Chapter 7 Exploring the Internet: Researching and Evaluating Web

What is bias?

• Only prejudice for something

• Only prejudice against something

• Prejudice either for or against something

How can you tell if a website is credible?

• Anything on the Web is automatically credible.

• You must evaluate the site for credibility.

• If it has a top–level domain of .biz, it is credible.

Which is the top–level domain associated with colleges and

universities?

• .edu

• .com

• .net

At the bottom of a website’s home page, you see a line of text

that states the site is copyrighted. What does that mean?

• The information on the website is credible.

• The ideas, text, and graphics belong to the

  website’s creator.

• The website does not have to be included on a

  Works Cited page.

What is MLA?

• A citation style for Works Cited pages

• A top–level domain in a website address

• A book that gives tips on determining website credibility