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Study Guide Answers
1. Completing your homework asignments quickly and correctly takes preparation and organization. True or false?
true
2. Before you start your quest for information on-line, ________________________ your assignments to make sure you understand all aspects of your homework.
review
3. The Internet is always a better resource than any books or periodicals. True or false?
false
4. What are three on-line resources that could be valuable to you?
web sites, e-mail, and newsgroups
5. ____________________ __________________ are electronic documents about specific topics.
Web sites
6. _____________________ can be used to ask specific questions to individuals, organizations, and experts in various fields.
E-mail
7. A(n) __________________ is a collection of people who correspond with one another via e-mail about a specific topic.
newsgroup
8. ________________ ________________ are tools designed to make your quest for information easier.
Search engines
9. A list of web sites on a search engine is called a(n) _______________________________.
directory
10. List three search engines
three of the following: Excite, Yahoo!, Web Crawler, Lycos, Alta Vista, and Hot Bot
11. "_________________________" are specific terms that are directly related to your homework topic.
Keywords
12. As you type keywords, separate each word with a(n) _________________________.
comma
13. The _______________________ search result is usually the one that best matches your keywords.
first
14. Which is usually more reliable: information posted by a known organization or information posted by an individual?
information posted by a known organization
15. When doing research papers, be sure to __________________________ the sources of information.
cite
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