Online Info Flashcards
Search engine
Engines that compare data entered by a user to w/ data from a database. They show results that are the closest match.
Secondary vs. primary sources
Primary ; those that u have created.
Secondary; those that others have created
Keywords
Words that a user enters into a search engine to look for matching information
Search types
Allow you to specify the type of info u are searching for
Search tools
Help you filter the results
Usage rights
The way in which a piece of info is permitted to be used
Browsing history
The list of URLs that a user has visited
Syntax
The rules that describe how words are used in a language
And, not & phrase matching
And = return results that will only contain both words
Not = returns results that do not include the word
Phrase matching = return results that will only contain the whole phrase
Methods for checking info
Age
Reliability
Relevance
Accuracy
Bias
Copyright
Ensure that u have permission to use Info from the owner. Sum info will require u to state the source
Plagiarism
Copying and pasting info as ur own
