tools you use to connect to the Internet from any device—they're how you connect to the Internet.
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what is bing and what does it offer?
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Offers related search ideas and search suggestions as you type in the search bar;
can say how many results you'd like displayed on one page
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what is worldcat and what is it best used for?
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An international database of libraries and their catalogs that have registered with WorldCat
Great way to locate books and research from all over the United States and abroad
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Which symbols are used in a truncation search?
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*
$
!
#
?
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List the internet browsers and which search engines they prefer
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Google Chrome prefers Google.
Internet Explorer prefers Bing.
Microsoft Edge prefers Bing.
Safari prefers Google.
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what is DuckDuckGo?
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Metasearch engine
Searches a number of crowdsourced websites including Bing, Yahoo!, and Yandex, and presents search results in order of most relevant content, rather than most popular content
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What's an example of a plain language search?
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Passport renewal
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List the Boolean operators
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and
or
not
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Where is the Penn Foster Library and how is it best searched?
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can be accessed via the Library link on your student portal
best searched by program, course, or assignment
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List the questions that need to be asked to determine the suitability of a source.
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1. who authored the source?
2. why was the source created?
3. what are the source's bibliographic citations?
4. who is the audience?
5. when was the source published?
6. how accurate is the source?
7. what is the top-level domain name of its URL?
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List the top domain names that are in website addresses and state what they each mean (.gov, .edu,
and so on).
Uses characters or symbols that replace one letter of a word. This is useful if a word is spelled in different ways, but still has the same meaning. * $ ! # ?
ex: wom!n --> will find woman, women
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Why would plus (+) and minus (-) signs be used in an Internet search?
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word following + is mandatory
word following - is to be excluded from search
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What are databases and what are they used for?
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provide organized info about related subjects
NOT search engines
Search only info contained within database and generally not the entire internet like a search engine does
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What is Boolean logic and which words are used in Boolean searches?
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logic sequence that uses the words and, or, not (also called operators) to get more exact search results
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. Define NoodleTools and state what it's used for.
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responsive, user-friendly research management platform
Educational tools, software, and information for students
Guidance on when to use what search engine
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Why should you have a library card?
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Access online databases
Place holds on materials
Provide the library with purchasing suggestions for future materials
Request resources via interlibrary loan
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What is the Expanded Academic ASAP and what kind of searches can it perform?
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Penn Foster Digital Library's database of scholarly journals, magazines, and newspapers
periodical index and a repository of full-text articles
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Why is it best to put searches in databases in quotation marks (" ")?
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ensures concept will be searched as a whole
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List some examples of keyword searches
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children's nutrition
managing emotions at work
antivirus protection
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Crawl
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Automated spiders "crawl" (or systematically browse) websites and build lists of keywords.
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Index
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Select information is sent to the search engine's database to be indexed.
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Match
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Entries in the database are matched when users conduct searches.
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Locate
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Pages containing word(s) searched for are located
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Display
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Pages are sorted and ranked by relevance/ displayed on a page (such as the number of times word(s) appear on a page).
The different types of information you can search for your topic, such as news, videos, and so on.
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Number of indexed results
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how many web pages were found on your topic
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Sponsored listings/ advertisements
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paid-for search results
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Organic search engine results
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non-paid-for search results
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Suggested keywords/ related searches
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other terms you can use to search for you topics
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Penn Foster's online library provides the following services:
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- access to more than 3500 links to articles, ebooks, websites
- info that's regularly updated and organized by subject and course of study
- tips on how to cite sources, evaluate info on the internet, and write your research paper
- "ask a librarian"
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What are plain language searches?
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a simple word, phrase, or question. It's the most common way to search any website or search engine.
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For databases, it's best to use a ___ search
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keyword
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In boolean logic, the term AND will find...
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only the records that have ALL the words and phrases
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In boolean logic, the term OR will find...
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all the records that contain EITHER term and typically used with synonyms
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In boolean logic, the term NOT will find...
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the first term is searched, the any records containing the term AFTER the operator NOT are subtracted from results
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Truncation and wildcards work well in databases and some search engines to help ___ your search
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broaden
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What is truncation?
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Uses characters or symbols to replace end letters in searches or add them to find something specific
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Many search engines will not recognize + or - unless you're searching in
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advanced search
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___ will read + and - properly, but ___ won't
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databases
search engines
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Most databases will not correct ___ for you
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spelling
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Safari prefers which search engine?
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Google
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Which of the following would you read to get an idea of a source's purpose and viewpoint?
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preface or abstract
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Which of the following is also known as Internet address?
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URL
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Which of the following is an example of a plain language search?
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How do I create a menu for a daycare center?
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NoodleTools is a website that
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provides educational tools, software, and information for students
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Which of the following is the most common way to search any website or search engine?
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plain language search
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DuckDuckGo is a/an
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metasearch engine
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Which of the following options are available under "Filters" in Expanded Academic ASAP?
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Only full text, peer-reviewed, contains images
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Which of the following allows you to search several search engines at once?
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metasearch
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Truncation, in an Internet search, can be used to help with
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words that are spelled differently, but mean the same thing
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In Expanded Academic ASAP, choosing only peer-reviewed articles indicates that you'll
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see only articles containing information that has been evaluated and verified by experts in a field
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Using a minus (-) sign before a keyword search indicates that
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the word following the "-" is to be excluded from search
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Which of the following provides organized information about related subjects?
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research database
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In Expanded Academic ASAP and other periodical databases, it's best to put your exact phrase
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in quotation marks
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An Internet browser is
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the connection "tool" you use to browse the Internet
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Lakota is buying a new laptop. He wants to use Google as his main search engine. He should be sure which internet browser(s) are loaded on his computer?
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google chrome or safari
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Which of the following uses the operators "and", "or", and "not" to get more exact search results?
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boolean logic
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The Penn Foster Library is best searched by
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program, course, assignment
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Databases, though on the Internet, search only
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information contained within the database
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Google scholar is best used for
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scholarly resources, including articles and theses that span countless disciplines
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Sponsored links are the same as
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paid advertisements
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Which of the following consists of a simple word, phrase, or question?
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plain language search
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If Linda wants to use an academic search engine, which of the following should she select?
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refseek
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Cora is using a search engine to find organic results. What's she looking for?
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non-paid-for search results
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A search engine that "crawls" uses
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automated spiders that systematically browse websites and build lists of keywords
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Examples of common search engines include
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google, bing, yahoo
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Wildcards in an Internet search use
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characters or symbols that replace one letter of a word
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