Exam 9: Research on the Internet and Electronic Mail

A(n) is an electronic mailing list that enables people on the list to send and receive messages to\from everyone on the list via email.

Which common web browser feature allows a user to search for words on the web page that is currently displayed?

Most search engines use computerized methods called to search the Web to compile their databases.

A portal is a collection of databases and information sites arranged by subject.

Before connecting to a legal information service, you should know:

Why is email a very convenient form of communication for legal professionals?

The Internet is best suited for factual research.

Every page on the Internet has a URL.

A(n) contains postings that resemble diary or journal entries arranged in reverse chronological order.

Which tab in Lexis allows you to determine if a case, statute, or other document is good law?

Individual search engines compile their own searchable database.

CareerBuilder.com is an example of a subject-specific database.

Which type of search engine organizes information into a hierarchal index of menus by topic?

A metasearch engine crawls the Web and compiles its own database.

To force a word's inclusion when searching the Internet, you should:

The email software used by most law offices is:

The Lexis Advance gives you a number of different options for viewing and working with retrieved documents.

When using the KeyCite feature in Westlaw, which of the following symbols indicates that the case is no longer good law for at least one of the points of law it contains?

Westlaw and Lexis, in particular, are low cost, so staying online as needed to find whatever you are looking for is not a problem.

There is little uniformity in national public record searches.