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Chapter Ten

The document outlines various sources of information, distinguishing between primary (e.g., personal photographs, blogs) and secondary (e.g., newspapers, broadcasts). It explains how search engines function, including the use of keywords, search types, and tools for filtering results. Additionally, it addresses the importance of evaluating information for suitability and provides guidance on avoiding plagiarism.

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Chapter Ten

The document outlines various sources of information, distinguishing between primary (e.g., personal photographs, blogs) and secondary (e.g., newspapers, broadcasts). It explains how search engines function, including the use of keywords, search types, and tools for filtering results. Additionally, it addresses the importance of evaluating information for suitability and provides guidance on avoiding plagiarism.

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ONLINE INFORMATION

INFORMATION SOURCES
 Primary
 Photographs that you have taken yourself
 Your own blogs, social media posts or emails
 interviews conducted by yourself
 Secondary
 Newspapers, books and maps
 Televisions and radio broadcasts
SEARCH ENGINES
Search engines compare the words entered by a user with words in a
database of webpages, then they show the user results that are the
closest match to their original keywords.
Keywords – are words or search terms that a user types into a search
engine in order to look for matching information. They should be
simple.
Search types – search engines allow you to specify the type of
information that you are searching for e.g images can be searched by
size, colour, type e.t.c
Search tools – help you to filter the results e.g by time, date, country
etc
Suggested Sites and Autofill
Autofill – as soon as you start to type the search engine gives you
results.
Suggested sites – some search engines suggest sites that users
might be interested in visiting.
Search Syntax
Syntax – the rules that dictate how words and phrases are used in
languages, including computing languages. This will make the search
engine give you more specific results.
Adding (+) – returns only results that match both words.
Adding (-) returns only results that do not include that word.
Phrase Matching (“”) – returns only results that include the whole
phrase with the words in that specific order.
FITNESS FOR PURPOSE
You need to decide whether the information is suitable or good
enough for the purpose for which you are planning to use it.
PLAGIARISM
This is when you use another person’s work and fail to state that it is
theirs and not yours.
Ways to avoid plagiarism
 Paraphrase the information
 Put the exact words in quotations/speech marks
 State at the end of the work where who and where you found the
information.

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