Module 2 - The Web

Marco needs a free image of a monkey swinging on a tree branch for a project. How can he find and use it without violating copyrights?

Look for the image on Creative Commons using keywords 'monkey swinging.';

Alicia often uses short, engaging videos to engage her fifth-grade science students. She finds RhythmOne a lot more intuitive than Google in offering the most relevant videos when she performs a search. What most likely explains why?

RythmOne finds videos or other multimedia; uses speech recognition to match the audio part of a video with your search term

Joe wants to use an engaging image as a hook in his presentation, but he's afraid of violating any copyright laws. What should he do?

Search for an image on Creative Commons

What indicates a website is NOT secure?

The URL of the website begins with http and not https.

Kay is trying to understand the health benefits of avocados. She finds an article on tracyshealthproducts.com. What can assure Kaya that the content is credible?

The author has over 8,000 connections on LinkedIn; The article's author has been working as a consulting nutritionist for the last 3 years.

Where can you find the information about using an image that you obtained in a search result?

The page that shows the image would provide the information.

Susan is reading through a collection of webpages that contains information about a software firm. The firm manages the information on these webpages. What is Susan most likely browsing?

The website of the software firm

(T/F) Claire wants to use a quote by a famous author in an article she is writing about the declining population of Great White sharks. She will not be infringing the copyright of the author if she makes a citation in the article.

True

(T/F) Information literacy can help us recognize the fact that information on the web cannot be taken for face value and must be evaluated critically.

True

(T/F) Steffi needs to find the domain name of the webpage she is currently viewing. To do this, she needs to look at the address bar of the browser.

True

Keith, a 9th grade student, wants to find out if a Pete Clifford, an author of an article on inflation, is an expert in Applied Economics or not. Which of the following can he do to find this information?

He can search the Internet for other articles written by Pete on this topic; He can search LinkedIn to learn if Pete is an expert in that field.

Cloud storage refers to the storage of data on ______.

the web app's server

Harry wants to buy a used red skateboard online. Which of the following should he use as search keywords so the results include exactly what he wants?

"used red skateboard"

What top-level domains is generally used by Internet service providers?

.net

Miller logged into his school email account using a browser on his iPhone. Which is MOST LIKELY to have been the browser he used?

Apple Safari

Gertie wants to buy a smartwatch by making an electronic payment. She is not willing to divulge her financial information, and her only bank account is not linked to any online payment service. What most aligns to what Gertie feels comfortable doing?

She should use a virtual account number to make the payment

Why is it advisable to look beyond search engines like Google and Bing while conducting online research for assignments and projects?

They do not yield results pertaining to academic research.

Wolfram Alpha is an example of a search tool that can help you solve factual questions to help complete your homework.

True

What are "hits" that search engines list on the first page?

Most relevant results

Wikipedia is a collaborative website where a team of people can publish or modify content on a webpage.

True