Brandon Taylor
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I have all these answers i need to know before i can wright my journal.
Which of these elements might indicate that an article contains biased information?
A) Unsupported claims of fact
B) Sarcastic or angry tone in the writer's words
C) Appeal to the reader's emotions
D) All of the above
2. While researching a topic related to current events, your librarian recommends using the ProQuest database. What resources can you find on ProQuest?
A) Newspapers
B) Reference books
C) Academic journals
D) Business magazines
3. Anything that is created by the mind, such as literary works or inventions, would be classified as:
A) Industrial property
B) Public domain
C) Intellectual property
D) Fair use material
4. While researching a topic for a classroom assignment, you find a website with a URL that ends in .gov. What information can you evaluate about the website, based on this domain name?
A) The site is government sponsored
B) The information on the site should be considered reliable
C) The information on the site should be considered unreliable
D) Both A and B are correct
5. You are reading an article that you wish to use for your research assignment. The author makes a good point about your topic, and you wish to use it word for word in your paper. How would you go about including a word-for-word passage in your paper?
A) Paraphrase his statement, with no citation
B) Quote the author, and include a citation
C) Summarize the author's statement, with no citation
D) Quote the author, but use no citation.
6. You are researching the history of the civil rights movement, and you are looking for a specific Supreme Court case (Brown v. Board of Education) that opened public schools to students of color. Which database allows a researcher to look for specific legal cases?
A) Credo
B) ProQuest Newspapers
C) CINAHL
D) Lexis/Nexis
7. Before submitting a research paper for a class, your instructor recommends that you upload the paper to Turnitin. Which of these best describes Turnitin?
A) Turnitin is a product that checks a paper for originality
B) Turnitin gives feedback to students that help them to avoid issues with plagiarism
C) Turnitin is used by instructors to identify work that may have been copied and pasted from articles on the Internet
D) All of these describe Turnitin
8. You are researching information about recent health care legislation enacted by the Obama administration. During your research, you find an article in the New York Times from 2004 about Obama's skill in fundraising for the Democratic Party. Based on this information, which of the following choices is correct?
A) The article should be used, because it is current
B) The article should not be used, because it is not relevant to the research
C) The article should be used, because it was found in the New York Times
D) All of these would be good choices
9. Governments recognize that expression of ideas should be protected from others who may wish to benefit from another's ideas. As a result, governments have established laws that protect intellectual property. Which of these items is protected by intellectual property rights?
A) The Nike "swoosh"
B) Humulin-an Eli Lilly drug used by diabetics
C) A news article found in Time magazine
D) All of these are protected by intellectual property rights
10. In some situations related to research purposes, a student may copy and share copyrighted materials without permission from the copyright holder. In these instances, the student is benefitting from the principle of:
A) Fair use
B) Plagiarism
C) Public domain
D) None of the above
Which of these elements might indicate that an article contains biased information?
A) Unsupported claims of fact
B) Sarcastic or angry tone in the writer's words
C) Appeal to the reader's emotions
D) All of the above
2. While researching a topic related to current events, your librarian recommends using the ProQuest database. What resources can you find on ProQuest?
A) Newspapers
B) Reference books
C) Academic journals
D) Business magazines
3. Anything that is created by the mind, such as literary works or inventions, would be classified as:
A) Industrial property
B) Public domain
C) Intellectual property
D) Fair use material
4. While researching a topic for a classroom assignment, you find a website with a URL that ends in .gov. What information can you evaluate about the website, based on this domain name?
A) The site is government sponsored
B) The information on the site should be considered reliable
C) The information on the site should be considered unreliable
D) Both A and B are correct
5. You are reading an article that you wish to use for your research assignment. The author makes a good point about your topic, and you wish to use it word for word in your paper. How would you go about including a word-for-word passage in your paper?
A) Paraphrase his statement, with no citation
B) Quote the author, and include a citation
C) Summarize the author's statement, with no citation
D) Quote the author, but use no citation.
6. You are researching the history of the civil rights movement, and you are looking for a specific Supreme Court case (Brown v. Board of Education) that opened public schools to students of color. Which database allows a researcher to look for specific legal cases?
A) Credo
B) ProQuest Newspapers
C) CINAHL
D) Lexis/Nexis
7. Before submitting a research paper for a class, your instructor recommends that you upload the paper to Turnitin. Which of these best describes Turnitin?
A) Turnitin is a product that checks a paper for originality
B) Turnitin gives feedback to students that help them to avoid issues with plagiarism
C) Turnitin is used by instructors to identify work that may have been copied and pasted from articles on the Internet
D) All of these describe Turnitin
8. You are researching information about recent health care legislation enacted by the Obama administration. During your research, you find an article in the New York Times from 2004 about Obama's skill in fundraising for the Democratic Party. Based on this information, which of the following choices is correct?
A) The article should be used, because it is current
B) The article should not be used, because it is not relevant to the research
C) The article should be used, because it was found in the New York Times
D) All of these would be good choices
9. Governments recognize that expression of ideas should be protected from others who may wish to benefit from another's ideas. As a result, governments have established laws that protect intellectual property. Which of these items is protected by intellectual property rights?
A) The Nike "swoosh"
B) Humulin-an Eli Lilly drug used by diabetics
C) A news article found in Time magazine
D) All of these are protected by intellectual property rights
10. In some situations related to research purposes, a student may copy and share copyrighted materials without permission from the copyright holder. In these instances, the student is benefitting from the principle of:
A) Fair use
B) Plagiarism
C) Public domain
D) None of the above