Quiz 1.2-
Understanding and Using Boolean Operators
Part 1
Type the Boolean operator (AND, OR, or NOT) that best fits
in the search statement to satisfy the search criterion stated.
Question 1 Find information on pollution in the Chesapeake
Bay. “Chesapeake Bay”______ pollut*
Question 2 Find information on the effect of plastics
recycling on the environment. (recycle______ (33.33 %)reuse)______ (33.33
%)plastics______ (33.33 %)environment
Question 3 Find information on renewable energy sources.
“renewable energy”______ (50 %)(solar______ (50 %)wind)
Question 4 Find information on obedience training and adult
dogs. (dog______ (33.33 %)canine)______
(33.33 %)”obedience training”______ (33.33 %)puppy
Question 5 Find information on diabetes in children.
(child*______ (50 %)kids)______ (50 %)diabet*
Part 2
For the following descriptions of Boolean operators, type
the Boolean operator (AND, OR, or NOT) that the statement best describes.
Question 6 ______ connects the different keywords in your
search by requiring all the search terms to be present.
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Question 7______ broadens your search by providing
alternative keywords to be searched, and only requires that at least one of the
search terms be present in the search results that the database or search
engine retrieves for you.
Question 8 Some databases use alternative symbols in place
of the______ connector, such as the plus sign (+).
Question 9______ is used to exclude records that contain
certain keywords.
Question 10 Using____ in a search statement will retrieve
records that have any of these keywords/phrases connected by this operator.
