INTERNET RESEARCH QUIZ NUM BER 1-10 IN YOUR NOTEB OOK
Jan 21, 2016
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QUESTION 1
What is the Internet?
a. A bunch of information contained in the cloud
b. A bunch of computers linked together to share information
c. A bunch of information stored by the government
d. A bunch of information stored by Google and Yahoo
QUESTION 2
Which of the following site endings may contain very biased information, or make you want to buy something?
a. xxxxxx.edu
b. xxxxxx.gov
c. xxxxxx.org
d. xxxxxx.com
QUESTION 3
Who fact-checks information on the Internet?
a. Nobody
b. U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
c. Teachers around the world
d. Universities
QUESTION 4
Fred is doing a report on hurricanes and tornadoes. Where should he type the words “hurricanes and tornadoes” to search for sites with information?
A B C D
QUESTION 5
Where can the name of this site be found?
A B C D
QUESTION 6
Which of these search strings will give Fred the best, scientific, age appropriate information about the differences between hurricanes and tornadoes?
a. “hurricanes and tornadoes”
b. “What are the differences between hurricanes and tornadoes?”
c. “hurricanes tornadoes difference science kids”
d. “weather”
QUESTION 7
What part of this url address is a “tip-off” that the information within that page is the ideas of just one person, and therefore may have lots of bias?
http://www.stevespangler.com
a. The address begins with http://
b. The address contains www
c. The address contains a person’s name
d. The address ends in .com
QUESTION 8
True or False
Every school computer can access Pioneer eMedia for free, and without a password.
QUESTION 9
What is the name of this site?
QUESTION 10
True or False
The Pacific Northwestern Tree Octopus is an endangered species.