INS1502-23-S2 ASSESSMENT 1: QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

Question 1:

A website that can easily be collaborated on by a group of users is called a …:

a. Blog
b. E-mail
c. Skype
d. Wiki

Answer:
d. Wiki

Question 2:

“The pen is mightier than the sword.” Research this saying and indicate which skills it refers
to:

a. gaming and tactical skills

b. computer skills
c. skimming and scanning skills
d. reading and writing skills

Answer:
d. reading and writing skills

Question 3:

The quality of information can be measured by various criteria. Which criterion is incorrect?

a. accessibility
b. verifiability
c. accuracy
d. authority

Answer:
a. accessibility
Question 4:

To function in your daily life, you need...

a. opinion-based information
b. general information
c. scholarly information
d. popular information

Answer:
b. general information

Question 5:

You have to write an assignment on the education needs of teachers in South Africa based
on academic information. Which option would be the most appropriate resource to use?

a. Your favourite teacher.

b. The Unisa OPAC.
c. Wikipedia.
d. Your study partner.

Answer:
b. The Unisa OPAC.

Question 6:

Which type of reference source will you use to answer the following query?
What is the meaning of the Russian word “Matryoshka”?

a. Oxford English Dictionary

b. biographical dictionary
c. subject dictionary
d. language dictionary

Answer:
d. language dictionary
Question 7:

Information literacy is related to...

a. data, information and knowledge

b. information and communication technologies
c. computer skills
d. lifelong learning

Answer:
d. lifelong learning

Question 8:

Two activities involved in planning information for an assignment are:

a. locating relevant sources; selecting the information

b. identifying the keywords; writing an outline
c. visiting an academic library; using the catalogue
d. evaluating the information; writing the task

Answer:
b. identifying the keywords; writing an outline

Question 9:

You must compile a list of sources with relevant references for a topic in your field of study.
Which one of these options will be most useful to find the information?

a. library catalogues
b. proceedings
c. dictionaries
d. encyclopaedias

Answer:
a. library catalogues

Question 10:
A visual display of a topic is called:

a. mind mapping
b. hierarchy
c. brainstorming
d. discussing

Answer:
a. mind mapping

Question 11:

Which word(s) in the following text provide you with the key to what must be done in the
task?

Write an essay and trace how the Environment Conservation Act impacts on noise pollution.
Differentiate between “disturbing noise” and “noise nuisance”.

a. “disturbing noise”; “noise nuisance”

b. Environment Conservation Act; noise pollution
c. impacts; noise pollution
d. write; trace; differentiate

Answer:
d. write; trace; differentiate

Question 12:

Facebook typically contains...

a. subjective information
b. qualitative information
c. factual information
d. scholarly information

Answer:
a. subjective information
Question 13:

You are required to locate full-text peer-reviewed articles on a topic that was assigned to
you. Where would you find this information?

a. daily newspapers
b. popular magazines
c. scientific journals
d. tutorial letters

Answer:
c. scientific journals

Question 14:

Indicate which one of the following options is a valid argument:

a. There is too much fuss about the importance of literacy. After all, people managed
for many centuries to transmit information orally. Much of the information that we
receive and transmit is still done by word of mouth. By placing emphasis on reading
and writing, we ignore the value of the oral tradition.

b. You can see that South Africa is in the information age because there are so many
people who have smartphones.

c. There is a rapid rate of change because of the continuous development of

technology and increase in information. The training and education we receive at
school and university will not be enough to last us for the rest of our lives. We will
therefore need to be information literate so that we can be lifelong learners.

d. One of the problems in today’s society is information overload. That is why we

should not use computers and rather keep to published materials.

Answer:
c. There is a rapid rate of change because of the continuous development of technology
and increase in information. The training and education we receive at school and university
will not be enough to last us for the rest of our lives. We will therefore need to be
information literate so that we can be lifelong learners.

Question 15:
Which ONE of the following statements about OERs is FALSE?

a. Sharing OERs as PDF documents for free constrains the potential utility of OER.
b. Applying a non-commercial restriction to OER is an example of a restriction of a
user’s freedom.
c. The 5R permissions of OERs can be derived from the essential freedoms of the free
software movement.
d. OERs will widen access to educational materials because the cost of digital
duplication is low.

Answer:
a. Sharing OERs as PDF documents for free constrains the potential utility of OER.

Question 16:

What is the ability to work with information to solve problems called?

a. information society
b. information privacy
c. information literacy
d. information overload

Answer:
c. information literacy

Question 17:

Information literacy relates to...

a. learning skills, computer skills, and library and media skills

b. data, information, and knowledge
c. keywords, work plans, and action words
d. general skills, other students, and studies at Unisa

Answer:
a. learning skills, computer skills, and library and media skills

Question 18:
A valuable technique to interact with academic text and to support learning is …

a. comprehension
b. recording
c. notetaking
d. podcasting

Answer:
c. notetaking

Question 19:

The main advantage of the internet, as opposed to a library, is …

a. The internet contains verified information.

b. The ease of access.
c. Libraries have fewer books on various topics.
d. The Internet is less expensive to access sources.

Answer:
b. The ease of access.

Question 20:

The OPAC at the UNISA Library is a/an ....

a. System for classifying information sources according to subjects.

b. Unisa Interlibrary Loan system.
c. Online cataloguing system for finding information sources in a specific library.
d. Classification system designed by Dewey to control knowledge.

Answer:
c. Online cataloguing system for finding information sources in a specific library.

Question 21:

An abstracting journal is used to...

a. find abstracts
 b. find subjects in a book
c. find scientific journal articles
d. find popular dictionaries

Answer:
c. find scientific journal articles

Question 22:

The difference between an indexing journal and an abstracting journal is:

a. bibliographic information
b. registered library services
c. subject arrangement
d. depth of information

Answer:
d. depth of information

Question 23:

You have been asked to research and present an argument about global warming in a five
page research paper for a law firm. Which one of the following research questions would be
narrow and relevant enough to argue in your paper?

a. What is global warming?

b. Is there really a global warming problem that affects weather around the world?
c. Why should law firms be aware of global warming?
d. Should there be international law on preventing global warming and who should
administrate this?

Answer:
c. Why should law firms be aware of global warming?

Question 24:

The following options have underlined sections in a paragraph. In which option are only the
main points underlined?
a. In today’s world information is of key importance and people have become aware of
information as a crucial resource in the economic, political and social life of
nations. Today in virtually all societies there has been an extraordinary increase in
the amount of information available. There is a great deal more information than
ever before. For example, access to media such as television, radio, magazines and
books has expanded as well as the amount available. We live in a media-laden
society. However, it is not only the amount of information in a variety of media and
formats that has resulted in the development of the information society. It is the
new technology of the computer combined with telecommunication, as well as an
understanding of the value of information. A number of terms are used to refer to
this society, the most common being the information society, information era
or post-industrial society.

b. In today’s world information is of key importance and people have become aware of
information as a crucial resource in the economic, political and social life of nations.
Today in virtually all societies there has been an extraordinary increase in the
amount of information available. There is a great deal more information than ever
before. For example, access to media such as television, radio, magazines and books
has expanded as well as the amount available. We live in a media-laden society.
However, it is not only the amount of information in a variety of media and formats
that has resulted in the development of the information society. It is the new
technology of the computer combined with telecommunication, as well as
an understanding of the value of information. A number of terms are used to refer to
this society, the most common being the information society, information era or
post-industrial society.

c. In today’s world, information is of key importance and people have become aware of
information as a crucial resource in the economic, political and social life of nations.
Today in virtually all societies, there has been an extraordinary increase in the
amount of information available. There is a great deal more information than ever
before. For example, access to media such as television, radio, magazines and books
has expanded as well as the amount available. We live in a media-laden society.
However, it is not only the amount of information in a variety of media and formats
that has resulted in the development of the information society. It is the new
technology of the computer combined with telecommunication, as well as an
understanding of the value of information. A number of terms are used to refer to
this society, the most common being the information society, information era or
post-industrial society.

d. In today’s world, information is of key importance and people have become aware of
information as a crucial resource in the economic, political and social life of nations.
Today in virtually all societies there has been an extraordinary increase in the
amount of information available. There is a great deal more information than ever
before. For example, access to media such as television, radio, magazines and books
has expanded as well as the amount available. We live in a media-laden society.
However, it is not only the amount of information in a variety of media and formats
that has resulted in the development of the information society. It is the new
 technology of the computer combined with telecommunication, as well as an
understanding of the value of information. A number of terms are used to refer to
this society, the most common being the information society, information era or
post-industrial society.

Answer:
b. In today’s world information is of key importance and people have become aware of
information as a crucial resource in the economic, political and social life of nations. Today in
virtually all societies there has been an extraordinary increase in the amount of information
available. There is a great deal more information than ever before. For example, access to
media such as television, radio, magazines and books has expanded as well as the amount
available. We live in a media-laden society. However, it is not only the amount of information
in a variety of media and formats that has resulted in the development of the information
society. It is the new technology of the computer combined with telecommunication, as well
as an understanding of the value of information. A number of terms are used to refer to this
society, the most common being the information society, information era or post-industrial
society.

Question 25:

Which of the following is a suitable ready reference source that could be used to start an information
task?

a. catalogue
b. search engine
c. subject encyclopaedia
d. directory

Answer:
c. subject encyclopaedia