DIAGNOSTIC TEST

18. Which three things should you consider when evaluating a website?
Media and Information Literacy
A. Navigation, structure and format C.
Prepared by:
Layout, Graphics and Publisher
Earl Vann S. Urbano (MIL Teacher)
B. Authority, purpose and currency D. None
of the above
1. Which of the following best describes “information literacy”? 19. When searching the Internet you should keep in mind...
A. The ability to find reliable information C. The A. That you can find any information online if you just search long
ability to use a computer enough
B. The ability to read D. b B. That banner ads and chat rooms will often lead
and c only you to the best quality information
2. When does someone get copyright protection? C. That because of copyright laws, nothing
A. When the author gets paid. worthwhile is ever published on the Internet
C. When it is published with a © symbol. D. That not all online sources provide reliable or
B. As soon as the work is created. authoritative information
D. When it is registered for copyright. 20. Information literacy is a term that best applies to:
3. How long in the U.S. does copyright last? A. College students learning to improve their
A. Forever, as long as someone holds the copyright C. A research skills
person's life plus 70 years after death B. Lifelong learners in any number of learning
B. 70 years after it is created D. It situations
depends on the type of registration that was bought C. Librarians designing interactive instruction tools
4. What happens to the work after the copyright time has passed? D. Both a and b
A. It can be bought C. The 21. You must cite your source used in a research paper if:
work must be destroyed A. the source was quoted word for word
B. There is no time-limit on copyright D. It goes into the B. Only the idea was used in the paper, the words were
public domain changed
5. Something must have the © sign to be copyrighted. C. The source was from a web page
A. True, how else would you know if it was in the public domain or not? D. All of the above
B. False, a work belongs to the creator whether or not there is a © 22. Which is the best strategy when you find too much information?
symbol a. Broaden your question b. Narrow your question c. Change your
6. What is fair use? topic d. Only use the first few results
A. Paying the creator a fair price for the work 23. Find the best answer: When media identify a certain group of people they
B. Using paid-for commercial products once and not sharing them wish to get their message across to, this group of people is known as a(n):
C. Limited copying or distribution of published works without the A. Narrowcasting audience C. Audience poll
author's permission B. Demographic response D. Target audience
D. Freeware that you obtain from the Internet 24. Find the best answer: A person that is media literate can:
7. What are the four factors that determine if the use of copyrighted material falls A. Easily use all types of computer hardware and software
under fair use? and other forms of new technology
A. Purpose, Content, Amount, and Market Effect B. Use and find information of all types in a university library,
B. Purpose, Amount, Environment, and Market Effect including computer sources, microfilm and
C. Substantiality, Use, Nature, and Market Effect indexes/abstracts
D. Purpose, Nature, Amount, and Market Effect C. Read, analyze and critically evaluate information presented
8. Non-profit and educational uses will generally weigh in favor of fair use as in a variety of formats (television, print, radio, computers,
opposed to: etc.)
A. News Reporting C. Commercial Use D. Critically evaluate television programs and see through
B. Scientific Use D. Respective persuasion techniques
Uses 25. Typing all in capitals in electronic communications means:
9. To locate a book with literary criticisms or biography of Edgar Allan Poe in the A. Nothing special, typing in capitals is normal
library, you perform which search? A. Author: Poe B. You are shouting
B. Subject: Poe C. Title: Poe C. This message is very important
10. To locate good journal articles on a topic, the best way to start is to use a 26. What are your habits when it comes to newspapers and current events:
A. A library periodical database B. A library catalog C. The A. You pay attention to news when there is a juicy story that grabs
Web your interest
11. Which of the following is NOT part of a citation? B. You avoid mainstream news media
A. Call number B. Date C. Title C. You try to read news everyday relying on media you trust and
12. A common citation style to be used by students for English classes is respect
A. APA B. MLA C. Turabian D. You should pay more attention to the news but don't have time
13. An article abstract is 27. You are working on your personal homepage and would like to publish a nice
A. The full text of an article graphic you found on the internet. What do you have to think of before
B. Information about where the article can be found publishing?
C. A summary of an article A. The background of the graphic has to be transparent
14. Which of the following would NOT be considered a primary source material? B. The copyright – I have to ask the owner for permission
A. A 1906 newspaper article of the San Francisco C. The graphic has to be published in its original size
earthquake of that time period D. Nothing particular, I can use it as it is
B. The results of a study presented by the researchers of 28. When you are communicating online to unknown people or filling out details
the effectiveness of a cancer drug on a website, what contact information should you give out?
C. A chapter in a book that discusses various economic A. An alias B. The family name C. The address
theories D. The phone number E. The first name
15. With the Library of Congress (LC) classification system you can pinpoint 29. Which of the file formats below is that of a picture?
locations of books or just browse on the shelves, using call numbers to A. Mp3 B. Gif C. Doc D. Pdf
arrange books by 30. Which statement best describes the term ‘Browser’?
A. Author B. Subject A. A program that searches for information on the internet
C. Title B. A program for exchanging files over the internet
16. Plagiarism is C. A program to treat pictures
A. Including other people's ideas in your paper D. A program for viewing and accessing data on the internet
B. Using someone's ideas in your paper, but not citing 31. In case of cyberbullying, you should:
(crediting) the source A. Respond to the bully and fight back if necessary
C. Directly quoting a source instead of using your own B. Block the cyberbully from your contacts list and talk to a trusted
words adult
17. Which of the following is NOT true of the reference collection in a library C. Wait in silence until things get better
A. It includes encyclopedias and dictionaries 32. Where does the term “Spam” come from?
B. It includes resources for background information A. A popular brand of ham
C. It includes books that can be checked out
 B. The first person convicted for sending massive amounts of do a broad search in a database such as Business Source Premier. Which
unwanted mail (Jonathan Spam) search statement will help you find the most relevant results?
C. An acronym of the English sentence "Send People Annoying A. Facebook AND Twitter AND Friendster AND MySpace
Messages". B. (“social networking” OR “social media”) AND (positive OR
33. Someone is behaving inappropriately on one of the sites you're using. You negative)
should: C. “social networking” AND positive OR negative
A. Report to the moderator of the site B. Shut down your D. “social networking” AND (positive OR negative)
PC C. Tell the person off 46. When you search a database and obtain no results or very few results, what
34. What does censorship mean? are some immediate steps to take?
A. When information is filtered, suppressed or deleted to hinder I. Redefine your topic.
freedom of speech II. Think again whether the keywords you searched have
B. When someone tries to influence the opinions or behaviors of synonyms.
others III. Check the Help section to determine the correct operators
C. When false and deceiving information is used to trick others and symbols to use in your search statement.
35. Elisabeth reads an article on common computer terminology. She does not IV. Search another database.
understand the meaning of operating system. She comes to you for help. V. Remove any limits placed on the search.
How will you explain operating system to Elisabeth? Type question here VI. Browse the library shelves in the relevant section.
A. An electronic device connected to your computer A. I, II, III B. III, IV, V C. II,
B. An electronic device connected to your computer III, V D. I, IV, VI
C. A program that controls and manages the computer 47. You are searching the web for examples of stereotypes in the local media
D. A circuit board that connects the input, output, and processing and discover this article in Wikipedia - “Singapore Girl”. It provides you with
devices some interesting background information but eventually you decide not to list
36. Tom notices that when he runs several programs simultaneously on his the article as a reference in your report because:
computer, the performance of the programs slows down considerably. What A. It lacks authority and comprehensiveness.
is the reason for this? B. It provides references to other verifiable sources for some
A. Nonfunctional keyboard C. Insufficient random sections.
access memory (RAM) C. It appears objective in its coverage.
B. Nonfunctional mouse D. Low monitor speed D. It appears up-to-date.
37. Arno’s uncle owns a small business with 20 office employees. The computers 48. In order to assess whether the information you found is biased, which of the
in his office are connected on a network. Arno often helps his uncle to install following should you consider?
new computers on the network, add and remove individuals from the list of I. Author’s age
authorized users, and archive files on a computer. He likes to perform these II. Author’s organisation
activities and wants to make them the focus of his profession. Which of the III. Author’s academic/professional qualifications
following job opportunities can Arno consider? IV. Purpose of the information
A. Graphics designer V. Tone of language
C. Network administrator VI. Type of publication, e.g. scholarly journal, popular
B. Software developer magazine, website
D. Database administrator A. I, III, IV B. B. II, III, IV, VI
38. Your sister travels to another country for an on-site business project. You C. C. II, IV, V D. D. III, IV, V, VI
want to tell her about your new job by sending her an e-mail message from 49. Eduardo Saverin, the co-founder of Facebook, is heard to be living in
your computer. Which of the following devices will you use to connect your Singapore and was seen at local nightspot, The Butter Factory. You googled
computer to the Internet? and found this website which mentions the news: Facebook Co-Founder,
A. Printer B. Scanner C. Modem D. Sound card Eduardo Saverin, is in Singapore - Video Within Teh, J., 31 Oct 2010.
39. Morten wants to play a game online. He hears modem tones every time his Facebook Co-Founder, Eduardo Saverin, is in Singapore – Video
computer sends a request to the Internet service provider (ISP) to establish Within. TechieLobang.com. Available from:
the Internet connection. What type of Internet connection does Morten use? http://techielobang.com/blog/2010/10/31/facebook-co-founder-eduardo-
A. Dial-up B. Broadband C. WiFi saverin-is-in-singapore-video-within/ [Accessed 10 Mar 2011]. You think the
D. Dedicated news is probably true because:
40. You want to know more about active volcanoes in the world. You connect A. Your friend said that he thought he saw Saverin at The
your computer to the Internet to find information based on the keyword "active Butter Factory last month.
volcanoes." Which of the following features of the World Wide Web (WWW) B. You searched the local newspaper The Straits Times and
will you use? found the article which reported this news.
A. Search engine C. Uniform Resource Locator (URL) C. The website says that it was reported in The Straits Times.
B. Plug-in D. World Wide Web (www) D. The website says that it was reported in The Straits Times.
41. Eric teaches his daughter Tina how to work with productivity programs. Tina 50. Your lecturer asks you to read parts of a book for the next tutorial
notices a small blinking bar that stays in place until Eric clicks the mouse in a assignment. You have found a copy of the book in the Library. As a student
new location in the document. Tina wants to know the name of this blinking using it for personal study, you know you may:
bar. Which of the following terms will Eric use to answer Tina's question? A. Photocopy a maximum of 10 pages of the book
A. Mouse pointer B. Insertion point C. Scroll bar B. Photocopy a maximum of 10% of the total no. of pages of
D. Status bar the book.
42. Markus creates a document by using Microsoft® Office Word 2010 and saves C. Photocopy a maximum of 20% of the total no. of pages of
it with the name Office.docx. Which of the following components of Word the book.
2010 will display the document name? D. Photocopy a maximum of 2 chapters of the book.
A. Menu bar B. Toolbar C. Title
bar D. Status bar
43. Which of the following is NOT a reason as to why there is a need for
copyright law and patents?
a. To protect the creator’s intellectual property
b. To encourage innovation and creativity
c. To prevent the distribution of pirated copies for trade or other
purposes to such an extent as to disadvantage the copyright
owner
d. To discourage sharing of intellectual properties.
44. Assisted suicide has been in the spotlight at various times in the Singapore
press. In order to find as many news articles as possible on the issue in a
news database, which search statement should be used?
A. Assisted suicide OR euthanasia OR mercy killing AND
advance medical directive OR living will
B. Assisted suicide AND euthanasia AND mercy killing
C. Assisted suicide OR euthanasia OR mercy killing
D. Assisted suicide OR euthanasia AND mercy killing
45. You need to write a report discussing the positive and negative effects of
social networking. In order to get a feel of what’s being written about this, you