Information Literacy: What is the Internet?

This is a short quiz designed to reinforce what you have already learned in the module. There is no time limit and you can answer the questions in any order. At the end of the quiz, your answers will be checked and you'll be given an opportunity to print your results.

First name:		Last name:
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The Internet is:

	a set of computers connected to one-another.
	a set of networks interconnected worldwide through computers.
	a set of numerous web files that are linked to each another.
	none of the above.

The internet:

	includes only a selected number of organizations and agencies.
	includes only commercial and personal web pages.
	includes all sorts of web pages from all types of agencies and people.
	none of the above.

The internet is ruled by:

	universal standards agreed upon by all nations.
	national and international policies.
	legal and political agenda established by the government.
	there are no governing rules, no one.

Some acceptable and reliable sources of information will come from:

	government agencies with the .gov domain.
	professional organizations with the .org domain.
	educational institutions with the .edu domain.
	all of the above containing official publications of the organizations and agencies.

The easiest and most reliable way to locate sources of information for university courses is to go to:

	Google or Yahoo search engine directories.
	the library catalogs, databases and research guides.
	none of the above.