Chapter 5 Flashcards
What are the two types of research resources?
Primary and Secondary
A ___ resource is a personal account of an event or experiment that you arrange or documents written by people who were part of the original event.
Primary
A __ resource is a resource that is a compilation of primary data or analysis that was presented somewhere else first.
Secondary
Information that is collected from a primary source or multiple primary sources is considered a __ source.
Secondary
A ___ ___ is a program that searches for words and phrases in documents, most often in online articles and resources.
Search Engine
__ are the ideal words used when typing in a search box.
Keywords
A __ engine actually uses other search engines to find the information that you need.
Metasearch
__ search engines is the search engine is a more wide-ranging search engine that searches millions upon millions of sites for the information.
General
What does CRAAP test stand for?
Currency, Relevance, Authority, Accuracy, and Purpose.
What is the CRAAP test used for?
Evaluate the worthiness of a source.
CRAAP
When evaluating the ____ of a source means looking at the timeliness of the information.
Currency
CRAAP
When you evaluate the ____ of a source, you are looking at how well the information relates to your topic.
Relevance
CRAAP
make sure you evaluate the ____ of a source by checking the truthfulness of the content.
Accuracy
