Lesson 3: Online Search and Research Skills

Question 1

the process
of interactively searching for
and retrieving requested
information via a computer
from databases that are
online.

Answer 1

Online Search

Question 2

Tips for conducting online research

Answer 2

1. Have a question in mind.
2. Narrow it down.
3. Advanced search.
4. Look for credible sources.
5. Give credit.

Question 3

a software
system that is designed to search
for information on the World Wide
Web. The search results are
generally presented in a line of
results often referred to as search
engine results pages.

Answer 3

Search Engine

Question 4

Seven examples of Search Engines

Answer 4

Google, Bing, Yahoo, Baidu, Ask.com, Yandex, DuckDuckGo

Question 5

a medium for online search
and for advance research.

Answer 5

Google

Question 6

You can filter and
customize your
search results to find
exactly what you
want.

Answer 6

Google Filter

Question 7

gives the Web searcher the ability to narrow their searches by a series of different filters; i.e., language, proximity, domain, etc.

Answer 7

Google Advanced Search

Question 8

The use of search operators

Answer 8

Refine web searches

Question 9

symbols or words in your search to
make your search results more precise.

Answer 9

Search Operators

Question 10

provide results from a specific website

Answer 10

site:website.com

Question 11

allows you to include terms that are usually ignored

Answer 11

+

Question 12

finds the exact words in a phrase

Answer 12

” “

Question 13

Finds or includes web pages that contain a group of words

Answer 13

( )

Question 14

Finds web pages that contains all the terms or phrases

Answer 14

AND/&

Question 15

Excludes web pages that contain a term or phrase

Answer 15

NOT/-

Question 16

Finds web pages that contain either or the term or phrases or combine searches. Used to make your search broader

Answer 16

OR/|

Question 17

Searches for a specific price of an object

Answer 17

$__

Question 18

Searches within a range of numbers (e.g. 1-100)

Answer 18

..

Question 19

Searches a user profile name

Answer 19

@name

Question 20

Searches hashtag when put in front of a word

Answer 20

#

Question 21

Searches something if you do not know the exact terms or unknown words.

Answer 21

• or asterisk

Question 22

provides related websites

Answer 22

related:website.com

Question 23

provides information from websites

Answer 23

info:website.com

Question 24

provides overview of a website

Answer 24

cache:website.com

Question 25

Restrict results to those of a certain filetype.

Answer 25

(filetype):

Question 26

Examples of filetypes

Answer 26

PDF, DOCX, TXT, PPT, and likes

Question 27

Example: Square Root of 1000

Answer 27

To search for calculator

Question 28

Example: 5 inch to cm

Answer 28

To search for converter

Question 29

Example: Weather in ___

Answer 29

To search for weather forecaster

Question 30

Example: Current time in ______

Answer 30

To search for timekeeper

Question 31

Used to assess if a website is credible or reliable

Answer 31

DADS

Question 32

DADS stands for:

Answer 32

Domain, Author, Date, Sources

Question 33

.com, .org, and .net can be purchased and used by any individual.

Answer 33

Domain

Question 34

These two are usually credible sources for information

Answer 34

.edu and .gov

Question 35

Domain reserved for colleges and universities

Answer 35

.edu

Question 36

Domain that denotes a government website

Answer 36

.gov

Question 37

Domain that is usually used by non-profit organizations

Answer 37

.org

Question 38

Why should you be careful with the domain .org?

Answer 38

Because it may be used by non-profit organizations which may have an agenda of persuasion rather than education

Question 39

HTTP stands for:

Answer 39

Hypertext Transfer Protocol

Question 40

HTTPS stands for

Answer 40

Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure

Question 41

Information on the internet with a listed ____ is one indication of a credible site. Is the _____ affiliated to an academic institution or credible organization?

Answer 41

Author

Question 42

allows readers to make decisions about whether that information is recent enough for their purposes.

Answer 42

Date

Question 43

What to look for when checking the date on a page or website?

Answer 43

Last Updated

Question 44

Credible websites, like books and scholarly articles, should cite the ____ of the information presented. Can information be verified through another ______?

Answer 44

Source

Question 45

Reliable or Not Reliable: A Web page describing one individual's negative experience at a popular resort.

Answer 45

Not Reliable because it's their personal experience

Question 46

Reliable or Not Reliable: A Wikipedia article about Marian Rivera

Answer 46

Not reliable since any Wikipedia reader can contribute/edit information

Question 47

Reliable or Not Reliable: You are searching for the latest statistics of Philippine Population. As you search, you encountered two websites that gives you the "current" data and a website that shows 2 year old data

Answer 47

Reliable since "current" and "2 years ago" data makes it credible for showing distinct information

Question 48

allows the students and educators to search across a wide range of academic literature.

Answer 48

Google Scholar

Question 49

allows researcher to publish their work with people verified from different academic institution all around the world.

Answer 49

ResearchGate

Question 50

.com means

Answer 50

commercial

Question 51

.edu means

Answer 51

educational

Question 52

.org means

Answer 52

organizational

Question 53

.gov

Answer 53

government

Question 54

.net

Answer 54

network

Question 55

.mil

Answer 55

military