JERONIMO CAMACHO AND GABRIELA GALEANO 9B

CAN WE TRUST INTERNET?

How can you evaluate the

reliability of information ?
DEFINITION
- Is not necessary that the information are reliable or
Reliability of information. Is the a way of accurate, because anybody can set up a web page.
searching information in a safe and - If the web pages have testimonials it can be reliability
dependable way. information.
- Check if the websites contains links of other reliable
websites or to unreliable websites
- The final part of the URL can help you to know if the
information is reliable and unreliable, for example; if the
website ends with: .ac and .gov the possibilities that the
information can be reliable can be high.

Is it easy to find reliable

information ?
Not always the information you found is accurate, this is because
anyone can create a website with any information. For this reason is
better to look more than one website so you see if the information is
correct.
Search engines
Search engines, is when you don't know the URL of the website, of if you
want to find some information but don't know where to look.
There are many search engines that exist, and they search for websites
using varieties of methods, but they have some future in common that
are: they use the words entered in the search box and look up in their
database of web pages to fin out which of them match your search string.

Is important to acknowledge your Why are internet searches

sources of information when doing this,
to avoid plagiarism and because the to find relevant information
information may be subject to copyright
not always fast

Advantages
- Info in the internet is faster and
there is more to look at
- The internet is limitless
- Using search engine is fast and
easy
- You dont need to move enywhere
for finding info.
- For looking something theres no
need to pay
- There is always something more
when looking information in the
internet
Disadvantages
In this case we are using search engines which means that
- The internet is not regulated, this
there is a posibility of having overload information. When
means that anyone can upload
looking information is necessary to be as secific as
anything
possible because if you dont, it will take more time to find
- There is a risk that the page you are
the accurate information. Its necessary to clarify that
in can be a virus or not a appropriate
only because you are using search engines doesnt means
content
that the information you are looking for will appear as
- Internet can distract you from what
fast as you think.
you are doing
- There is a risk of getting information
overload
- There is a big risk of plagiarism
- Research skills can be lost because
the internet gives you everything