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.	Yes	No
b. A site on a UK academic server.	Yes	No
c. A site on the server of a UK non-profit organisation.	Yes	No
d. A site on a US government server.	Yes	No



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.	Yes	No

b. The home page of a site states that it was last updated in July 1996.	Yes	No

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	Yes	No

d.A commercial Internet Service Provider (ISP), like AOL, hosts the site.	Yes	No

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



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.	Yes	No

b. The problem with health statistics and other data on the Internet is that you can't always get the older information.	Yes	No

c.URLs are case sensitive.	Yes	No

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.	Yes	No

d. Online databases and journals that charge subscription fees will provide material of a higher quality than free services.	Yes	No



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.	Yes	No

b. Sites produced by University academic departments are a good place to look for information aimed at supporting higher education.	Yes	No

c. Always read the Rights/Copyright/Disclaimers information before you use any information from an internet site.	Yes	No

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.	Yes	No

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.	Yes	No

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