Disadvantages of Searching the Entire World Wide Web for Research

question 54

Multiple Choice

Disadvantages of searching the entire World Wide Web for research purposes include

• A) Web sites disappearing; addresses or servers changing.
• B) It is difficult to find the full text of any given piece of research.
• C) Search engines do not use a controlled vocabulary to search the web for information.
• D) All of these answers.

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Definitions:

Vague and Open

Descriptions or statements that are intentionally non-specific and broad, allowing for a wide range of interpretation or response.

Compelling and Useful

Characteristics of information or resources that are both persuasive and beneficial to the user.

Realistic

Pertaining to the representation of objects, situations, or actions in a way that is true to life, or having an acceptance of the situation as it is.

Transtheoretical Model

A theoretical model of behavior change that assesses an individual's readiness to act on a new healthier behavior, and provides strategies, or processes of change to guide the individual.