Question 1

Digital natives are those who were born prior to the widespread adoption of digital technology.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Identify five criteria you can use to evaluate the credibility of source information.

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Question 3

Explain the different approaches to notations, citations and referencing.

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Question 4

Briefly discuss the legal and ethical constraints to be taken into account when using the Internet as a source of information. What are the advantages and disadvantages of print and electronic media?

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Question 5

Both intellectual property and digital rights are protected by law.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

The Harvard or author-date system of referencing adopts the following order for citing a work

Accepted Answer

A)  author's surname, initials or given name, title, publication year, publisher, place of publication. 
B)  author's given name or initials, author's surname, title, publisher, place of publication, year of publication. 
C)  author's surname, initials or given name, publication year, title, publisher, place of publication. 
D)  author's given name or initials, author's surname, title, publisher, year of publication, place of publication.

Question 7

How and for what purpose would you need to undertake a literature review?

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Question 8

In a literature review, you research

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A)  primary information. 
B)  information in a book or a journal. 
C)  secondary and tertiary sources of information. 
D)  none of the above.

Question 9

In research, experienced researchers first evaluate their results by asking questions and using critical thinking skills.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Documentation via notations is provided to

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A)  give due credit to the original author and protect the current writer. 
B)  acknowledge the current writer's contributions to the study. 
C)  support the original writer's assertions. 
D)  help future researchers avoid issues that have been over-researched.

Question 11

Boolean logic enables effective searches to

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A)  cross the whole Internet. 
B)  be as specific and/or generic as desired. 
C)  maximise the number of search engines invoked. 
D)  minimise the number of search engines invoked.

Question 12

The author-date (or Harvard) system is widely accepted due to its complexity.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Ethical research

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A)  acknowledges sources. 
B)  appropriates sources. 
C)  assumes intellectual property. 
D)  researches the digital rights of others.

Question 14

You are expected to reference when you

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A)  paraphrase from a source. 
B)  summarise from a source. 
C)  directly quote or copy material from a source. 
D)  All of the above

Question 15

A Boolean search using 'dog AND cat' would exclude works that are not about both.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Propositions are claims on which an argument is based or from which a conclusion is drawn.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 13: Researching and Processing Information

Digital natives are those who were born prior to the widespread adoption of digital technology.

Identify five criteria you can use to evaluate the credibility of source information.

Explain the different approaches to notations, citations and referencing.

Briefly discuss the legal and ethical constraints to be taken into account when using the Internet as a source of information. What are the advantages and disadvantages of print and electronic media?

Both intellectual property and digital rights are protected by law.

The Harvard or author-date system of referencing adopts the following order for citing a work

How and for what purpose would you need to undertake a literature review?

In a literature review, you research

In research, experienced researchers first evaluate their results by asking questions and using critical thinking skills.

Documentation via notations is provided to

Boolean logic enables effective searches to

The author-date (or Harvard) system is widely accepted due to its complexity.

Ethical research

You are expected to reference when you

A Boolean search using 'dog AND cat' would exclude works that are not about both.

Propositions are claims on which an argument is based or from which a conclusion is drawn.