Question 1        
Which of the following statements best describes the benefit of gathering background information after you have a specific research topic in mind?
Gathering background information will give you all the information you need to research your topic.
Gathering background information can help you narrow the focus of your topic
Gathering background information can help you keep track of your research to avoid plagiarizing
Gathering background information can help you fill in the gaps after you have finished your research to see what you may have missed on the topic.
Question 2        
Once you have identified the key concepts of a topic or research question and thought of additional keywords (synonyms or related terms), the next step is to use a combination of key concepts and keywords to develop a __________.
Boolean operator
search statement
subject heading
search heading
Question 3        
Which is a vital component of effective search statements that allows you to combine search terms to broaden or narrow your search?
related terms
keywords
Boolean operators
truncation
Question 4         
Match the appropriate search statement to the types of searches listed below.
     __3__    (5)    “network security”
     __2__        network OR security