Evaluating Internet Information Quiz


1. http://www.ahcpr.gov/

From its URL (above) select which of the descriptions below best suits the site: "Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality"

a. A site on a US commercial server.

b. A site on a UK academic server.

c. A site on the server of a UK non-profit organization.

d. A site on a US government server.

   

 

2. Which of the following would make you think twice before using a health or medical Internet resource? (Select one or more answers)

a. A site is Singapore-based and charges for online CME courses.

b. The home page of a site states that it was last updated in July 1996.

c. The site is a personal homepage belonging to Mr and Mrs Smith who's son died through drug abuse and who have set up a web site to highlight the dangers to other parents/adolescents

d.A commercial Internet Service Provider (ISP), like AOL, hosts the site.

e. The site is a complete document with no supporting references or information about the author or his/her affiliations.

   
 

3. Here are some statements about the Internet.
(Select Y/N for each of them.)

a. Web sites for online journals are usually more up-to-date than their print counterparts.

b. The problem with health statistics and other data on the Internet is that you can't always get the older information.

c.URLs are case sensitive.

d. Anything I find hosted on an educational or non-profit server will have been checked for quality and will be of a high standard.

d. Online databases and journals that charge subscription fees will provide material of a higher quality than free services.

   
 

4. Which of the following statements relating to web site evaluation do you agree with? (Select Y/N for each of them.)

a. If a web site has a hit counter on the homepage showing a high number of hits (people visiting their site), this is a good indication that the information offered by the site is reliable.

b. Sites produced by University academic departments are a good place to look for information aimed at supporting higher education.

c. Always read the Rights/Copyright/Disclaimers information before you use any information from an internet site.

d. It's important to check the date of any health and medical web site that you use in order to assess its currency and pertinence.

d. A site that looks modern and professionally designed is more likely to have high quality information than one where the colours and graphics are poor.