Answer the following Quiz 2 questions by clicking on the appropriate option and pressing the Submit button.

1. Why is it difficult to catalog or index information so that people can easily locate it? (choose as many answers as apply)
because cataloging and indexing is a subjective process and therefore allows for ambiguity
 because it is difficult to anticipate how different people might search for information
 because it is sometimes difficult to accurately interpret an author's meaning or intent
2. Library classification systems attempt to shelve books together by? (choose one)
color
 author
 subject
 year of publication
3. What are the two major classification systems used by libraries in the United States?
the Cutter Classification System
 the Dewey Decimal Classification System
 the Library of Congress Classification System
 the American Library Classification System
4. Classification systems structure knowledge objectively and contain little cultural bias?
True
 False
5. The Dewey Decimal Classification System organizes material based upon an underlying western philosophical structure while the Library of Congress Classification System uses a more pragmatic approach, organizing material based upon the needs of the Library of Congress.
True
 False
6. It is a relatively easy to update and make changes to classification systems.
True
 False
7. The Dewey Decimal Classification System begins with letters and divides knowledge into 20 categories.
True
 False
8. What is the purpose of subject headings systems? (choose as many answers as apply)
they describe what the book or article is about
 they allow people to search for information by subject
they assist searchers in understanding how a specific subject fits into the larger structure of knowledge
 they provide insight into the meaning of life
9. The majority of libraries in the United States assign subject headings to books using: (choose one)
Wilson Subject Headings
 Library of Congress Subject Headings
 ERIC Subject Headings
 American Library Subject Headings
10. Most books and periodical articles receive more than one subject heading because: (choose as many answers as apply)
librarians don't have better things to do with their time
 most books and articles cover more than one subject
 the more subject headings a book or article receives the more chances a searcher has to find the item
11. Most periodical indexes do not use Library of Congress Subject Headings, instead they use their own subject headings.
True
 False
12. Online library catalogs, electronic periodical indexes, and Internet search engines are all examples of databases.
True
 False
13. The largest unit of a database is (choose one):
a record
 a field
 a subfield
14. Databases search for information using only the specific field which you specify at the beginning of your search.
True
 False
15. The Internet is able to send information back and forth to different types of computers because of (choose one):
application software
 operating system software
 protocol software
16. The Internet is an example of a client/server model of computing. Client/server computer systems are characterized by the following (choose as many answers as apply):
server computers contain the information that client computers access
 server computers run special software that organizes and manages the information
 client computers are used by individuals to access the information on servers
17. The main software protocol that manages data on the Internet is (choose one):
HTTP
 TCP/IP
 FTP
 POP
18. The World Wide Web, E-mail, Newsgroups, and Telnet are all subsystems of the Internet.
True
 False

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