Assessing Website Authority
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Which type of resource is highlighted in the previous two chapters?

  • Government websites
  • Social media platforms
  • Library resources (correct)
  • Internet search engines

What has the internet emerged as in the past decade?

  • A predominantly commercial and social medium (correct)
  • A text-only medium
  • A resource mostly used in government and higher education
  • An indispensable communication platform

What did the COVID-19 pandemic highlight about the internet?

  • It is a predominantly commercial and social medium
  • It is a resource mostly used in government and higher education
  • It is an essential medium that most people rely on (correct)
  • It is an indispensable communication platform

Which top-level domain (TLD) is usually used for URLs of nonprofit organizations?

<p>.org (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which top-level domain (TLD) specifies a military site?

<p>.mil (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the best way to find government agencies online?

<p>Going directly to USA.gov (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the TLD commonly used for personal websites?

<p>.net (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which social networking site allows users to communicate by posting brief tweets?

<p>Twitter (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which platform is the most popular source for accessing videos on practically any topic imaginable?

<p>YouTube (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which search engine is currently the most popular with about 90 percent of search traffic?

<p>Google (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which search engine is fast becoming the preferred choice for those who value their privacy?

<p>DuckDuckGo (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

According to the text, what are the five criteria for a good website for research?

<p>Who, What, When, Where, and How (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

According to the text, what does Operation Clambake fail to do?

<p>Pass a basic evaluation (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

According to the text, why might one think that googling is enough to find sources for a research paper?

<p>Information is now available at our fingertips (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is true about the structure of the internet?

<p>The TLD of a website determines its content (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of nonprofit organization websites?

<p>To promote causes and raise funds (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main difference between commercial websites and nonprofit organization websites?

<p>Commercial websites do not have a specific TLD (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the surface web?

<p>The top layer of the internet accessible to anyone (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which criterion is the first to consider when determining if a website is appropriate for research?

<p>Evaluating authority (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is one red flag regarding the authority of the Operation Clambake website?

<p>The author operates the site alone (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary purpose of Operation Clambake website?

<p>To promote a cause (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is one indication of the critical tone of the Operation Clambake website?

<p>Links to scandalous articles (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is a recommended strategy for improving search results?

<p>All of the above (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of using quotation marks in a search engine?

<p>To search for an exact phrase (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does placing a hyphen (-) before a word or phrase in a search engine do?

<p>Eliminates the specified keyword from the search (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of using plus signs in a search engine?

<p>To include specific keywords in the search (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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