Searching for Resources
What does power search from the Penn Foster Library do? - answer it searches multiple
academic databases
Liz needs to find information on quasars in the Milky Way galaxy, but she's getting too
many results about quasars in the Andromeda galaxy. Which group of search terms
would solve this issue for Liz? - answer Quasars NOT Andromeda
Which of the following is unique feature of a database? - answer many of its resources
aren't available on the open internet
The term peer review means that the - answer source was evaluated by an expert in the
field
organic search results are results that are – answer nonsponsered
which of the following is an example of web browser? - answer safari
When evaluating a source, why would you analyze who the audience is? - answerTo
see if the information is slanted for a certain readership
.com - answerused by for-profit organizations
.gov - answerused for sites run by the united states government
.org - answerused by associations and nonprofit organizations
.edu - answerused for schools and other institutions of learning
which type of website is generally considered to be the most trustworthy and reliable -
answereducational (edu)
what occurs first when a search engine operates? - answerpages are sorted, ranked,
and displayed to the user by relevance
why is the use of citations important when evaluating a document as source material? -
answerit's an easy way to judge a document for bias
when examining a source, why would you evaluate the reason a source was created? -
answerto look for potential biases
What does power search from the Penn Foster Library do? - answer it searches multiple
academic databases
Liz needs to find information on quasars in the Milky Way galaxy, but she's getting too
many results about quasars in the Andromeda galaxy. Which group of search terms
would solve this issue for Liz? - answer Quasars NOT Andromeda
Which of the following is unique feature of a database? - answer many of its resources
aren't available on the open internet
The term peer review means that the - answer source was evaluated by an expert in the
field
organic search results are results that are – answer nonsponsered
which of the following is an example of web browser? - answer safari
When evaluating a source, why would you analyze who the audience is? - answerTo
see if the information is slanted for a certain readership
.com - answerused by for-profit organizations
.gov - answerused for sites run by the united states government
.org - answerused by associations and nonprofit organizations
.edu - answerused for schools and other institutions of learning
which type of website is generally considered to be the most trustworthy and reliable -
answereducational (edu)
what occurs first when a search engine operates? - answerpages are sorted, ranked,
and displayed to the user by relevance
why is the use of citations important when evaluating a document as source material? -
answerit's an easy way to judge a document for bias
when examining a source, why would you evaluate the reason a source was created? -
answerto look for potential biases
