INS15012 NOTES FOR EXAMS FROM 2018 OCT/NOV, 2019 MAY/JUNE AND 2019 OCT/NOV
QUESTION PAPER
Questions and Answers
1. An essential part of the process of drawing up a work plan is:
❖ Interpreting the topic
2. Reference sources that provide facts and statistics are:
❖ Subject Encyclopedias
3. A biographical dictionary may provide information on:
❖ Winnie Mandela.
4. An index to a printed source is usually found:
❖ In the front of a book.
5. South African theses and dissertations can be searched for on:
❖ CD-ROM
6. ICTs are used:
❖ Only in the telecommunications industry.
❖ Mainly students
7. Information literate people:
❖ Are people who read well.
❖ Use information for problem solving.
8. All the information sources in a specific library are called the:
❖ Catalogue.
9. In order to find information successfully one needs knowledge of:
❖ Serial
10. Guide words are found in:
❖ Dictionaries.
11. The main advantage of a library portal is:
❖ Access to reliable and usable information.
12. Which reference source will you consult to answer the following question?
“Find some facts on the works of the composer Mzilikazi Khumalo”
❖ General encyclopedia
13. Which of the following Boolean operators is used to search for synonyms?
Which Boolean operator(s) is used to broaden a search?
, INS15012 NOTES FOR EXAMS FROM 2018 OCT/NOV, 2019 MAY/JUNE AND 2019 OCT/NOV
QUESTION PAPER
❖ OR
14. Which concept encapsulates the main theme in the following topic?
“Define earth warming and discuss its main characteristics with specific reference to the
Southern hemisphere”
❖ Define, discuss
❖ Earth warming
❖ Southern hemisphere, earth warming
15. Which statement is true with regard to academic essays?
Which statement is correct with regard to academic assignments?
❖ If I present my own point of view, it must be substantiated.
16. Which word(s) in the following topic give you instructions as to do in an information
task?
“Discuss in detail the implications the assassination of Chris Hani had on the struggle of
liberation in South Africa”
❖ Discuss
17. The conversion of information into a format that a computer can recognise and process
is called:
❖ Digitisation
18. The its included in the bibliography reference of a web site:
❖ URL
19. Which example of an information task?
❖ Finding sources of information.
20. Sigfrid H Steinberg wrote a book called “Five hundred years printing” The book was
published in 1955 by Penguin Books in Bristol Which option indicates the correct way to cite
this book in a list of references?
❖ Book Sigfrid H Steinberg 1955 Five hundred years of printing UK, Bristol Penguin
Books.
21. Chrome is a/an:
❖ Browser
22. The act of presenting someone else’s work as your own is
❖ Plagiarism
The act of copying someone else’s work with permission is called
❖ Plagiarism
23. The reference technique most widely used at UNISA is the:
QUESTION PAPER
Questions and Answers
1. An essential part of the process of drawing up a work plan is:
❖ Interpreting the topic
2. Reference sources that provide facts and statistics are:
❖ Subject Encyclopedias
3. A biographical dictionary may provide information on:
❖ Winnie Mandela.
4. An index to a printed source is usually found:
❖ In the front of a book.
5. South African theses and dissertations can be searched for on:
❖ CD-ROM
6. ICTs are used:
❖ Only in the telecommunications industry.
❖ Mainly students
7. Information literate people:
❖ Are people who read well.
❖ Use information for problem solving.
8. All the information sources in a specific library are called the:
❖ Catalogue.
9. In order to find information successfully one needs knowledge of:
❖ Serial
10. Guide words are found in:
❖ Dictionaries.
11. The main advantage of a library portal is:
❖ Access to reliable and usable information.
12. Which reference source will you consult to answer the following question?
“Find some facts on the works of the composer Mzilikazi Khumalo”
❖ General encyclopedia
13. Which of the following Boolean operators is used to search for synonyms?
Which Boolean operator(s) is used to broaden a search?
, INS15012 NOTES FOR EXAMS FROM 2018 OCT/NOV, 2019 MAY/JUNE AND 2019 OCT/NOV
QUESTION PAPER
❖ OR
14. Which concept encapsulates the main theme in the following topic?
“Define earth warming and discuss its main characteristics with specific reference to the
Southern hemisphere”
❖ Define, discuss
❖ Earth warming
❖ Southern hemisphere, earth warming
15. Which statement is true with regard to academic essays?
Which statement is correct with regard to academic assignments?
❖ If I present my own point of view, it must be substantiated.
16. Which word(s) in the following topic give you instructions as to do in an information
task?
“Discuss in detail the implications the assassination of Chris Hani had on the struggle of
liberation in South Africa”
❖ Discuss
17. The conversion of information into a format that a computer can recognise and process
is called:
❖ Digitisation
18. The its included in the bibliography reference of a web site:
❖ URL
19. Which example of an information task?
❖ Finding sources of information.
20. Sigfrid H Steinberg wrote a book called “Five hundred years printing” The book was
published in 1955 by Penguin Books in Bristol Which option indicates the correct way to cite
this book in a list of references?
❖ Book Sigfrid H Steinberg 1955 Five hundred years of printing UK, Bristol Penguin
Books.
21. Chrome is a/an:
❖ Browser
22. The act of presenting someone else’s work as your own is
❖ Plagiarism
The act of copying someone else’s work with permission is called
❖ Plagiarism
23. The reference technique most widely used at UNISA is the:
