A sequence of characters and the words that they form can be encoded into formats that can be read by the computer using American Standard Code for Information Interchange (ASCII) Format
Format Types
Arbitrary text
RTF (Rich Text Formatted)
Formatted
Enum
Identifier type (Microsoft)
Typography
How text looks, the total result of the font used, its size, the line length, line spacing, style of characters, and presence and arrangement of punctuations
Typography
Makes up every element in a composition (paragraphs, headings, lists, navigations, forms)
Important in any design, and if utilized properly can attract people
Visual Texts
Texts that are created using still or moving images, with more emphasis on its corresponding text
All visual texts are influenced by the cultural values, ideologies, and world views of the place they are created
CRAAP Test
A test developed by the California State University at Chicago to check if an information source is reliable or not
CRAAP Test criteria
Currency
Relevance
Authority
Accuracy
Purpose
Currency
Deals with the timeliness of the information, important if the researcher aims to get the most recent information on a subject matter
Relevance
Asks if what you have found is what you were looking for and answers the questions that you had in mind
Authority
Involves going to the source of work, including the author and knowing how credible they are and how reliable is the information they have given
Accuracy
Checks on the reliability, validity, and truth of the found text
Purpose
Evaluates why the information exists, important in order to correctly utilize the content
