Question

Boolean Searches Worksheet PURPOSE Students learn to strategically search for information using Boolean operators. This provides students tools a strategies to effectively conduct information searches. INSTRUCTIONS We live in the information age. We have access to billions of websites, books, magazines, newspapers, and other sources of information at our fingertips. However, this can both help us and also hinder us. This activity will help you learn how to narrow your searches using Boolean operators such as AND, OR, and NOT. Watch the video at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v 4qKDQKUCp-s. When you finish watching, answer the questions below. To submit your assignment: Please follow your instructor's procedures for submitting completed work. ASSIGNMENT: Please answer the following questions (2 points each): 1. Which Boolean operator increases the number of references you will find? 2. Which Boolean operator decreases the number of references by requiring a search to contain both of the 3. A student wants to find information about classic cars, but only American ones. Create a search query that Click here to enter text. words or phrases desired? Click here to enter text. would accomplish this goal using a Boolean term Click here to enter text. A student wants to find information about either of Chicago's professional baseball teams (Cubs and White Sox). Create a search query that would accomplish this goal using a Boolean term. Click here to enter text. A student wants to find information about the similarities and differences between Salvador Dali and Pablo Picasso. Create a search query that would accomplish this goal using a Boolean term. Click here to enter text 4. 5.

Answer 1

1) The OR operator increases the references because the record added to result list if either word appears .

2)The AND operator decreases the references because if we are searching for two words then they should be in same record.

The NOT operator also decreases the references by giving complementary information of searched.

3)The Boolean term suits for this is NOT.since we want classic cars but only American.

4) Since information about either of baseball team to be find ,the Boolean term OR suits.

5)The operator AND can be used to get the required information.