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Question 1

When you use the Internet, cookies store information about you on a website server, such as details about what you clicked on and any preferences you have saved.

·         True

·         False

Question 2

Which of the following definitions relates to the threshold concept searching as strategic exploration?

·         A search strategy that requires a combination of investigation, discovery, and good luck. It requires use of a range of information sources and flexibility to follow alternative paths as the person begins to understand the new topic.

·         A search strategy that combines the creative and effective use of Boolean operators and databases to locate scholarly and reputable sources on a subject.

·         All of the above.

·         None of the above.

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Question 3.

Which one of the following systems for accessing information would you use if you wanted to find a book located in your public library?

·         Online public access catalog

·         Ashford Library catalog

·         Google Scholar

·         Ebrary

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Question 4. :

 A database is a digital collection of stored information that has been organized, often by several criteria such as author, title, and subject.

·         True

·         False

Question 5. :

 Leigh is looking for sources that address her research question. She has no particular author or title in mind. Which of the following search techniques should she use?

·         Author search

·         Title search

·         Truncation

·         Keyword search

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Question 6.

 Arianna is writing an essay on the debate about vaccinations and whether they cause autism. She wishes to locate medical studies that discuss the results of studies on whether or not vaccinations cause autism. Which of the following databases may have the most relevant sources for her topic?

·         JSTOR

·         Mergent

·         ProQuest Newsstand

·         PubMed

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Question 7. :

Which of the following is the definition for scanning?

·         The act of beginning with a plan and looking for specific locations of a subject, idea, or piece of information in a text, which is then followed up by looking at the organization of that content.

·         The act of rapidly moving your eyes over text with the purpose of getting the main ideas, or overview, but not all the details.

·         All of the above.

·         None of the above.

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Question 8. :

 Ashford University librarians encourage students to use the FindIt@AU feature when they begin researching.

·         True

·         False

Question 9.: Which of the following are tips for successful scanning?

·         Read the title.

·         Read the introduction.

·         Let your eyes run rapidly over several lines of print at a time.

·         If there are subheadings, read each one.

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Question 10. Which of the following is NOT a popular search engine?

·         EBSCOhost

·         Google

·         Yahoo

·         Bing

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