Evaluating a web site

1.

1 point

Does this page try to persuade you to a particular viewpoint? - meets the criterion for _________________

Objectivity

Authority

Currency

Coverage

2.

1 point

Does the site include a table of contents or index? - meets the criterion for _________________

Objectivity

Coverage

Authority

Currency

3.

1 point

.edu indicates that the website was sponsored by an educational instition

True

False

4.

1 point

Is ithe website free of advertizements? - meets the criterion for _____________.

Objectivity

Accuracy

Coverage

Authority

5.

1 point

There's a monetary incentive behind every commercial site in providing you with information.

True

False

6.

1 point

If the website is protected, "Is the name of the copyright holder given?" meets the criterion for:

Currency

Objectivity

Coverage

Authority

7.

1 point

Different countries have different domain suffixes

True

False

8.

1 point

"Is there a link to a page describing the purpose of the sponsoring organization?" meets the criterion for:

Coverage

Objectivity

Accuracy

Authority

9.

1 point

Is it clear who has the ultimate responsibility for the website? - meets the criterion for _____________.

Authority

Objectivity

Coverage

Accuracy

10.

1 point

"When was the page written?" meets the criterion for:

Authority

Objectivity

Currency

Coverage

11.

1 point

"When was the page last revised?" - meets the criterion for _____________.

Authority

Objectivity

Accuracy

Currency

12.

1 point

Which of the following questions you should ask about the website that meets the Criterion for AUTHORITY

Is it clear who is responsible for the contents of the page?

Is the information provided as a public service?

Is it clear who wrote the material and the author's qualifications for writing on this topic clearly stated?

All of the above

13.

1 point

___________ indicates that the website was sponsored by a government agency.

.gov't

gov.com

.agency

.gov

14.

1 point

Is there information on the home page about the author and/or website sponsor? meets the criterion for ______________

Objectivity

Authority

Coverage

Currency

15.

1 point

Under which domain suffix might you find any kind of site?

.il

.org

.net

.com

16.

1 point

An ______________ Web Page is one whose purpose is to present _____________ information

Interesting, factual

Informational, similar

Informational, factual

World Wide, factual

17.

1 point

If this page has charts or graphs, are they clearly labeled and easy to read? - meets the criterion for ____________

Coverage

Authority

Currency

Accuracy

18.

1 point

.org is traditionally a non-profit organization.

True

False

19.

1 point

www.va.gov likely means

That you have gone to a governmental agency website

that while the information may not be false, you might only be getting part of the picture

that you can trust that the information provided is credible

that the information found there may be politically motivated

20.

1 point

Is there an indication that the page has been completed? - meets the criterion for _____________.

Currency

Authority

Coverage

Objectivity