WORDS YOU WILL ENCOUNTER…



WORDS YOU WILL ENCOUNTER…..

Accuracy – One of 4 methods of judging the quality of a website. Accuracy implies that the information found on the site is correct and true!

Bootlean – A word used in internet search. Bootlean means using the words, And, Or, Not, etc. in your searches.

Browser – A program that allows you to look at web sites on the Internet.

Citation – A method for giving credit to sources of information. Also called Bibliography or Resources Used.

Copyright – A legal term protecting the creative works of writers, artists, composers, and others.

Credibility – Method of judging the quality of a website. Credibility implies the site is believable.

Currency – Method of evaluating a website for how up to date the information is.

Fair use – Situations in which copywritten material can be used without permission.

Meta Search Engine – A search engine that searches multiple search engines at once.

Paraphrase – To put written text into your own words.

Plagiarism – Using the creative works of another person and claiming it as your own.

Public Domain - Works that are not copywritten or the copyright has expired.

Search Engine – Web sites that goes on the Internet and searches for information.

Truncation – Putting an * after a word in a search. This allows the search engine to find other forms of the word.

URL – “Universal Resource Locator” – another term for the web address.

Usability – Method for evaluating how easy a web site is to navigate, load, and use.

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