LIBS 150 Final Exam Questions and Answers
Once you have identified the key concepts of a topic or research question and
thought of additional keywords (synonyms or related terms), the next step is to use
a combination of key concepts and keywords to develop a __________.
A. Boolean operator
B. search heading
C. search statement
D. subject heading - ANSWER-C. search statement
Which of the following statements best describes the benefit of gathering
background information after you have a specific research topic in mind?
A. Gathering background information will give you all the information you need to
research your topic.
B. Gathering background information can help you narrow the focus of your topic.
C. Gathering background information can help you keep track of your research to
avoid plagiarizing.
D. Gathering background information can help you fill in the gaps after you have
finished your research to see what you may have missed on the topic. - ANSWER-B.
Gathering background information can help you narrow the focus of your topic.
Which is a vital component of effective search statements that allows you to
combine search terms to broaden or narrow your search?
A. related terms
B. Boolean operators
C. truncation
D. keywords - ANSWER-B. Boolean operators
Which advanced searching technique is correctly used in the search statement:
toddler AND "Montessori school"
A. nesting
B. truncation
C. phrase searching
D. no advanced searching technique is used in the search statement - ANSWER-C.
phrase searching
Which is an example of a search statement correctly using the advanced searching
technique nesting?
A. apple AND "farmer's market"
B. apple OR pear AND farm
C. terms assigned to describe items in database
D. (apple OR pear) AND "farmer's market" - ANSWER-D. (apple OR pear) AND
"farmer's market"
, Match the appropriate search statement to the types of searches listed below.
____ "network security"
____ network AND security
____ network* AND secur*
____ network NOT security
____ network OR security
____ network AND (security OR protection)
1. both search terms present
2. either search term present
3. excluding one search term
4. retrieves alternative word endings
5. search terms combined as a phrase
6. alternative keywords in a search - ANSWER-_5__ "network security"
__1__ network AND security
__4__ network* AND secur*
__3__ network NOT security
__2__ network OR security
__6__ network AND (security OR protection)
The production and use of __________ is typically cyclical.
A. primary sources
B. database records
C. search statements
D. academic research - ANSWER-D. academic research
The most common types of information you will encounter when doing academic
research are __________.
A. MLA and APA citations
B. firsthand accounts and primary sources
C. primary and secondary sources
D. library databases and search engines - ANSWER-C. primary and secondary
sources
Which of the following best describes the difference between primary and secondary
sources?
A. Primary sources are sources of information or data that have been interpreted,
evaluated, or analyzed, and secondary sources are sources that interpret, evaluate,
or analyze primary sources.
B. Primary sources are sources of information or data that have not been
interpreted, evaluated, or analyzed, and secondary sources are sources that
Once you have identified the key concepts of a topic or research question and
thought of additional keywords (synonyms or related terms), the next step is to use
a combination of key concepts and keywords to develop a __________.
A. Boolean operator
B. search heading
C. search statement
D. subject heading - ANSWER-C. search statement
Which of the following statements best describes the benefit of gathering
background information after you have a specific research topic in mind?
A. Gathering background information will give you all the information you need to
research your topic.
B. Gathering background information can help you narrow the focus of your topic.
C. Gathering background information can help you keep track of your research to
avoid plagiarizing.
D. Gathering background information can help you fill in the gaps after you have
finished your research to see what you may have missed on the topic. - ANSWER-B.
Gathering background information can help you narrow the focus of your topic.
Which is a vital component of effective search statements that allows you to
combine search terms to broaden or narrow your search?
A. related terms
B. Boolean operators
C. truncation
D. keywords - ANSWER-B. Boolean operators
Which advanced searching technique is correctly used in the search statement:
toddler AND "Montessori school"
A. nesting
B. truncation
C. phrase searching
D. no advanced searching technique is used in the search statement - ANSWER-C.
phrase searching
Which is an example of a search statement correctly using the advanced searching
technique nesting?
A. apple AND "farmer's market"
B. apple OR pear AND farm
C. terms assigned to describe items in database
D. (apple OR pear) AND "farmer's market" - ANSWER-D. (apple OR pear) AND
"farmer's market"
, Match the appropriate search statement to the types of searches listed below.
____ "network security"
____ network AND security
____ network* AND secur*
____ network NOT security
____ network OR security
____ network AND (security OR protection)
1. both search terms present
2. either search term present
3. excluding one search term
4. retrieves alternative word endings
5. search terms combined as a phrase
6. alternative keywords in a search - ANSWER-_5__ "network security"
__1__ network AND security
__4__ network* AND secur*
__3__ network NOT security
__2__ network OR security
__6__ network AND (security OR protection)
The production and use of __________ is typically cyclical.
A. primary sources
B. database records
C. search statements
D. academic research - ANSWER-D. academic research
The most common types of information you will encounter when doing academic
research are __________.
A. MLA and APA citations
B. firsthand accounts and primary sources
C. primary and secondary sources
D. library databases and search engines - ANSWER-C. primary and secondary
sources
Which of the following best describes the difference between primary and secondary
sources?
A. Primary sources are sources of information or data that have been interpreted,
evaluated, or analyzed, and secondary sources are sources that interpret, evaluate,
or analyze primary sources.
B. Primary sources are sources of information or data that have not been
interpreted, evaluated, or analyzed, and secondary sources are sources that
