Boolean Operators Flashcards
What is the purpose of an AND Boolean Operator?
Narrows your search by combining terms; all terms must be present in the results.
What is an example of an AND Boolean Operator?
Searching for climate change AND policy will return results that include both “climate change” and “policy.”
What is the usage of an AND Boolean Operator?
Use AND to ensure that all the keywords appear in your search results, making them more specific.
What is the purpose of an OR Boolean Operator?
Broadens your search by including results that contain any of the terms.
What is an example of an OR Boolean Operator?
Searching for education OR schooling will return results that include either “education” or “schooling” or both.
What is the usage of an OR Boolean Operator?
Use OR to include synonyms or related terms, expanding the scope of your search.
What is the purpose of a NOT Boolean Operator?
Excludes terms from your search, narrowing the results by omitting unwanted information.
What is an example of a NOT Boolean Operator?
Searching for nutrition NOT diet will return results that include “nutrition” but exclude any that mention “diet”.
What is the usage of a NOT Boolean Operator?
Use NOT to filter out results that contain certain terms you want to avoid.
Why would you combine Boolean operators?
To create more complex and precise searches
Why use Parentheses?
Parentheses help group terms and operators to clarify the search logic
When should I use Quotations?
To find results that contain the exact sequence of words in the same order.
To search for specific names of people, places, organizations, or titles.
To find specific titles of books, articles, movies, or other works.
To find results that include a specific phrase or idiom.
How do I use Quotations?
Place double quotes around the exact phrase you want to search for
Use quotations for phrases that are specific and unique to your topic
