1) If you use a truncation symbol like (*) and search for bank*, which of the following words will the database also search for?
tank, thank, lank, drank
banking, bankruptcy, bankers, banks
both A and B
this is impossible to do in any database

2) Which search strategy using Boolean connectors would result in a list of citations for articles on the laws concerning smoking in restaurants?
Smoking OR restaurants
Smoking AND restaurants
Smoking
Restaurants

3) Your research topic is “The U.S. and immigration.” After a keyword search in an articles database, you discover that your topic is too broad and you must narrow it down. What two fields in the article records can help you narrow down (focus) your search?
Title field, Source field
Publisher field, Author field
Subject (descriptor) field, Abstract field
Notes field, Title field

4) From the following list of words, select which three are Boolean operators (connectors):
But, and, or
Not, with, from
Not, and, or
And, or, with

5) A full-text database is one that contains:
Article references and abstracts
Complete texts of articles
Only numeric data
An index to articles

6) Your topic is teen drug use. You need as many articles as possible. Which of the following searches would yield the most results?
teenagers OR adolescents
teens AND drugs
drugs
none of the above.

7) What are Boolean operators (or connectors)?
Connectors used to build databases
Mark up language used in developing web-based databases
Words placed between keyword search terms to narrow or expand a search.
Special library operators that search databases

8) In a database record, TITLE, ABSTRACT, JOURNAL, AUTHOR, and DATE are examples of:
Subject terms
Records
Downloading
Fields

9) The most important thing to remember when you go to the World Wide Web ("Web," or "WWW") to do research is:
The first 3 websites in your list of results will be all you will need to use.
No one controls the Web or does quality control of websites, so you need to evaluate the relevance and appropriateness of each website yourself.
Sometimes pictures speak louder than words.
Everything you find on the web is free, so take your pick.

10) A database is:
Any computer generated file
Always available on CD-ROM
An organized collection of information
A printed catalog of items available at the library