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INS1502 Exam pack 2024 (Developing Information Skills for Lifelong Learning)
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INS1502 EXAMPACK 2024
QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
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INS1502 QUESTION PAPERS AND ANSWERS
1. What is the ability to work with information to solve problems called?
a. information literacy
b. information overload
c. information privacy
d. information society
2. What is the main advantage of the internet over a library?
a. The Internet is less expensive to access sources.
b. Libraries have fewer books on various topics.
c. The internet contains verified information.
d. The ease of access.
3. Information literacy relates to…
a. general skills, other students, and studies at Unisa
b. data, information, and knowledge
c. learning skills, computer skills, and library and media skills
d. keywords, work plans, and action
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4. You have to write an assignment on the education needs of teachers in South Africa based on
academic information. Which option would be the most appropriate resource to use?
a. Wikipedia.
b. Your study partner.
c. The Unisa OPAC.
d. Your favourite teacher.
5. What is a valuable technique to interact with academic texts and to support learning?
a. comprehension
b. notetaking
c. podcasting
d. recording
6. Information literacy is related to…
i. data, information and knowledge
b. lifelong learning
c. computer skills
d. information and communication technologies
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7. Indicate which one of the following options is a valid argument.
i. One of the problems in today’s society is information overload. That is why we
should not use computers and rather keep to published materials.
b. You can see that South Africa is in the information age because there are so many
people who have smartphones.
c. There is a rapid rate of change because of the continuous development of technology
and increase in information. The training and education we receive at school and
university will not be enough to last us for the rest of our lives. We will therefore need
to be information literate so that we can be lifelong learners.
d. There is too much fuss about the importance of literacy. After all, people managed for
many centuries to transmit information orally. Much of the information that we receive
and transmit is still done by word of mouth. By placing emphasis on reading and writing,
we ignore the value of the oral tradition.
8. Which words in the following text provide the key to what must be done in the task?Write an
essay and trace how the Environment Conservation Act impacts on noise pollution. Differentiate
between ‘disturbing noise’ and ‘noise nuisance’.
i. impacts; noise pollution
b. Environment Conservation Act; noise pollution
c. ‘disturbing noise’; ‘noise nuisance’
d. write; trace; differentiate
9. You must compile a list of sources with relevant references for a specific topic in your study
field. Which option will be the most useful to find relevant sources?
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