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                      Boolean Searching: Step 2

Now you try to pick out the correct Boolean connectors for the following by clicking on the correct answer under each question:

TOPIC:  nursing careers for men

KEYWORDS:  nursing   careers   men

1.  Which search below would you use to include all the keywords in the same article?

A.  nursing and careers and men

B.  nursing or careers and men

C.  nursing or careers or men

2.  Using OR as a connector will:

A.  look for all keywords in the same article

B.  look for only some of the keywords

C.  look for all of the keywords in all articles even if only one or two of the keywords are in an article

3.  What connector do you use to exclude a word from an article?

A.  and

B.  not

C.  or

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