INS1502 Assignment 1 (2021) answers

INS1502
Assignment 1 (2021)

, QUESTION 1
The ability to work with information in order to solve problems is called:
1. Information overload
2. Information society
3. Information obesity
4. Information literacy


QUESTION 2
The Dewey Decimal Classification system divides knowledge:
1. Into call numbers
2. Chronologically
3. By subject
4. Numerically and alphabetically


QUESTION 3
Which type of reference source will you use to answer the following query?
What is the meaning of the Russian word “Matryoshka”?
1. Oxford English dictionary
2. Language dictionary
3. Subject dictionary
4. Biographical dictionary


QUESTION 4
The quality of information can be measured by various criteria. Which criterion is
incorrect?
1. Accuracy
2. Verifiability
3. Authority
4. Accessibility


QUESTION 5
The OPAC at the UNISA Library is a/an ....
1. Classification system designed by Dewey to control knowledge
2. Unisa Interlibrary Loan system
3. Online cataloguing system for finding information sources in a specific library
4. System for classifying information sources according to subjects