Project 5

Appendix A - Managing & Using Information from the Internet

Appendix B - Evaluating and Citing Information from the Internet

Answers to Self-Check

Appendix A

1. What are the letters following the dot at the end of a file name called?
   (p. 242)
   file extension
   
   
2. What program do you need to have on your computer to view files with a .pdf file extension?
   (p. 243)
   Acrobat Reader
   
   
3. What is typically seen as the file extension for documents created by Microsoft Word?
   (p. 243)
   .doc
   
   
4. What program typically assigns the .xls extension to documents?
   (p. 243)
   Microsoft Excel
   
   
5. What type of files have an extension of .gif or .jpg?
   (p. 244)
   image files
   
   
6. What type of file has an .mp3 extension?
   (p. 244)
   compressed audio files
   
   
7. What is the purpose of the Quick Time player?
   (p. 244)
   to play multi-media files like movies
   
   
8. What is the most common extension used for compressed files?
   (p. 245)
   .zip
   
   
9. What is an easy way to see how many pages will be printed when you print a "page" from the web?
   (p. 246)
   Print >> Print Preview
   
   
10. List the steps to save only the text of a web page.
    (p. 254)
    File >> Save As >> Choose Save in location >> type filename in the Filename textbox >> Choose plain text from the Save As type list >> Save
    
    
11. For a web page that will print as 5 pages of hard copy, is it possible to print only pages 2 and 3 of the document?
    (p. 255)
    yes, see instruction on page 248 or 255
    
    
12. List the steps to save only one paragraph of text from the content of a long web page.
    (p. 249)
    
13. Why is it important to ask for permission to use images that you find on the web?
    Images are protected by copyright laws.
    
    
14. List the steps to save an image.
    (p. 249)
    
    
15. List three common "delimiters" used to separate data fields in a worksheet format.
    (p. 251)
    commas, tabs, semicolons
    
    
16. What do you select from Properties in the Print menu if you want to print a page wider than 8 1/2"?
    (p. 255)
    Landscape

Appendix B

1. What does a tilde (~) in a web page's URL often indicate?
   (p. 262)
   It is a personal page
   
   
2. In the domain section of the URL, what type of page typically has the .com domain?
   (p. 262)
   a commercial website (trying to sell a product or service)
   
   
3. In the domain section of the URL, what type of page typically has the .org domain?
   (p. 262)
   usually a non-profit organization
   
   
4. What does k12 in a domain typically tell you about who published the web page?
   (p. 262)
   published by a public school
   
   
5. List several main areas that can be used to evaluate the quality of a web page.
   (p. 262-263)
   Who is the author or institution?
   Who is the audience?
   Is content accurate, objective...
   What is the purpose of the information?
   How current is the information?
   
   
6. Typically, what file will be displayed when the URL has only the domain or a directory included? Example of this type of URL: http://www.parkland.edu
   (p. 266)
   index.html or index.htm
   
   
7. When citing a reference for a web page, why is it important to include two dates: the date of publication and the date of last access?
   (p. 268)
   Because it is easy for web authors to revise web pages and overwrite original copies, the version you cite may not exist later.
   
   
8. List elements that major citation styles agree to include in citations.
   (p. 269)
   author, page title, title of complete work, date of publication, access date, URL

Answers to Practice Exercise for Printing Headers and Footers

1. What code can be used to cause text in the header or footer to be centered?
   &b
   This code must be placed on both sides of text to be centered.
   
   
2. If you want to center the words "Project 5 " in the header, what should you type in the header textbox of the Page Setup dialog box?
   &bProject 5&b
   
   
3. What code is used to print the URL as a header or footer?
   &u
   
   
4. What code is used to print the time as a header or footer?
   &t
   
   
5. What code is used to print the date in short format as a header or footer?
   &d
   
   
6. What code is used to print the page number?
   &p
   
   
7. If you want to print the current page number and also include the total number of pages, what should be typed int he header or footer textbox?
   Page &p of &P
   
   
8. What code is used to print the title of the web page?
   &w

Note: Sometimes using the codes to center and right-align do not work. You should practice creating your own custom headers and footers. You will be expected to be able to use this skill on the exam for this course! Practice until you feel confident printing customized headers and footers.

Answers for Citation Practice Exercise

MLA citations

How to Recognize Plagiarism. June 21, 2005. School of Education, Indiana University. Give date you accessed page here. <http://www.indiana.edu/~istd/overview.html>

Tillman, Hope. Evaluating Quality on the Net. March 2003. Give date you accessed page here. <http://www.hopetillman.com/findqual.html>

APA citations

(2005 February 3). Citing Net Sources: Quick Guide. In net.Tutor. Retrieved on [date you accessed page here, but do not include the square brackets around date] from the Ohio State University Libraries Web site: http://www.hopetillman.com/findqual.html

Sebek, Robert. (2004 August 12). Evaluating Web Information. Retrieved on [date you accessed page here, but do not include the square brackets around date] from the Virginia Tech University Libraries. http://www.lib.vt.edu/help/instruct/evaluate