Chapter 2: Internet Research
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. A ____ is a Web site that offers a variety of Internet services from a single, convenient location.
a. / portal / c. / business/marketing Web siteb. / online community / d. / informational Web site
ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: IE 73
2. A(n) ____ is a Web site that allows a group of people with similar interests or relationships to communicate with each other.
a. / portal / c. / business/marketing Web siteb. / online community / d. / informational Web site.
ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: IE 73
3. A(n) ____ contains factual information.
a. / portal / c. / business/marketing Web siteb. / online community / d. / informational Web site
ANS: D PTS: 1 REF: IE 74
4. A(n) ____ contains content that promotes or sells products or services.
a. / portal / c. / business/marketing Web siteb. / online community / d. / informational Web site
ANS: C PTS: 1 REF: IE 74
5. A(n) ____ is a collaborative Web site that allows users to create, add to, modify, or delete the Web site content via their Web browser.
a. / media sharing Web site / c. / online social networkb. / wiki / d. / portal
ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: IE 75
6. A(n) ____ is a Web site that encourages members in its online community to share their interests, ideas, stories, photos, music, and videos with other registered users.
a. / media sharing Web site / c. / online social networkb. / wiki / d. / portal
ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: IE 75
7. A(n) ____ Web site is a specific type of online social network that enables members to share media such as photos, music, videos, and even bookmarks.
a. / media sharing Web site / c. / online social networkb. / wiki / d. / portal
ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: IE 75
8. To participate in a discussion, or ____, a user sends a message to the newsgroup,
and other users in the newsgroup read and reply to the message.
a. / system / c. / threadb. / blog / d. / link
ANS: C PTS: 1 REF: IE 77
9. A number of ____ services, such as Dow Jones and LexisNexis are available on the Web.
a. / database / c. / Web site managementb. / graphics / d. / presentation
ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: IE 77
10. A type of search tool, called a ____, uses an alphabetical index to organize related Web resources.
a. / directory / c. / keyword systemb. / search engine / d. / hybrid
ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: IE 80
11. Referring to the accompanying figure, to access the Open In New Tab command that is shown in the shortcut menu, you would ____ the Hot Air Ballooning link.
a. / right-click / c. / double-clickb. / left-click / d. / triple-click
ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: IE 91
12. Referring to the accompanying figure, once you open the new tab, in order to make it the active tab, you would ____.
a. / highlight the name in the tab / c. / right-click the tabb. / click on it / d. / left-click the tab
ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: IE 92
13. Referring to the accompanying figure, if you wanted to open one more new tab, you would press ____.
a. / CTRL+T / c. / F2b. / CTRL+F1 / d. / F5
ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: IE 92
14. A type of search tool, called a ____, retrieves and displays a list of links to Web pages based on a query.
a. / directory / c. / keyword systemb. / search engine / d. / hybrid
ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: IE 81
15. An automated program, called a ____, travels around the Web, automatically following links and adding entries to the Web index.
a. / robot / c. / either a. or b.b. / spider / d. / neither a. nor b.
ANS: C PTS: 1 REF: IE 81
16. When you type a URL in the Address Bar and then press the ENTER key, ____ remembers the URL you typed.
a. / AutoComplete / c. / AutoSearchb. / AutoRemember / d. / AutoDirectory
ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: IE 83
17. In ____, two graduate students at Stanford University accumulated lists of their favorite Web sites and started Yahoo!.
a. / 1990 / c. / 1998b. / 1994 / d. / 2002
ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: IE 83
18. Robot programs also check for URLs that no longer work, known as ____ or broken links.
a. / dead / c. / buriedb. / gone / d. / voided
ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: IE 89
19. Typing the ____ symbol before a keyword guarantees the keyword will be included in the search results.
a. / - (minus) / c. / + (plus)b. / & (and) / d. / ? (question mark)
ANS: C PTS: 1 REF: IE 104
20. Placing the ____ symbol before a keyword guarantees that the keyword is excluded from the search.
a. / - (minus) / c. / + (plus)b. / & (and) / d. / ? (question mark)
ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: IE 104
21. ____ operators are query words that have special meaning in search engines, and that modify a search or perform a different type of search.
a. / Directory / c. / Advancedb. / Signpost / d. / Complex
ANS: C PTS: 1 REF: IE 105
22. The Google Advanced Search link appears ____ the Google Search text box on the Google home page and to the right of the Search button on other pages.
a. / to the left of / c. / to the right ofb. / underneath / d. / on top of
ANS: C PTS: 1 REF: IE 105
23. In addition, clicking the Advanced Search ____ link on the Google Advanced Search page displays information about advanced searching.
a. / Tips / c. / Toolsb. / Keywords / d. / Category
ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: IE 105
24. A ____ will help you organize and compile the resources you find, so that you can record them as sources in the list of works cited.
a. / working directory / c. / reference directoryb. / working bibliography / d. / reference bibliography
ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: IE 109
25. If a reference author’s information is not readily available, you may have to write to the person responsible for the Web site, often called a ____, and ask for the author’s name.
a. / webmaster / c. / index managerb. / reference librarian / d. / data administrator
ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: IE 109
26. Typing a folder location (path) in the Address Bar will ____.
a. / display a new window that contains the contents of the folderb. / start a program
c. / display the document in the application window
d. / close a program
ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: IE 130
27. Typing an application program name in the Address bar will ____.
a. / display a new window that contains the contents of the folderb. / start a program
c. / display the document in the application window
d. / close a program
ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: IE 130
28. Typing a document name in the Address Bar will ____.
a. / display a new window that contains the contents of the folderb. / start a program
c. / display the document in the application window
d. / close a program
ANS: C PTS: 1 REF: IE 130
29. To specify a path, you must type the drive letter, followed by ____, and the folder name.
a. / a colon (:), a backslash (\) / c. / a comma (,), a backslash (\)b. / a backslash (\), a colon (:) / d. / a backslash (\), a comma (,)
ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: IE 132
30. ____ is a social networking Web site for sharing bookmarks.
a. / Delicious / c. / Live Searchb. / Google / d. / Alta Vista
ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: IE 75
31. Some of the more popular search engines include ____.
a. / Google / c. / AltaVistab. / Yahoo / d. / all of the above
ANS: D PTS: 1 REF: IE 81
32. The simple search form is displayed on its home page and consists of a text box, the Google Search button, and the____ button.
a. / I’m Feeling Lucky / c. / both a. and b.b. / Surprise Me / d. / neither a. nor b.
ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: IE 89
33. When a Web page opens in a new tab, the tab is added in the tab row, which appears ____ the Command Bar.
a. / to the left of / c. / underneath ofb. / to the right of / d. / on top of
ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: IE 91
34. A tab is considered active when the contents of the tab are displayed in the display area and the tab is in the foreground of the ____.
a. / tab group / c. / tab spaceb. / tab row / d. / tab menu
ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: IE 92
35. As you add additional tabs to the tab row in Internet Explorer, the size of the tabs ____, and it may not be possible for you to read all of the text displayed on each tab.
a. / remain the same / c. / decreasesb. / increases / d. / both a. and b.
ANS: C PTS: 1 REF: IE 94
36. When you click the ____ button on the tab row, Internet Explorer displays a menu that contains the title of each Web page currently open in a tab.
a. / Tab Menu / c. / Tab Listb. / Tab Row / d. / Tab Now
ANS: C PTS: 1 REF: IE 94
37. The ____ button displays a thumbnail version of each open Web page so that you can visually identify the tab for the Web page you want.
a. / Portfolio Tabs / c. / Quick Tabsb. / View Tabs / d. / Zip Tabs
ANS: C PTS: 1 REF: IE 96
38. ____ allows you to perform a search by using natural language as your search criteria, whereas other search engines expect you only to enter keywords.
a. / Yahoo! / c. / Exciteb. / Ask.com / d. / Google
ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: IE 102
39. Most search engines, when performing a search using multiple keywords, will give each word ____.
a. / the same weightb. / varying weights based on how easy the word is to find
c. / varying weights based on the order of the words
d. / varying weights based on how popular the word is in searches
ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: IE 104
40. Google’s advanced operators include: ____.
a. / allintitle / c. / intitleb. / allinural / d. / all of the above
ANS: D PTS: 1 REF: IE 105
MULTIPLE RESPONSE
Modified Multiple Choice
1. ____ are popular photo sharing communities.
a. / Flickr / d. / Deliciousb. / Fotki / e. / AltaVista
c. / Webshots
ANS: A, B, C PTS: 1 REF: IE 75
2. Internet Explorer allows you to search the Web using ____.
a. / Instant Search / c. / Bookmark Barb. / Navigation Bar / d. / Address Bar
ANS: A, D PTS: 1 REF: IE 98
3. Operators used in the Web searches include ____.
a. / % (percent) / d. / ~ (tilde)b. / + (plus) / e. / OR logical operator
c. / - (minus) / f. / & (and)
ANS: B, C, D, E PTS: 1 REF: IE 104
4. Standards for citing Web resources have been developed and published by most of the documentation style authorities, including the two mentioned in the chapter: ____.
a. / American Psychological Association (APA)b. / Neuro-linguistic Programming Association (NPA)
c. / American Society of Dictionaries (ASD)
d. / Modern Language Association (MLA)
ANS: A, D PTS: 1 REF: IE 113
5. You can use Address Bar to ____.
a. / display a Web page / d. / open a documentb. / search for information on the Web / e. / start a program
c. / display the contents of a folder
ANS: A, B, C, D, E PTS: 1 REF: IE 134
TRUE/FALSE
1. You should not rely solely on the Web for your research.
ANS: T PTS: 1 REF: IE 72
2. A wireless portal is a portal designed for Internet-enabled mobile devices.
ANS: T PTS: 1 REF: IE 73
3. An advocacy Web site contains newsworthy material including stories and articles relating to current events, life, money, sports, and the weather.
ANS: F PTS: 1 REF: IE 74
4. The term vlogosphere refers to all vlogs in the USA.
ANS: F PTS: 1 REF: IE 75
5. The difference between a wiki and a blog is that readers of blogs cannot modify original posts made by the blogger.
ANS: T PTS: 1 REF: IE 75
6. Downloading is the process of transferring documents, graphics, and other objects from your computer to another computer on the Internet.
ANS: F PTS: 1 REF: IE 76
7. A portal is an online forum where users are engaged in written discussions about a particular subject.
ANS: F PTS: 1 REF: IE 77
8. Internet Explorer’s Address Bar also can be used as a search tool, known as a keyword system.
ANS: T PTS: 1 REF: IE 82
9. Most of the popular portal Web sites have only a search engine.
ANS: F PTS: 1 REF: IE 82
10. Yahoo! is respected for its directory because it is created and maintained by real people, rather than by using an automated system.
ANS: T PTS: 1 REF: IE 82
11. The tabbed browsing feature provides a way to navigate between the search results and associated Web page(s) within a single browser window.
ANS: T PTS: 1 REF: IE 91
12. After you enter your search text, hold down the CTRL key while pressing the ENTER key to display your search results in a new tab.
ANS: F PTS: 1 REF: IE 103
13. The AND operator, like the OR operator, allows you to create keyword searches containing compound conditions.
ANS: T PTS: 1 REF: IE 104
14. While the AND operator expands your search and increases the number of results, the OR operator narrows your search and reduces the number of results.
ANS: F PTS: 1 REF: IE 104
15. The Accelerator feature allows you to perform a Web search from within a Web page, by first selecting the text on the page and then choosing an Accelerator to search for the selected text.
ANS: T PTS: 1 REF: IE 121
16. If the Accelerator icon does not display for some other reason, you still can access the Accelerators installed on your computer by left-clicking the selected text, and then choosing the Accelerator from the shortcut menu.
ANS: F PTS: 1 REF: IE 123
17. Some Accelerator providers allow you to view the information you are seeking by hovering over the link.
ANS: T PTS: 1 REF: IE 123