Question 1

Which of the following is true of recommendations?

Accepted Answer

D)Whereas a conclusion interprets information, a recommendation suggests what to do about the information.

Question 2

Apart from regular Boolean operators and natural language searches,forms-based searches help you create powerful queries by ________.

Accepted Answer

D)Forms-based searches help you create powerful queries by simply filling out an online form.

Question 3

Which of the following sources would you use for primary research?

Accepted Answer

A)Primary research involves the collection of new data, through surveys, interviews, and other techniques.

Question 4

________ help(s)boost website rankings in search results,but the ranking algorithms are kept secret to prevent unfair manipulation of the results.

Accepted Answer

B)Website owners use search engine optimization techniques to help boost their rankings in the results, but the ranking algorithms are kept secret to prevent unfair manipulation of the results.

Question 5

Mark wants to overcome the differences in multiple search engines,so he decides to format his search request for multiple search engines.For this he needs to use ________.

Accepted Answer

D)Metacrawlers or metasearch engines (such as Bovée and Thill's Web Search)help overcome the differences among search engines by formatting search requests for multiple search engines, making it easy to find a broader range of results.

Question 6

Which of the following sources would you use for secondary research?

Accepted Answer

C)Research done previously for another purpose is considered secondary research; sources for such research information include magazines, newspapers, public websites, books, and other reports.

Question 7

Internet research tools fall into two categories: search tools and ________.

Accepted Answer

C)Internet research tools fall into two categories: those you can use to actively search for existing information and those you can use to monitor selected sources for new information. (Some tools can perform both functions.)

Question 8

Rod is conducting secondary research for his report and has exhausted most of the online resources available to him.Which other secondary source of information should he consider?

Accepted Answer

E)Even in the Internet age, libraries offer information and resources you can't find anywhere else-including experienced research librarians.

Question 9

To define a query,the common Boolean operators used are ________.

Accepted Answer

C)A Boolean search lets you define a query with greater precision, using such operators as AND (the search must include two terms linked by AND), OR (it can include either or both words), or NOT (the search ignores items with whatever word comes after NOT).

Question 10

Kathy has just completed primary research for the company's pilot product,"Jovial Jingles." Her manager has asked her to include secondary research information as well.For this,she should include ________.

Accepted Answer

C)Primary research contains information that you gather specifically for a new research project and secondary research contains information that others have gathered (and published, in many cases).

Question 11

April firmly believes in the power of the Google search engine.She rarely ventures beyond the first one or two pages of results though; this helps her save time and avoid getting overwhelmed by the results.Your suggestion to April would be ________.

Accepted Answer

B)Look beyond the first page of results. The algorithm used to rank the results might not reflect your priorities, so the first few hits might not be the best for your project.

Question 12

Neville needs to conduct online research for "tips for creating reports/proposals,but not presentations." Using Boolean operators,his search string should look like ________.

Accepted Answer

C)A Boolean search lets you define a query with greater precision, using such operators as AND (the search must include two terms linked by AND), OR (it can include either or both words), or NOT (the search ignores items with whatever word comes after NOT).

Question 13

Leo is evaluating his information sources,so that he can avoid embarrassing and potentially damaging mistakes.To check if his material is current and complete,he should evaluate ________.

Accepted Answer

B)Make sure you are using the most current information available. Check if you accessed the entire document or only a selection from it.

Question 14

Seamus has to conduct market research on the viability of his company's new product.While planning his research he needs to define its purpose-the conclusion he needs to reach at the end of the process.He should therefore develop a(n)________.

Accepted Answer

A)The problem statement guides your research by focusing on the decision you need to make or the conclusion you need to reach.

Question 15

Quoting a source means ________.

Accepted Answer

C)Quoting a source means you reproduce the material exactly as you found it (giving full credit to the source, of course).

Question 16

Instead of a logical interpretation of facts,Bertha concludes her report with these words-"I propose,that we import only the ferrites required for the product and not the unprocessed magnetite." Here Bertha is giving her a(n)________.

Accepted Answer

A)Whereas a conclusion interprets information, a recommendation suggests what to do about the information.

Question 17

Linda wants to quote a source in her research.To mirror business language,she rephrases the quotation in her own words while excluding unnecessary details.To keep the document short,she avoids crediting the source.This is ________.

Accepted Answer

A)Plagiarism is presenting someone else's words as your own, such as copying material from an online source and dropping it into a report without giving proper credit.
By not crediting the source, her paraphrased summary is plagiarized.

Question 18

Summarizing is similar to paraphrasing but ________.

Accepted Answer

B)Summarizing is similar to paraphrasing but presents the gist of the material in fewer words than the original by leaving out details, examples, and less important information.

Question 19

Which of the following is a shortcoming of a conventional search engine?

Accepted Answer

C)The third drawback is, search engines can't reach all the content on some websites (this part of the Internet is sometimes called the hidden Internet or the deep Internet).

Question 20

________ provide in-depth analysis coverage and analysis that often can't be found anywhere else,although they are less timely than newspapers,periodicals and online sources.

Accepted Answer

C)Although less timely than newspapers, periodicals, and online sources, business books provide in-depth coverage and analysis that often can't be found anywhere else.

Quiz 10: Understanding and Planning Reports and Proposals