NOTE:  This sample quiz does not necessarily reflect the content or rigor of the Tek.Xam tests and is only intended as a sample of the questions found in the Tek.Xam suite.

  1. A colleague of yours wrote a paper about medical practices in the late 19th century. Your colleague cited all articles referenced in the paper except for a small amount of information obtained from a publication dated 1883. Should this article be cited as well?
    No, it is in the public domain.
     No, the information used was minimal and no longer accurate.
    Yes, it is considered plagiarism when an author uses information without citing it, even if the work is in the public domain.
    Yes, because the author passed away many years ago and could not grant permission to use his article.

  2. You need population data about your town for a research project you are writing for work. Which method is the fastest and most accurate way of obtaining the information you need?
     Find birth records at your local library.
    Do a keyword search on your favorite search engine.
    Look up the data on the US Census Bureau website.
    Search a periodical database such as Lexus Nexus.

  3. Your boss has asked you to tally up how much the company is spending on employee salaries and has just given you 4 spreadsheets containing your company's financial information: Cash Flow Statement, Income Statement, Expense Report and Return on Investment Report. Which one of the four spreadsheets do you need to complete your task?
    Cash Flow Statement
     Expense Report
    Income Statement
    Return on Investment Report

  4. You are trying to find out who played Boo Radley in the movie To Kill a Mockingbird. Which of the following Boolean searches will likely give you the best results?
     to OR kill OR a OR mockingbird
    kill AND mockingbird AND film AND cast
    boo NEAR radley
    mockingbird AND (boo OR radley)

  5. You want to receive periodic updates about a company, but you cannot decide if you want to sign up on their email list, because you are afraid that you will get unwanted emails and offers (SPAM) as a result. How can you find out if that company sells or gives away your email address to other companies?
     Check out the SPAM index on the Better Business Bureau website.
    Sign up a friend first and see if his or her email account gets SPAMMED.
    Inquire about the company's privacy policy.
    It doesn't matter -- your email provider allows you to block all unwanted emails.

  6. You are experiencing trouble with your computer at work. Even though you are able to connect to the Internet (view web pages), you do not have access to data files stored on the company's shared network folders. Nobody else is having the same problem, and until today you were not either. What is the likely cause of this problem?
     Your computer is not plugged into the network.
    The settings for your NIC (Network Interface Card) have been changed and no longer works properly.
    The server crashed.
    You are not currently logged onto the network.

  7. Which of the websites had the most trustworthy information about the first moon landing?
     http://www.top-biography.com/9099-Neil%20Armstrong/
    http://www.execpc.com/~shepler/kennedy.html
    http://www.geocities.com/jagironi2/area51/
    http://www.ksc.nasa.gov/history/apollo/apollo-11/apollo-11.html

  8. You have built a website that uses only graphics. Because of the site layout you have chosen, there is no HTML text on any of the pages, and therefore no keywords associated with your site. What is the best way to ensure web surfers can find your site using a keyword search with any of the common search engines?
     Add keywords and a description to your site by utilizing the Meta tag in the header of your HTML documents.
    Submit the URL of your homepage to the directory portions of each search engine.
    Send an email to each search engine where you would like to be listed and suggest some related keywords.
    Most search engines review all websites and categorize them according to their own standard.

  9. You are working at your PC when suddenly it shuts off without warning, and your screen goes black. You check the surge protector and find that it is still plugged in and operating properly. You notice that your monitor, speakers and other peripherals continue to get power, but when you try to press your computer's power button to reboot nothing happens. Why did your machine turn off?
     Your computer's processor has failed -- you will have to replace it.
    The surge protector you were using is no longer working.
    The power supply in you computer has gone bad.
    The hard drive crashed, and you have lost all of your data!

  10. Search the Internet to find the answer to this question:

    Benjamin Franklin is credited with the invention of which of the following?
     Electricity
    The light bulb
    The armonica
    The printing press