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CIS 101 Information Literacy Project
Visit project Web site at www.pccc.edu/cis/infolit for more detailed instructions (especially with questions 3 and 4) Your Name | Masud Ahmed |

1. Web Search: Who is the current Chief Executive Officer of Citigroup? When did he/she start? a. Answer to Question: The CEO of Citigroup is Michael Corbat. In October 2012, Mike Corbat was appointed CEO of Citi. b. Full URL of Answer: http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/people/person.asp?personId=27845305&ticker=C c. Author/Organization Responsible for Web Page: businessweek.com d. Date of Article: e. Search Engine Used (Underline One) About Ask Bing Google f. Keywords Used in Search Engine:

2. Web Search: What are the predicted dates of the next Leonid Showers? a. Answer to Question: b. Full URL of Answer: c. Author/Organization Responsible for Web Page: d. Date of Article: e. Search Engine Used (Underline One) About Ask Bing Google f. Keywords Used in Search Engine:

3. Determining Bias: Select the topic labeled "Gun Control" under the Determining Bias section on the project Web site, visit the three sites listed, and answer the questions below. The project Web address can be found at the top of this document. a. Is the first site the most unbiased (objective) one of the three sites? Why or why not? b. Is the second site the most unbiased (objective) one of the three sites? Why or why not? c. Is the third site the most unbiased (objective) one of the three sites? Why or why not?

4. 4. Online Database Search: Visit the EBSCOHost database linked from the project Web site. The project Web address can be found at the top of this project. Find and read an article about Google Street View privacy issues. The article must be one in the EBSCOHost database. Finding an answer on the Internet will result in no credit. a. After doing research about this

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