Exam

1. Based on the URL (Uniform Resource Locator), which of the following Web sites would be most likely to have information appropriate for academic research?
       amazon.com
       ccat.sas.upen.edu
       www.greenpeace.org
       all of the above
   
2. If you know the name of a company, what method would probably be the fastest way to find their web page?
       search in a subject directory
       search in a meta-search engine
       guess the URL
       search in Northern Light
   
3. To locate quality sites on the Web, one of the most efficient methods is to:
       search in a subject directory
       search in a meta-search engine
       guess the URL
       search in Yahoo
   
4. To refine or focus a Web search, use the following technique(s):
       place quotes around phrases
       combine terms using boolean operators
       limit your search to a particular domain
       all of the above
   
5. A web search engine will search the contents of:
       subscription databases on the library's web page
       all of the contents of the World Wide Web
       specific units of a web page and portions of the World Wide Web
       all of the above