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A search engine serves the purpose of a library catalog.
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False
Wordkeys are typed into search engines to search for a specific topic.
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False
Search engines only give you a list of URLs that have words matching your topic.
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False
When you click on a site listed in your Search Engine results, you will automatically be sent to that site.
True
False
Which is NOT a question you should ask yourself when evaluating a website?
Who created the site?
What is the purpose of the site?
Can you find the same information on any other site?
Why should I use this site?
You can "bookmark" a site (or add it to your "favorites") if you think you might want to return at a later time.
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False
When typing in keywords, you should be very broad and vague and use basic, common words.
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False
You should read the descriptions provided to help you decide which sites would be more helpful.
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False
You should print out every page you find on a topic.
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False
You should only print pages that have a great deal of accurate information about your topic.
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False
Whenever you write a poem, story, essay, or drawing, you automatically own the copyright to it.
True
False.
It is illegal to use, copy, or distribute something that you do not own the copyrights to.
True
False
Copyright laws are Federal laws.
True
False
Writers and artists work hard to create their works and when people copy those words, they are stealing from the writers and artists.
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False
Which of the following are protected by Copyright? (Check all that apply)
You still own the copyrights to a work, even when someone hired you to create that work.
True
False
If a group works together to write or create something, the whole group owns the copyrights.
True
False
There are no exceptions to copyright laws. All copying is illegal.
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False
Unless you are absolutely sure you have "Fair Use" of a document, always seek permission from the owner before copying or distributing works.
True
False
How long do copyright protections apply to a work?
forever
1 year after creation
70 years
70 years after author's death
Unless otherwise marked, all things are freely available to anyone.
True
False
It is only free for public use if the author specifically states that the public has free use.
True
False
Copyright allows you to use a selection from a work if you change a few words or the order of the words.
True
False
The author of the original work can sue you for a lot of money if you ignore their copyrights.
True
False
When you did the Searching Practice activity, you were asked to use different search engines to search the same keywords. What did you find when you looked at the results from the different search engines?
Every search engine came up with the same list of results in the same order.
Every search engine came up with the same list of results in a different order.
Every search engine came up with a completely different list of results.
Every search engine came up with results, some were the same and some where different..