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QUESTION 1 The twenty-first century is regarded as an/a ... 2. industrial society agricultural society social media society information society QUESTION 2 Using a library is a good research strategy because libraries ... have books on specific topics have handouts explaining how to get books on interlibrary loans use a catalogue to describe sources provide high-quality and verified resources QUESTION 3 The uniform resource locator (URL) is ... 1. region-specific 2. used as a myUnisa indicator 3. the address of a website 4. provides a list of subjects on a website QUESTION 4 The last stage before submission of an assignment is ... 1. drawing up a work plan 2. proofreading the content 3. adding the list of references 4. compiling the table of contents QUESTION 5 Information literacy is to ... what the alphabet is to reading. 1. 2. 3. 4. computer skills lifelong learning data, information and knowledge information and communication technologies QUESTION 6 Referencing refers to a process of ... 1. 2. 3. 4. acknowledging the use of other's work copyright and plagiarism selecting relevant sources using dictionaries and encyclopaedias QUESTION 7 The Dewey Decimal System (DDC) divides knowledge... 1. chronologically 2. numerically 3. by subject 4. into ten call numbers QUESTION 8 The main advantage of the internet as opposed to a library is ... 1. The internet is less expensive to access 2. Libraries have less books on various topics 3. The internet contain verified information 4. Ease of access QUESTION 9 Which one of the following criteria is useful to evaluate information on the WWW? 1. Author affiliations are negligible 2. All acronyms are acceptable 3. Currency is important 4. Advertisements contain relevant information QUESTION 10 Which citation is correct for a website? 1. University of Hull 2019. Essay: A detailed look at planning and writing them. http://www2.hull.ac.uk/ll/PDF/Essays.pdf (Accessed 7 June 2019). 2. University of Hull. (2019). Essay: A detailed look at planning and writing them http://www2.hull.ac.uk/lli/PDF/Essays.pdf (Accessed on 7 June 2019). 3. Essay: A detailed look at planning and writing them. University of Hull. 2019. http://www2.hull.ac.uk/Ili/PDF/Essays.pdf. 4. University of Hull. Essay: A detailed look at planning and writing them. Available: www2.hull.ac.uk/li/PDF/Essays.pdf (Accessed 7 June 2019). QUESTION 11 The ISBN of a book is used ... 1. as part of a catalogue record description 2. in a list of sources in an essay 3. as a call number 4. as part of the DDC number QUESTION 12 An example of tacit knowledge is ... 1. a system of symbols 2. the experience of an expert 3. participant observation 4. statistics QUESTION 13 The internet and the World Wide Web are entities that are .... 1. fluent 2. static 3. stable 4. fluid QUESTION 14 Which of the following would be a suitable heading in an academic essay? 2. Conclusion Heading Body Discussion QUESTION 15 A work plan. 1. Should be included in your final assignment Covers the complete discussion of an essay Should not be changed once finalised Is a rough draft of an information task 3. QUESTION 16 An assignment requires that you write an academic essay. Using the list (1-5) given below, identify one correct answer that demonstrates the sequence for the general format of an academic essay. 1. List of sources 2. Introduction 3. Conclusion 4. Definitions 5. Headings and subheadings (topic specific) 1. 2. 3. 4. 2, 1, 5, 3, 4, 2, 4, 5, 3,1 2, 1, 5, 4,3 5, 2, 1, 3, 4 QUESTION 17 Which word(s) or concept(s) in the following topic provide you with the key to what must be discussed in the task? "In an essay of 1200 words, explain why South Africa needs more social workers to play a role in combatting AIDS in rural areas in particular." 1. Essay of 1200 words 2. Role play, rural 3. Aids; social workers 4. Explain QUESTION 18 To find out if the Unisa library subscribe to the Journal of South African Law, you would look in: 1. a database 2. a periodical index 3. the library catalogue 4. the reference section QUESTION 19 Which would be the best verified information source to use to find information on the latest research on the AIDS epidemic? 1. Scientific Journal 2. Website 3. Book 4. Newspaper QUESTION 20 Intellectual property, copyright and plagiarism refer to the ... 1. South African Act of Access to Information 2. Application of academic writing skills 3. Ethical use of information 4. Act on Protection of Personal Information QUESTION 21 A biography is: 1. A list of countries 2. A list of information sources 3. An index of subjects 4. Someone's life story QUESTION 22 Words such as investigate, review and describe in an assignment topic: 1. describe the audience 2. supply the topic 3. provide instructional terms 4. indicates the work plan QUESTION 23 Dick, AL. 2002. South Africa's information industry and Mbeki's African Renaissance. Mousaion 20(1):23-27 The reference above is a bibliographic citation for a ... 1. Personal interview with AL Dick 2. Journal article 3. Book chapter 4. Conference proceeding QUESTION 24 What types of search results would you likely get if you type "libr*" into a database search? 1. Articles that focus on libraries 2. Articles written that contain terms such as Libra, library, librarians, libretto 3. Articles on operas 4. Articles written by librarians QUESTION 25 An in-text reference to a book should include ... 1. Author, date of publication; page numbers 2. Title; author, date of access 3. DOI; page numbers 4. Title; date of publication; URL