasks?
Search engines are useful for finding any type of data you need from the Internet.
Which language should you use to create and maintain large relational databases?
Structured Query Language (SQL)
What is the purpose of using Internet research tools such as Zotero?
They enable you to organize the information you find and store it on your local hard drive.
Why should you properly cite information that you obtain from an Internet search?
To avoid plagiarizing someone else's work
Why would you use quotation marks in a search string when conducting an Internet search?
To narrow your search to yield Web pages that contain only the keywords as they appear together in the specified order
Which of the following general rules should you follow when entering keywords in search engines?
Use all uppercase letters when typing Boolean operators.
When using multiple Boolean operators to conduct an Internet search, how can you indicate the order in which the Boolean phrases should be considered?
Use parentheses to combine Boolean phrases.
An information portal is a search engine that will only find:
Web sites that have been registered with search engines.
In which instance would using an advanced Web search technique be most appropriate?
When conducting an Internet search for a complex subject, or to narrow the results of a standard search
Which of the following open information sources are students sometimes told to avoid retrieving information from because it is considered non-authoritative or unverified?
Wikipedia
Which of the following search engines was originally intended to be an index providing several links relating to topics on the Internet that were of interest to the two founders?
Yahoo!
To understand Web search engines, you must understand:
basic database concepts.
Unexpected Web pages and advertisements most commonly occur when you:
click a link for a site that was added to a search engine's database by its spider program.
When evaluating the accuracy and value of information you have found on the Internet, you should:
discern between fact and opinion.
You should create a relational database in order to:
eliminate data duplication.
The catalog that is queried when you conduct a Web search using a search engine is called a:
search index.
A common field is a field that can be found in:
two or more related database tables.
