Question 1

Trailblazer pages are never narrow in scope.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Why do many subject guides provide a local search engine and how do these local search engines work?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Why do many subject guides provide a...

Question 3

Specialized search engines are available in a wide variety of topics.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

When searching a(n) ____________________, use just a one word or two-word phrase.

Accepted Answer

The answer of When searching a(n) ____________________, use just a...

Question 5

A page's authority (the author and his/her qualifications) is one way to determine the ____________________ of a Web site.

Accepted Answer

The answer of A page's authority (the author and his/her...

Question 6

Subject guides usually only have one way to access their information, a topical list.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

The local search engines provided by subject guides search the whole web.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

What is meant by browsing a subject guide?

Accepted Answer

The answer of What is meant by browsing a subject...

Question 9

LookSmart is a highly non-commercial subject guide.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

____________________ are great time savers that subject guides provide, in that they allow you to preview a site before actually going to it.

Accepted Answer

The answer of ____________________ are great time savers that subject...

Question 11

Evaluative criteria are algorithms used by search engines to locate Web pages.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

A good way to locate a specialized search engine is to ask a(n) ____________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of A good way to locate a specialized...

Question 13

Subject guides take more time to use than search engines because of the annotations.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Search engines are also know as subject trees.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Item 1 in the figure above points to the _______________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of  Item 1 in the figure above...

Question 16

Item 1 in the figure above points to the ____________ path.

Accepted Answer

The answer of  Item 1 in the figure above...

Question 17

A Subject guide usually provide alternate ways of finding information, like topical or alphabetical lists, or indexes based on subject or Dewey Decimal number.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

The Web page summaries included in subject guides are called annotations.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

_________________ is the easiest and most effective way to find information in a subject guide.

Accepted Answer

The answer of _________________ is the easiest and most effective...

Question 20

Locating the sponsor of a Web page, or finding a bibliography at the site are good ways of testing a Web page's objectivity and accuracy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 3: Browsing Subject Guides

Trailblazer pages are never narrow in scope.

Why do many subject guides provide a local search engine and how do these local search engines work?

Specialized search engines are available in a wide variety of topics.

When searching a(n) ____________________, use just a one word or two-word phrase.

A page's authority (the author and his/her qualifications) is one way to determine the ____________________ of a Web site.

Subject guides usually only have one way to access their information, a topical list.

The local search engines provided by subject guides search the whole web.

What is meant by browsing a subject guide?

LookSmart is a highly non-commercial subject guide.

____________________ are great time savers that subject guides provide, in that they allow you to preview a site before actually going to it.

Evaluative criteria are algorithms used by search engines to locate Web pages.

A good way to locate a specialized search engine is to ask a(n) ____________________.

Subject guides take more time to use than search engines because of the annotations.

Search engines are also know as subject trees.

Item 1 in the figure above points to the _______________.

Item 1 in the figure above points to the ____________ path.

A Subject guide usually provide alternate ways of finding information, like topical or alphabetical lists, or indexes based on subject or Dewey Decimal number.

The Web page summaries included in subject guides are called annotations.

_________________ is the easiest and most effective way to find information in a subject guide.

Locating the sponsor of a Web page, or finding a bibliography at the site are good ways of testing a Web page's objectivity and accuracy.