KYVL: Information Skills Tutorial, Unit 2: Boolean "OR"
Boolean Logic
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Unit 2: Basic Searching
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Topic: Boolean "OR"

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Lesson

Boolean logic specifies the logical relationship between words. The words AND and OR are boolean operators.

OR–searches for either word you type in and therefore broadens and enlarges your search results. OR is good for searching synonyms.

The phrase guns OR firearms will retrieve any item that contains the word guns, as well as any item that contains the word firearms.

Practice

1.What does the Boolean "OR" do?
A. Is signifies to the computer you don’t care what it retrieves.
B. It signifies a logical relationship between words.
C. It signifies that your words are unimportant.


2.A search for TEENS OR CHILDREN would
A. Retrieve all the articles containing the word children
B.Retrieve all the articles not containing the words teens or children
C.Retrieve all the articles containing the word teens and also any articles containing the word children


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