module 5 Quiz- searching the web Library Science

To refine the results you get when using search engines, which one of the following search techniques should be used?

place quotation marks around phrases

Wikipedia is valuable for: Correct!

E. Both A and B

True or False. It is best to cite websites, rather than specific web pages, in a research paper.

false

Which of the following is a specialty search engine?

WolframAlpha

A general web search engine can be used for finding which of the following types of information.

all of the above

Websites may be difficult to cite for which of the following reasons?

the information websites provide is not consistent

Go to the following URL https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/02/ (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.. Is the page shown a website or a web page?

webpage

What is WolframAlpha?

A Computational Knowledge Engine

Go to the following URL: http://www.adadc.com/ (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. What does this website tell you about the bias of the American Dairy Association & Dairy Council?

The American Dairy Association is biased because its purpose it to try to get people to drink more milk.

Evaluating web sites is important because anyone with Internet access can publish information on the Web.

True