Members of the First Professional Group

Question 1. The members of the first professional group devoted to information management with computing machines were known as:

• librarians.
• information scientists.
• documentalists.
• programmers.

Question 2. Which application software allows you to compose written ideas on a computer?

• Database
• Spreadsheet
• Word Processor
• Graphics Editor

Question 3. Which of the following was the first commercial software package to incorporate WYSIWYG as a feature?

• WordStar
• Framework
• Word
• WordPerfect

Question 4. If you wanted to look up an article from the Chicago Tribune the best place to start would be:

• EBSCOHost.
• JSTOR.
• ProQuest.
• NewsBank.

Question 5. The BEST description of a proprietary database is one that:

• is free to the public.
• is restricted to a select group.
• contains relevant information.
• is accessible to students.

Question 6. What is the name of the personal digital assistant in Apple's smart phone?

• Siri
• Sarah
• Suzi
• Sally

Question 7. Google's main model for generating profit is:

• Searches.
• Indexing.
• Applications.
• AdWords.

Question 8. Famed science fiction writer H. G. Wells once envisioned something to store vast amounts of information. What did he call it?

• World Brain
• World Wide Web
• Universal Decimal Classification
• Universal Database System

Question 9. Which of the following locations represents the greatest danger in encountering misinformation?

• Library
• Blogs
• University press
• Peer reviewed journal

Question 10. While doing online research you enter this keyword search with a truncation character: man* Which of the following would not be a possible response to your search?

• Mansion
• Men
• Mantle
• Manny