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- 1. Multiple Choice
What is a Boolean operator?
A type of search engine
Words and symbols used within databases and search engines to narrow results
Words and symbols used within databases and search engines to make research more complicated
A type of database
- 2. Multiple Choice
What function does the Boolean operator "NOT" have?
Will show results with EITHER or BOTH keywords
Will show results with ALL keywords
Will always show no results
Will show results including first keyword but excluding second keyword
- 3. Multiple Choice
What function does the Boolean operator "AND" have?
Will show results with ALL keywords
Will show results with only sources written in all caps
Will show results with EITHER or BOTH keywords
Will show results including first keyword but excluding second keyword
- 4. Multiple Choice
What function does the Boolean operator "OR" have?
Will only show results in all lowercase
Will show results with ALL keywords
Will show results including first keyword but excluding second keyword
Will show results with EITHER or BOTH keywords
- 5. Multiple Choice
What function does the Boolean operator of quotation marks have?
Will show results with the exact phrase
Will only show results that contain dialogue
Will show results with variations of the keyword
Will show no results
- 6. Multiple Choice
What function does the Boolean operator of the asterisk have?
Will only show results with the exact phrase
Will show no results
Will show results with variations of the keyword
What is an asterisk?
- 7. Multiple Choice
How can you limit a search to ONLY .edu websites?
-site:.edu
site:.edu
".edu"
.edu*
- 8. Multiple Choice
How can you make sure your search results do NOT have any .co websites?
site:.co
-".co"
.co*
-site:.co
- 9. Multiple Choice
When conducting academic research, what is typically the BEST way to narrow your search results the furthest?
Search on Google
Search on Google Scholar
Search on a database like SIRS
Search on Bing
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