Author Question: When seeking information in specific areas such as business, technology or law, which of the ... (Read 42 times)

clippers! · **on:** Jun 23, 2018

When seeking information in specific areas such as business, technology or law, which of the following would be the best resource?

A) The business librarian
B) Databases
C) Government publications
D) Almanacs and statistical resources
E) Directories

Question 2

Websites such as Google and Bing use what technique to help boost rankings in results?

A) Human editors
B) Monitoring algorithms
C) Search engine optimization techniques
D) Hidden Internet
E) Metasearch engines

briezy · **Reply #1 on:** Jun 23, 2018

Answer to Question 1

Answer: B
Explanation: B) Databases offer vast collections of computer-searchable information, often in specific areas such as business, law, science, technology, and education. Some of these are available only by institutional subscription, so the library may be your only way to gain access to them.

Answer to Question 2

Answer: C
Explanation: C) The most familiar search tools are general-purpose search engines, such as Google and Bing, which scan millions of websites to identify individual webpages that contain a specific word or phrase and then attempt to rank the results from most useful to least useful. Website owners use search engine optimization techniques to help boost their rankings in the results, but the ranking algorithms are kept secret to prevent unfair manipulation of the results.