RA RA Research Tools and Technology 1 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which database is primarily used for searching biomedical and life sciences literature?
- JSTOR
- PubMed (Correct answer)
- ERIC
- PsycINFO
Correct answer: PubMed
PubMed is the primary database for biomedical and life sciences literature, maintained by the National Library of Medicine.
Question 2: What does the acronym DOI stand for in research publishing?
- Document of Interest
- Digital Object Identifier (Correct answer)
- Database of Indexes
- Directory of Information
Correct answer: Digital Object Identifier
DOI stands for Digital Object Identifier, a unique alphanumeric string assigned to a document to permanently link to it online.
Question 3: Which Boolean operator narrows a search by requiring all terms to appear in results?
- OR
- NOT
- AND (Correct answer)
- NEAR
Correct answer: AND
The Boolean operator AND narrows search results by requiring every specified term to be present in each result.
Question 4: Google Scholar is best described as what type of research tool?
- A peer-reviewed journal
- A citation index and search engine (Correct answer)
- A statistical analysis program
- A data repository
Correct answer: A citation index and search engine
Google Scholar is a freely accessible citation index and search engine that indexes scholarly articles, theses, books, and conference papers.
Question 5: What type of database aggregates content from multiple sources into a single searchable platform?
- Primary database
- Aggregator database (Correct answer)
- Tertiary database
- Subject database
Correct answer: Aggregator database
An aggregator database compiles content from many publishers and sources into one platform, such as EBSCOhost or ProQuest.
Question 6: Which tool is commonly used by researchers to manage and organize citations?
- SPSS
- EndNote (Correct answer)
- ATLAS.ti
- NVivo
Correct answer: EndNote
EndNote is a widely used reference management software that helps researchers organize citations, generate bibliographies, and format references.
RA RA Research Tools and Technology 1
Which database is primarily used for searching biomedical and life sciences literature?