Midterm Exam in Internet Research for Business

Using someone else's work to help you without their permission is:

• plagiarism

• research

• periodical

• cite

If you paraphrase, summarize, or directly quote information, you must:

• research the source

• cite the source

• format the source

• bibliography/ work cited the source

Steps you can take to determine if a source is reliable will include

• looking for the author

• verifying the author's expertise

• determining the author of the website

• all of the above

If you find a great website as a source for your English project, which of the following is true?

• You can copy and paste the text, but not the images, into your report

• You can use the information on the site as long as you cite it properly

• You can't use any of the information on the site without permission

• You don't have to cite your source if you only use short quotations

Which of the following is a telltale sign of an untrustworthy online source?

• grammatical mistakes

• links to other sources

• a plain- looking logo

• lots of text with very few graphics

True or False: With most websites, you don't have to read the entire page to find what you're looking for. You can just skim the page instead.

• true

• false

In Google, how should you phrase your search if you want to exclude a certain word from your results (for example, "chocolate")?

• dessert (exclude:chocolate)

• dessert- chocolate

• dessert~ chocolate

• dessert NOT chocolate

If you want to search for an exact phrase what do you do?

• use parenthesis (brown bears)

• use quotes "brown bears"

• just type in brown bears

• define: brown bears

What is a search engine?

• a paid library website that gives reliable information

• searches the Internet and identifies items that match the characters and keywords entered by a user

• a library online catalog

• a collection of full text articles used for research projects

The purpose of research is to...

• Give examples of different topics

• Persuade the reader

• Explain different ideas

• Gain information with the intention of teaching others about a specific topic