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Online Database Quiz

Questions:

 

1.       What is a keyword?   What is a subject search?

 

2.       What Boolean Operator requires both terms in search

a.     OR

b.     AND

c.      NOT

d.     INSTEAD

 

3.       Give an example of a phrase search:

 

4.       With truncation, you use symbols to:

 

a.       Narrow your search to only  a few results

b.       Broad your search to include various word endings and spellings

c.       Include the internet in your search results

 

5.       What are two databases we subscribe to at Rio Hondo Library?

a.    ProQuest

b.    Ebsco

c.    Google

d.    Amazon

 

6.    What are stop words and what do databases do with these?

        a.     Include them in the search

        b.     Ignore them

        c.     Require them to connect terms

 

 

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