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Assignment One: Information Literacy

Cierra Maple
September 28, 2014

1. Use the Internet to find a current technology event article.
Cnn.com/ Tech Section As Open Enrollment Nears, ObamaCare Website Still Isnt Totally
Safe By: Jose Pagliery September 19, 2014
2. Write a paragraph summarizing the article.
Obamacare website healthcare.gov isnt completely secure yet. Ways for
improvement include: making sure security test are complete, require strong
passwords, patch bugs in a timely manner, and restrict test servers. Obamacare was
hacked this summer due to a test server. It was infected with malware. Luckily no
personal data was stolen, only spam was spewed. The website doesnt keep a record of
health records but, it does have confidential information such as names, addresses,
social security numbers, and income levels. The launch of the website was chaotic. The
website has been somewhat fixed. 91% of the 8 million people who signed up still have
Obamacare.
3. Find two additional Internet articles on the same topic.
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The two search engines I used were Google and Yahoo. Google provided better sources.
They had more websites to access than Yahoo. Also Google had more statistics and videos.
Yahoo had a lot of lengthy articles. Some were interviews with congress and citizens. I prefer
Google over Yahoo.
4. TRAAP your sources.
Obamacare Website Plagued By Critical Flaw, Inspector General Finds
Time: When was it written? Has it been updated?
-It was written September 23, 2014, it hasnt been updated.
Relevance: Does it relate to the topic?
-Yes, it relates to the topic.
Qualified: Who is the author? Are they qualified to write about this topic? How do you
know?
-The Associated Press is the author of the article. Yes, theyre qualified to write about
this article. The Associated Press is an American multinational nonprofit news
agency headquartered in New York City. The AP is owned by its
contributing newspapers, radio, and television stations in the United States, all of which
contributes stories to the AP and use material written by its staff journalists. (Wikipedia, 1846-
2014)

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Accurate: Is the information trustworthy? Is it supported by evidence? Has it been tested
for accuracy?
-The information is trustworthy. Yes its supported by evidence. The article doesnt say
if its been tested for accuracy.
Purpose: Why was it written? To inform, sell, or persuade? Is there a bias or is the material
objective?
-The article was written to inform. The material isnt bias, its objective.
5. Find two scholarly journal articles on the same topic from the CCBC Library databases.
List the keywords you used to find the article.
-obamacare website not secure
Obamacare: How to zip through mess (Gengler, 2013)
Identify the database used. Justify the choice of the database used.
I chose the Science/Technology database because it had a lot of articles about security
and privacy.
5. Write a paragraph comparing the two articles (Internet/CCBC library) on the following:
- Ease of access
- Timeliness
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- Authority
The Internet article was easier to access. As soon as I typed in obamacare into
Google, many websites popped up. It took me less than 30 seconds to locate a website. The
article from the CCBC database took a longer time to find. After about 5 minutes I was able
to locate an article on my topic. The article from Google was written by the AP (Associated
Press). This agency is qualified to write about such topics. The article from the CCBC Library
was written by Amanda Gengler. Gengler is also qualified to write about these topics. She
has a Ph.D. in Sociology. Shes an Assistant Professor at Wake Forest University.
(http://college.wfu.edu/sociology/people/faculty/amanda-gengler)

All sources were cited. I used APA style.