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Media Studies: Quiz

Identify the keywords

Identify the keywords in the following search topic: What are the effects of video games on children's behaviour?
Video games and children: 0 votes (0%)
Video games, children and behaviour: 2 votes (50%)
Effects, video games and children: 2 votes (50%)
Total Votes: 4
Why makes a list of synonyms for your keywords?
To give you extra search words which mean the opposite to your keywords: 0 votes (0%)
To give you extra search words which mean the same as your keywords: 2 votes (66.67%)
To give you extra search words which are more specific than your keywords: 1 votes (33.33%)
Total Votes: 3

Operators

Why would you use the operator AND to combine your search terms?
It will narrow your search and produce a smaller set of results: 2 votes (100%)
It will narrow your search and produce a wider set of results: 0 votes (0%)
It will broaden your search and produce a wider set of results: 0 votes (0%)
Total Votes: 2
What does the operator OR mean in this search phrase: Radio OR Wireless
The search will be narrowed to include only those records which contain the term radio but not the term wireless: 0 votes (0%)
The search will be narrowed to exclude all those records which contain the terms radio and wireless: 0 votes (0%)
The search will be widened to include all records which contain the term radio or the term wireless or both: 2 votes (100%)
Total Votes: 2

Truncation

Typing in market* will find the following list of terms
marking, marketing, markets: 0 votes (0%)
market, marketing, markets: 2 votes (100%)
marking, marketable, marketing: 0 votes (0%)
Total Votes: 2

Informaton on the internet

All information on the Internet will be at an academic standard and be of good quality
True: 0 votes (0%)
False: 2 votes (100%)
Total Votes: 2

Printed Journal (serial or periodical)

Where should you go to search for a printed journal?
The Electronic Journals link on the Portal: 0 votes (0%)
The Exam Papers link on the Portal: 0 votes (0%)
The Library Catalogue: 2 votes (100%)
Total Votes: 2
What will I find in USearch?
Details of Library books and journals: 0 votes (0%)
Many of the Library's electronic journal articles: 2 votes (100%)
Electronic books and electronic journal articles: 0 votes (0%)
Total Votes: 2

Refworks

What is Refworks?
A business and management database: 0 votes (0%)
A database which will manage your references: 2 votes (100%)
A computing database: 0 votes (0%)
Total Votes: 2

Finding quality web sites

Where can you find good quality web sites selected by your Subject Librarians?
The Library Catalogue: 0 votes (0%)
The subject Guides: 2 votes (100%)
The Special Collections web page: 0 votes (0%)
Total Votes: 2