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Fender Guitar Search Techniques Quiz

Test your knowledge on effective search techniques with our Fender Guitar Search Quiz! Designed to help you understand how to refine your searches using Boolean operators, this quiz is an excellent resource for anyone looking to enhance their online research skills.

In this quiz, you will learn about:

Boolean operators and their functions
Strategies for narrowing search results
Tools for evaluating online information

13 Questions3 MinutesCreated by SearchingGuitar12

Patrick wants to search for Fender guitars other than Stratocasters. He plans to use a keyword search engine. He does not want to see any results for Stratocaster guitars, only other Fender models. Which of the following search strings should he use?

guitar Fender <Stratocaster>

Guitar Fender |Stratocaster

Guitar Fender !Stratocaster

Guitar Fender *Stratocaster

What is the purpose of the Boolean operator AND?

It requires the search results to include one keyword and exclude another.

It requires the search results to exclude one keyword

It requires the search results to include one keyword and one URL.

It requires the search results to include multiple keywords.

What is the purpose of the Boolean operator OR?

It requires the search results to include one keyword or the other or both.

It requires the search results to include one keyword and exclude another.

It requires the search results to include multiple keywords.

It requires the search results to include one keyword or one URL.

Which operator would you use in a Web search to find a multi-word phrase with the words in a specified order?

Quotation marks " "

Ampersand &

Brackets [ ]

Parentheses ( )

What is the purpose of a Boolean operator?

To narrow search results by including or excluding words or phrases

To determine the alphabetical order of search engine findings

To assign a relevancy ranking to search engine findings

To perform a static search or a keyword search

Which statement is true regarding the use of Internet searches for job-related research?

The Internet is unreliable because too much false information is generated via popular search engines.

The Internet provides fast, convenient access to social networking, but should not be used as a research tool

The Internet provides fast, convenient access to a vast amount of information and services.

The Internet should be used as a secondary resource to information found in scholarly journals.

During a Web search, entering erroneous search criteria, clicking dead links or accessing a busy server is likely to:

Return less relevant results for your keywords

Use all the space in your browser cache.

Activate the robot or spider program.

Cause an error page to display.

Search engines use a ranking system to help you determine how closely a site matches the topic for which you are searching. Generally, how does this ranking system work?

The more reference sources included in a Web document, the higher the relevancy score that document receives.

The more keywords you specify in your search criteria, the higher the relevancy scores assigned to the retrieved documents.

The more frequently your specified keywords are found in a particular document, the higher the relevancy score that document receives.

The more hyperlinks included in a Web document, the higher the relevancy score that document receives.

After you have found the information you need on the Web, you must still evaluate its accuracy and value. To determine whether information is reliable or factual, you should:

Consult authoritative peer-reviewed resources.

Consult popular resources.

Consult open peer-reviewed resources.

Consult secondary resources

It is vital that you understand how to evaluate information you retrieve from resources on the Internet because the source of information can directly affect the quality and factuality of the information. Which of the following resource categories is the most common type of Internet resource you will use?

Secondary

Authoritative peer-reviewed

Open peer-reviewed

Primary

It is vital that you understand how to evaluate information you retrieve from resources on the Internet because the source of information can directly affect the quality and factuality of the information. Which of the following types of resources only accept input from scholars and recognized authorities?

Individual

Open peer-reviewed

Primary

Authoritative peer-reviewed

Popular

Scholarly

Open peer-reviewed

Individual

Which is the most important reason you should properly cite information that you obtain from an Internet search?

To avoid plagiarizing someone else's work

To avoid crediting the creators of the sites you use

To avoid using someone else's work for your own site or publication

To avoid contacting the original author

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