The Solar System SP23. Credibility and Reliability
In today's internet age, credibility and reliability are very important - how can you tell that the
website you are visiting is credible and that the information is reliable? Is the domain ending
(i.e., ".org" vs. ".com") sufficient? Hopefully, you already know that the answer is "No".
Actually, the domain suffixes have nothing to do with credibility. These were actually created in
the 1980sLinks to an external site. by the US Department of Defense under the DARPA program
and the non-governmental Internet Activities Board. In 1994, the standard domain names,
including the commonly known ".com", ".edu", ".gov", ".net", and ".org"Links to an external
site., were described clearly, but once again without any mention of credibility. So why should
we have ever thought that a website is credible by its ending? Consider websites that you have
browsed over the past term. Think about the credibility of the source and reliability of the
information:
1. List the three most important details (to you) of websites that can help determine the
credibility of a source of information. Be sure to explain why!
2. List the three most important details (to you) of websites that can help determine the reliability
of the information that is presented. Be sure to explain why!.
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1. The Solar System SP23. Credibility and Reliability
In today's internet age, credibility and reliability are very important - how can you tell that the
website you are visiting is credible and that the information is reliable? Is the domain ending
(i.e., ".org" vs. ".com") sufficient? Hopefully, you already know that the answer is "No".
Actually, the domain suffixes have nothing to do with credibility. These were actually created in
the 1980sLinks to an external site. by the US Department of Defense under the DARPA program
and the non-governmental Internet Activities Board. In 1994, the standard domain names,
including the commonly known ".com", ".edu", ".gov", ".net", and ".org"Links to an external
site., were described clearly, but once again without any mention of credibility. So why should
we have ever thought that a website is credible by its ending? Consider websites that you have
browsed over the past term. Think about the credibility of the source and reliability of the
information:
1. List the three most important details (to you) of websites that can help determine the
credibility of a source of information. Be sure to explain why!
2. List the three most important details (to you) of websites that can help determine the reliability
of the information that is presented. Be sure to explain why!
