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Tuesday, 24 January 2012

Module 7: Computer Hoax Categories

There are still enormous sources of misinformation on the World Wide Web, so how can you determine what is good information and what is bad information? 
           No matter what the research topic is all about, there are a lot of websites that exist that give us all sorts of information and because of this we find difficulty in determining good information from bad information. So, the following tips and guidelines will be helpful in solving this problem on the World Wide Web:
1. Select sources of information that are likely reliable and of good quality. A good source comes from a good and known websites where information comes from academic journals and academic databases.
2. Select information from trusted authors. One must be sure that the author who wrote the information has actual, reputable credentials.
3. Select information that has credibility. The author or source of the information must show some evidence of being knowledgeable, reliable, and truthful. Like the author’s education, training, contact information, his reputation, and his title or position of employment.
4. Surf over the internet and explore to gather more information.
5. Be aware and be alert….

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