Sections Pre-exercise Define your topic Identify concepts Design your search strategy Evaluate & refine your search Exercises Other Resources IL Standards   Module home       Pre-exercise Module 1   Question 1 Defining your topic and identifying the most important concepts… Is only done when the assignment topic says to define the topic Is a waste of time - get in and write! Is only needed when there is a lot of technical jargon Is not needed when searching the Internet Should always be done to assist you in selecting keywords and alternative search terms Question 2 Which of the following statements is true? If there are different spellings in different countries or regions, the database will know all of them You do not have to check your spelling when typing in searches because Microsoft Word has a spell-check Spelling makes no difference when searching the Internet Incorrect spelling will limit your searching and may even produce a zero search result The database will automatically correct your spelling when you make a mistake Question 3 What are Boolean operators? Boolean and Boogie are forms of dance The programming language that allows you to display your search results Terms such as "AND", "OR" or "NOT" that are used to create search expressions Terms such as "WITHIN" and "NEAR" for finding nearby terms in your searches Functions which assist in formating word documents Question 4 Which search expression will return the largest number of results? Movies AND Cameron Diaz Movies OR Cameron Diaz Movies OR Cameron Diaz NOT Ben Stiller Movies AND Cameron Diaz AND Ben Stiller Movies NOT Cameron Diaz Question 5 Which of the following will return the smallest number of results? Movies NOT video AND Halloween Movies OR video AND Halloween Movies OR video OR Halloween Movies OR DVD OR video AND Halloween Movies AND Halloween