Information (Reliability, Validity and Bias) 02

1. Many websites contain 'biased' information because .......

   • some people set out to deliberately mislead
   • the authors have avoided personal opinion
   • the authors have carefully checked their facts
   • websites are created by people

2. Many websites contain 'biased' information.

   • Caused because people interpret facts in different ways
   • This can always be avoided
   • This is always deliberate
   • This is usually easy to spot

3. People rarely check the validity of websites because .......

   • anti-virus software stops suspicious sites
   • information on the web is just as reliable as any book
   • it isn't really necessary these days
   • validating websites takes longer than just searching

4. Which do you think gives the least biased information?

   • A site ending .co.uk
   • A site ending .com
   • A site ending .gov.uk
   • A site ending .org

5. When evaluating a website you should .......

   • not believe anything you read
   • not trust anything created more than five years ago
   • think critically about what you view
   • trust anything written by a teacher

6. The quickest way to find a resource on the www is .......

   • to enter a specific url in the address bar
   • to get someone else to look for you
   • to randomly access sites
   • to use a search engine with a keyword

7. Search engines are useful because .......

   • they always find something interesting to view
   • they always find what we are searching for
   • they are free to use
   • they search millions of websites for what we want to find

8. Search engines can create long lists of 'hits'. A hit is .......

   • a site containing all the information being searched for
   • a site containing at least one of the keywords entered
   • a site containing reliable sources of information
   • a site containing some of the information you require

9. Search engine results can be made more specific by .......

   • using fewer keywords and linking them with 'and'
   • using fewer keywords and linking them with 'or'
   • using more keywords and linking them with 'and'
   • using more keywords and linking them with 'or'

10. Different search engines .......

    • always produce different search results
    • often produce different search results
    • produce the same results just in a different order
    • usually produce exactly the same results

Quiz written by D. Daish