Question

What is the advantage of using a database?

I. The information found there has been selected by experts in the field.

II. It includes scholarly information that has been published or presented for review.

III. It is free and available to anyone who needs to do research for a class.


a) I only
b) II only
c) I and II
d) I, II, and III

Answer 1

the answer is C. I and II

Answer 2

The advantages of using a database would be that I) The information found there has been selected by experts in the field, and II) It includes scholarly information that has been published or presented for review. Therefore the correct answer is c). Whilst a database might be free to use for some individuals, this is not an advantage that database use over an alternative source of information such as the wider internet.