Deck 6: Learning Online

Question 1

One benefit of the internet is the ability to keep information updated. This is called _____.

A) interactivity
B) scope
C) availability
D) currency

Answer 1

currency

Question 2

A danger of the internet is that not everything online is true or correct. This is called _____.

A) overdependence
B) addiction
C) inaccuracy
D) laziness

Answer 2

inaccuracy

Question 3

What percentage of institutions offer at least one online degree?

A) 37
B) 66
C) 79
D) 92

Answer 3

92

Question 4

Which of the following is a violation of netiquette?

A) Not waiting to hit the send key until you've cooled off
B) Forgetting to fill in the subject line
C) Typing in all caps
D) All of these are correct

Question 5

A benefit of e-learning is _____.

A) you control when you learn
B) you control what you learn
C) courses are easier online
D) courses are less expensive online

Question 6

The key to making the most of databases in research is _____.

A) asking a librarian to do it for you
B) finding the right search words
C) walking around the stacks
D) understanding the Library of Congress classification system

Question 7

Which of the following is a suggestion for making the best of your online learning opportunities?

A) Work hard
B) Keep up
C) Get advice from other online students
D) All of these are correct

Question 8

To make the best of your e-learning opportunities, you should _____.

A) communicate your needs to your professor
B) create a productive learning environment
C) have a backup plan
D) all of these are correct

Question 9

John is researching teaching and learning techniques for a paper he is writing. Which database would he use?

A) ERIC
B) Business Source Premier
C) PsychInfo
D) None of these is correct

Question 10

Which of the following is an example of the Locate step in the Six Steps to Information Literacy model?

A) Bookmarking electronic resources
B) Physically finding print resources
C) Requesting interlibrary loan for materials not held by your library
D) All of these are correct

Question 11

A course that has a combination of online and classroom components is called _____.

A) blended or mixed
B) blended or complicated
C) hybrid or blended
D) hybrid or complex

Question 12

When reviewing a website to determine if it just presents one side of an issue or a very small piece of a larger picture, you are evaluating it for _____.

A) authority
B) currency
C) availability
D) coverage

Question 13

What percentage of 18- to 29-year-old Americans own a cell phone?

A) 65
B) 77
C) 89
D) 98

Question 14

When Dario cut and pasted information from the internet to complete his paper, he committed _____.

A) information literacy
B) plagiarism
C) location errors
D) unintentional fraud

Question 15

Which of the following students might most benefit from e-learning?

A) Bob, a first-semester community college student who has never used the internet
B) Javier, a second-year student who is an independent, self-motivated learner
C) Janine, an extravert who enjoys having discussions with students in class
D) None of these is correct

Question 16

The internet may be best summarized by which of the following statements?

A) The internet is neutral and can be used constructively or destructively.
B) The internet has very little academic use.
C) The internet creates dependency and should be regulated.
D) The internet has a mostly negative impact on college students' academic experiences.

Question 17

You've been asked to respond to a fellow student's discussion board post. Your response should _____.

A) be civil and respectful
B) be sufficiently informative
C) adhere to netiquette standards
D) all of these are correct

Question 18

Using Adobe technology, you can create and edit PDF files that are _____.

A) formatted to be used in research
B) formatted to be used in social networking
C) formatted to fit your computer screen
D) formatted as they would appear if they were published

Question 19

Which of the following are examples of how the internet can be used in foul ways?

A) Spam
B) Viruses
C) Spyware
D) All of these are correct

Question 20

Which of the following is NOT an example of plagiarism?

A) Putting someone else's words in quotation marks
B) Buying and downloading a paper from the internet
C) Changing every fifth word to something else
D) Cutting and pasting from the internet