Question 1

Searching through which of the following is most likely to yield the narrowest search results?

Accepted Answer

C) The New York Times Index searches through only one publication so it would likely yield the narrowest results of these choices. The other choices search through abstracts and full texts of thousand of publications or corporate and industry research reports from various sources.

Question 2

Which of the following is most likely to increase the number of results in a web search?

Accepted Answer

E) Using the wildcard asterisk (*) would increase the number of search results. All other options tend to decrease the number of results.

Question 3

The work plan ________.

Accepted Answer

D) The last step before beginning your research is to develop a work plan. It can be modified as you discover new information, does not need to be organized by due date, and creates space for recording results to help you organize your final report.

Question 4

Using an online database like Lexis-Nexis to search for articles on a topic ________.

Accepted Answer

B) Online databases like Lexis-Nexis collect articles from thousands of publications, including newspapers, magazines, professional publications, and academic journals. Articles from these publications are not available through a Google search because they require a paid subscription.

Question 5

When you conduct a search in most web search engines, you can use ________ as a wild-card symbol within a phrase to represent an unknown word.

Accepted Answer

C) For example, if you would like to find web pages about companies that have selected the learning management system Plateau, you could use the search "* selects Plateau." This search will yield web pages that include this short sentence, no matter what the first word is.

Question 6

Which of the following tools will give you maximum access to the data and analyses published by Standard & Poor's and Hoover's?

Accepted Answer

A) If your library subscribes to Lexis-Nexis Academic, then you will have access to the data and analyses published by Standard & Poor's and Hoover's.

Question 7

Which of the following terms best describes a process that is designed to ensure that articles in academic journals are accurate and honest?

Accepted Answer

B) Articles in academic journals offer the advantage of being written and peer reviewed by professionals in the field.

Question 8

Using the search string "cake recipe" - "egg" in a search engine would yield results ________.

Accepted Answer

D) Using the minus (-) symbol before a search term tells a search engine to exclude pages that mention the term.

Question 9

Putting quotation marks around the search phrase you enter in a search engine is most likely to ________.

Accepted Answer

A) Quotation marks around your search phrase limits your results to resources that include the exact phrase within quotes. This eliminates all the resources that merely include the words in your phrase anywhere on the page. These random instances of the words in your search are less relevant to your topic than those that include exact matches.

Question 10

Which of the following would you select to conduct federated searches?

Accepted Answer

C) Biznar is a deep web portal. It selects several very useful databases available on the web and runs your search on them. It is able to search content that is often not accessible through general search engines, like those in the other choices.

Question 11

If you perform a search using both of the following phrases, "health insurance plans" and "freelance workers," the search engine will ________.

Accepted Answer

B) If you want to find results that contain information about health insurance plans and freelance workers, perform a search using both phrases, each in its own set of quotation marks.

Question 12

Which of the following do you need to avoid to be an efficient researcher?

Accepted Answer

C) Using only Google when conducting research is a shortsighted approach, since you will not be able to find all the information you need through a web search and many sources you do find will not be relevant or useful.

Question 13

The last step before beginning your research is to ________.

Accepted Answer

B) The last step before beginning your research is to develop a work plan to help you track your progress over time and ensure you meet any deadlines.

Question 14

When you type into a basic search engine like Google, Bing, or Yahoo, the sites that appear at the top or on the side of the results page are usually ________.

Accepted Answer

B) The sites that appear at the top or on the side of the results page are usually those that have paid fees to be there. The main body of the results page begins with sites that are frequently accessed or that most closely match your search terms. As you go further into the list, the results are likely to be less relevant.

Question 15

When you are using a search engine, the main body of the results page is most likely to begin with sites ________.

Accepted Answer

E) The main body of the results page begins with sites that are frequently accessed or that most closely match your search terms.

Question 16

Boolean operators ________.

Accepted Answer

D) In many search engines you can use the words AND, OR, and NOT, spelled in ALL CAPS and called Boolean operators after mathematician George Boole, along with key words to expand or reduce your search results.

Question 17

Which of the following results would the web search "* adopts flex-time schedule" yield ?

Accepted Answer

A) When you conduct a search in most web search engines, you can use an asterisk (*) as a wildcard symbol within a phrase to represent an unknown word. This search will yield web pages that include the short sentence "(blank) adopts flex-time schedule," no matter what the first word is. Only this choice includes this exact short sentence.

Question 18

In your research you consult Thomson One Banker, IBIS World, and Yahoo Finance. This means that you are using ________ to conduct your search.

Accepted Answer

Thomson One Banker and IBIS World are both online business research tools, while Yahoo Finance is primarily used for financial data and news. Therefore, the best choice is E - online business research tools.

Question 19

You enter the phrase flex-time schedule into Google and get about 313,000 results. Trying your search again, this time with quotation marks around your phrase, and entering "flex-time schedule" ________.

Accepted Answer

C) If you need an exact match, put quotation marks around your key word or phrase. This will only search for sites with this exact phrase, not sites that include any of those three words anywhere on the page. This should result in fewer, more meaningful results.

Question 20

A deep web portal ________.

Accepted Answer

E) Deep web portals perform federated searches. These search engines select several very useful databases available on the web and conduct your search on those databases. They go beyond the free information available to the public and consumers, to also find information aimed at professionals in publications that require a subscription.

Quiz 7: Finding and Evaluating Business Information