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Question 1 The most relevant academic social networks are....

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a. Twitter
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question b. Flickr

c. Linkedin

d. Researchgate !

e. Academia !

f. Mendeley !

The correct answers are:

Researchgate,
Academia,
Mendeley

Question 2 DISINFORMATION is used to refer...

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a. Fabricated or deliberately manipulated content.
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question b. Unintentional mistakes.

c. False information that is spread deliberately to deceive. !

d. Misleading information created or disseminated without manipulative intent.

e. Misleading information created or disseminated without malicious intent.

f. Deliberate attempts to confuse or manipulate people, delivering dishonest information to them. !

The correct answers are:

False information that is spread deliberately to deceive.,
Fabricated or deliberately manipulated content.,
Deliberate attempts to confuse or manipulate people, delivering dishonest information to them.

Question 3 Match the reference to the resource type (APA Style 7th ed.)
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Field, A. (2009). Discovering statistics using SPSS (3rd ed.). Sage Publications. Print book
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question Lee, C. (2020, March 13). New reference examples on the APA Style website. APA Style Blog post
Blog. https://apastyle.apa.org/blog/reference-examples
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Royal Roads University. (n.d.). Create a preliminary document plan. http://library.royalroads.ca/writing-centre/writing- Web page
essay-start-here/create-preliminary-document-plan
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Godfrey, D. (2005). Adapting historical citations to APA Style. Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media, 49(4), Journal article
544-547. https://doi.org/10.1207/s15506878jobem4904_15
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The correct answer is: Field, A. (2009). Discovering statistics using SPSS (3rd ed.). Sage Publications. → Print book, Lee, C. (2020, March
13). New reference examples on the APA Style website. APA Style Blog. https://apastyle.apa.org/blog/reference-examples → Blog post,
Royal Roads University. (n.d.). Create a preliminary document plan. http://library.royalroads.ca/writing-centre/writing-essay-start-
here/create-preliminary-document-plan → Web page, Godfrey, D. (2005). Adapting historical citations to APA Style. Journal of
Broadcasting & Electronic Media, 49(4), 544-547. https://doi.org/10.1207/s15506878jobem4904_15 → Journal article

Question 4 What is TRUE about "PEER REVIEW"?

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a. Done by the Journal's Editor.
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question b. Rejection is not common in the most prestigious journals.

c. Evaluation of scholarly journal articles. !

d. Done by experts in the subject. !

e. The most prestigious journals have high rejection rates. !

f. Evaluation of standards.

The correct answers are:

Evaluation of scholarly journal articles.,
Done by experts in the subject.,
The most prestigious journals have high rejection rates.

Question 5 Which of the following are reference sources?

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a. Book
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question b. Dictionary !

c. Standard

d. Journal Article

e. Directory !

f. Yearbook !

The correct answers are: Dictionary, Yearbook, Directory

Question 6 Library catalogues and bibliographies are primary information resources.

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True
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False !

The correct answer is 'False'.

Question 7 What is TRUE about information at the WEB?

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a. Information on the web goes through a review process.
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question b. Information on the web is always free.

c. !
Information on the web is searchable but not organized.

d. The web can be a good research source for information from the government. !

e. Information on the web is usually organized.

f. !
Most information on the web does not go through a review process.

The correct answers are:

Information on the web is searchable but not organized.,

Most information on the web does not go through a review process.,

The web can be a good research source for information from the government.

Question 8 Searching in ABI INFORM for scholarly journal articles about economic indicators in Spain, you retrieve few results that don't fulfill your
Correct information need and you want to expand your search.
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Select one or more:
a. Using truncation with the selected terms. !

b. Adding certain filters, such us source type, document type, language...

c. Looking in the thesaurus for broader terms. !

d. Searching in specific fields, looking up terms in indexes of defined values.

e. Looking in the thesaurus for narrow terms and combining them using AND.

f. Looking in the thesaurus for related terms and combining them using OR. !

The correct answers are: Looking in the thesaurus for broader terms., Looking in the thesaurus for related terms and combining them using
OR., Using truncation with the selected terms.

Question 9 Please, match the following items:

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Academic works e-Archive UC3M !
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Flag Data and indicators from different sectors STATISTA !

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Bibliographic database specialized in Economics and Business ABI INFORM !

Data from international companies OSIRIS !

European data presented in dimensional tables EUROSTAT !

Scientific multidisciplinar databases including citation indexing WEB OF SCIENCE !

The correct answer is: Academic works → e-Archive UC3M, Data and indicators from different sectors → STATISTA, Bibliographic database
specialized in Economics and Business → ABI INFORM, Data from international companies → OSIRIS, European data presented in
dimensional tables → EUROSTAT, Scientific multidisciplinar databases including citation indexing → WEB OF SCIENCE

Question 10
You need information about the monetary policy in Europe, excluding Turkey, published in the International Journal of Economics and
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Finance. You decide to search in the Library Searcher.
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a. (SubjectTerms:(monetary policy)) AND ((SubjectTerms:(europe)) OR (turkey)) AND (International Journal of Economics and Finance)

b. (monetary policy) NOT (europe) NOT (turkey) AND (International Journal of Economics and Finance)

c. ((SubjectTerms:(monetary policy)) OR (SubjectTerms:(europe))) NOT (SubjectTerms:(turkey)) AND (PublicationTitle:(International

Journal of Economics and Finance))

d. (SubjectTerms:(monetary policy)) AND (SubjectTerms:(europe)) NOT (SubjectTerms:(turkey)) AND (PublicationTitle:(International!

Journal of Economics and Finance))

The correct answer is: (SubjectTerms:(monetary policy)) AND (SubjectTerms:(europe)) NOT (SubjectTerms:(turkey)) AND (PublicationTitle:
(International Journal of Economics and Finance))

Question 11 Wich is the boolean operator for "any of these words"?

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a. OR
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question b. XOR

c. AND

d. NOT

The correct answer is:

OR

Question 12 The boolean operator AND always broadens our search.

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True
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False !

The correct answer is 'False'.

Question 13
We have searched in a database for the terms "archive" and "library", obtaining the following results:
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Flag 1 Religion 62
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2 Christianity 117
3 1 OR 2 146

With this information, how many documents will we retrieve if we search for:
Religion NOT Christianity ?

Select one:
a. 33

b. 55

c. 29 !

d. 84

The correct answer is: 29

Question 14 In the context of information retrieval, a Thesaurus ....

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a. Provides relationships among the terms to avoid problems of polisemy, homonymy and synonymy.
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question b. Used only in free text fields.

c. Provides a list of controlled terms to categorize and classify documents. !

d. Provides a natural language with the problems of polisemy, homonymy and synonymy.

e. Makes it easy to find the right term to achieve a high level of relevance. !

f. Provides a list of terms with no relationships between them.

The correct answers are: Provides a list of controlled terms to categorize and classify documents., Provides relationships among the terms
to avoid problems of polisemy, homonymy and synonymy., Makes it easy to find the right term to achieve a high level of relevance.

Question 15 An important part of the information retrieval problems are related to natural language issues. Different linguistic phenomena produce noise
Partially or silence in document retrieval.
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Match the linguistic phenomenon with the common result in the information retrieval process:
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Spelling variants of the same term Silence !
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False combination of words Silence "

Homonymy Noise !

Language variants of the same term Silence !

Polysemy Noise !

Synonymy Silence !

The correct answer is: Spelling variants of the same term → Silence, False combination of words → Noise, Homonymy → Noise, Language
variants of the same term → Silence, Polysemy → Noise, Synonymy → Silence

Question 16 If you define a search strategy using the terms "nutrition" and "child", a priori, what search query will return more results?
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a. nutrition OR child*
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question b. nutrition OR child

c. nutrition NEAR child

d. nutrition AND child

The correct answer is: nutrition OR child*

Question 17 Which of the following are TRUE about PROXIMITY OPERATORS.

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a. You can use proximity operators to find two words in different fields within a document.
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question b. Proximity operators are used to narrow search engine results. !

c. Proximity operators are used to broaden search engine results.

d. Proximity operators defines logical relationships between terms in a search so that each search result contains at least one of the
terms.

e. You can use proximity operators to search for two or more words that occur within a specified number of words (or fewer) of !
each other in the databases.

f. Proximity operators are used to find two words next to, near, or within a specified distance of each other within a document. !

The correct answers are: Proximity operators are used to narrow search engine results., Proximity operators are used to find two words
next to, near, or within a specified distance of each other within a document., You can use proximity operators to search for two or more
words that occur within a specified number of words (or fewer) of each other in the databases.

Question 18 What can we do if the query to a database we get none or very few results (SILENCE) that do not totally resolve our information need?
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a. Add more specific terms
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question b. Combine more terms using boolean operator AND

c. Use broader terms !

d. Search by specific search/database fields

e. Use synonyms with boolean operator OR !

f. Use truncation !

The correct answers are: Use broader terms, Use truncation, Use synonyms with boolean operator OR

Question 19 What can we do if the query to a database we get too many results including some noise documents?
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a. Combine more terms using boolean operator AND
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question b. Search by exact phrase. !

c. Add related terms

d. Use truncation

e. Search by specific search/database fields !

f. Use synonyms with boolean operator OR

The correct answers are: Combine more terms using boolean operator AND, Search by specific search/database fields, Search by exact
phrase.

Question 20 When must you include the page number, in the in-text citation?
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a. Never.
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question b. When you include a direct quote from a source. !

c. When summarizing a source.

d. When paraphrasing a source.

The correct answer is:

When you include a direct quote from a source.

Question 21 How should we use DOI en APA 7th edition?

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a. Where DOI and URL are available, both must be provided.
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question b. Where no DOI is available, the full URL should be provided. !

c. Where DOI and URL are available, only URL must be provided.

d. Where DOI and URL are available, only DOI must be provided. !

The correct answers are:

Where no DOI is available, the full URL should be provided.,
Where DOI and URL are available, only DOI must be provided.

Question 22 Select the correct in text citation for this reference APA 7th edition:
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of 1.00 Akhlaghi, N., Baker, C. A., Lahlou, M., Zafar, H., Murthy, K. G., Rangwala, H. S., Kosecka, J., Joiner, W. M., Pancrazio, J. J., & Sikdar, S.
(2016). Real-Time Classification of Hand Motions Using Ultrasound Imaging of Forearm Muscles. IEEE Transactions on Biomedical
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question Engineering, 63(8), 1687-1698. https://doi.org/10.1109/TBME.2015.2498124

Select one:
a. (Akhlaghi et al., 2016) !

b. (N. Akhlaghi et al., 2016)

c. (Akhlaghi, 2016)

d. (Akhlaghi.. Sikdar, 2016)

The correct answer is: (Akhlaghi et al., 2016)

Question 23 If the cited resource doesn't provide a publication date, which of the following options is correct for the in-text citation in APA Style 7th
Correct edition?
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b. (Lastname)

c. (Lastname, no date)

d. (Lastname, n.d.) !

The correct answer is:

(Lastname, n.d.)

Question 24 Where are in-text citations placed in an APA 7th ed. Style article?
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a. In bracketed number after quotations or paraphrases.
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question b. In parentheses after the reference, in the reference list.

c. In parentheses at the bottom of the page.

d. In parentheses after quotations or paraphrases. !

The correct answer is:

In parentheses after quotations or paraphrases.

Question 25 If the cited resource doesn't have an identified author, what information should be provided in the in-text citation in APA 7th edition?
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a. (Anonymous, n.d.)
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question b. (Anon., year)

c. (The first few words of the title, year) !

d. (Anonymous, year)

The correct answer is:

(The first few words of the title, year)

Question 26 Which of the following is a narrative citation?

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a. Smith (2019)
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question b. (Smith, 2019)

c. [1]

d. (Smith 2019)

The correct answer is: Smith (2019)

Question 27
What's wrong with this journal article reference? (APA Style 7th ed.)
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of 1.00 Godfrey, Donald. (2005). Adapting historical citations to APA Style. Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media, 49(4), 544–547.
Flag https://doi.org/10.1207/s15506878jobem4904_15
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Select one:
a. It is incorrect to provide a DOI; the author should have provided the URL to the resource.

b. Only the initial should be provided for the first name. !

c. There should be a comma after the date.

d. It is correct.

The correct answer is: Only the initial should be provided for the first name.

Question 28 What's wrong with this reference? (APA Style 7th ed.)
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Gomes, J. F. (2013). Essays on political economy and development [Doctoral Thesis, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid]. E-Archivo. Retrieved
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Select one:
a. Retrieved from is not required. !

b. The title is italicized.

c. DOI is not required.

d. E-archivo is not required.

The correct answer is:

Retrieved from is not required.

Question 29 What's wrong with this reference? (APA Style 7th ed.)
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Contessi, S., De Pace, P., & Guidolin, M. (2020). Mildly explosive dynamics in U.S. fixed income markets. European Journal of Operational
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Research, 287(2), 712-724. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejor.2020.03.053
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Select one:
a. Journal title is italicized.

b. Article title is in sentence case.

c. Journal title is in title case.

d. Article title is italicized. !

The correct answer is:

Article title is italicized.

Question 30 We enclose search terms and their operators in parentheses to...

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a. specify the different operators.
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question b. combine the different options.

c. specify the order in which they are interpreted. !

d. specify the most important terms.

The correct answer is:

specify the order in which they are interpreted.

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