Question 1

Web 2.0 is a next generation software offering authored by Tim O'Reilly in 2005.

Accepted Answer

Web 2.0 refers to the second generation of the World Wide Web, focusing on the ability for people to collaborate and share information online, rather than a specific software. It was indeed popularized by Tim O'Reilly in 2005, but it is not a software offering.

Question 2

Web 2.0 was made possible thanks to breakthrough proprietary technologies like Microsoft Silverlight and Adobe Flash.

Accepted Answer

Web 2.0 refers to the second generation of the World Wide Web, focusing on the ability for people to collaborate and share information online via social media, blogs, and Web-based communities. It was characterized by the move towards web applications and user-generated content, not specifically by proprietary technologies like Microsoft Silverlight and Adobe Flash, although they did contribute to richer web experiences.

Question 3

AJAX stands for Asymmetric Java and X-Serv.

Accepted Answer

AJAX stands for Asynchronous JavaScript and XML, not Asymmetric Java and X-Serv.

Question 4

The most significant aspect of Web 2.0 is its ability to harness collective intelligence

Accepted Answer

Web 2.0 platforms, such as social media, wikis, and online communities, enable users to collaborate and contribute to the creation and sharing of knowledge and ideas. This collective intelligence is leveraged to create more valuable and relevant content, products, and services.

Question 5

Enterprise 2.0 technologies focus on channels like e-mail and instant messaging and platforms like intranets and portals.

Accepted Answer

Enterprise 2.0 technologies emphasize the use of web-based and social technologies such as blogs, wikis, and social networking platforms to enhance collaboration and information sharing within organizations, moving beyond traditional channels like email and intranets.

Question 6

The biggest difference between Enterprise 2.0 and traditional KM systems is that the former provide users the potential to create intranets built by distributed autonomous peers and are subject to network effects.

Accepted Answer

Enterprise 2.0 allows for user-generated content and collaboration through network effects, while traditional KM systems are typically top-down and centrally controlled.

Question 7

The main innovation of LinkedIn, one of the first social networks, was the ability to see "Who's Viewed Me."

Accepted Answer

LinkedIn's main innovation was creating a professional networking platform focused on career development and job opportunities, not the "Who's Viewed Me" feature.

Question 8

The density property of social networking ties refers to the ratio of actual ties to the number of possible ties in a network.

Accepted Answer

The density property of social networking ties refers to the proportion of actual ties to the number of possible ties in a network, which can be expressed as a percentage or a decimal fraction between 0 and 1.

Question 9

Social networking ties between nodes are characterized by type, strength, and stickiness.

Accepted Answer

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Question 10

Knowledge sharing researchers have determined that strong ties in social networks are better for cultivating trust and reliability.

Accepted Answer

Strong ties in social networks allow for more frequent and intimate interactions, which can lead to deeper levels of understanding and trust between individuals. This makes them better suited for knowledge sharing and collaboration that requires reliability.

Question 11

Social networking inroads made into talent management measure the relationship strength of individuals both within and outside of the organization by measuring email inflow and outflow.

Accepted Answer

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Question 12

A wiki is a microblogging service that enables online awareness.

Accepted Answer

A wiki is actually a collaborative website that allows users to add, edit, and delete content through a web browser. Microblogging services, such as Twitter, enable users to post short messages or updates to their followers, and online awareness refers to the level of visibility or attention a person or brand has on the internet.

Question 13

Wikipedia is subject to an informal peer review process by its users, who volunteer endless hours to create or edit articles.

Accepted Answer

Users of Wikipedia do indeed volunteer to create and edit articles, and there is an informal peer review process in which other users can check and improve upon these contributions.

Question 14

A blog is a page or collection of Web pages designed to enable anyone who accesses it to contribute or modify content, using a simplified markup language.

Accepted Answer

A blog is a type of website or part of a website that is updated regularly with new content, typically written articles or posts. It is not designed for anyone to edit the content except the owner or those given permission by the owner, unlike a wiki which allows collaborative editing by its users.

Question 15

The Dunbar number refers to the limit on how many twitter followers an individual may have.

Accepted Answer

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Question 16

The open source initiative allows free distribution of software as long as source code remains unmodified for derivative works.

Accepted Answer

The Open Source Initiative (OSI) defines criteria for open source software that typically allow for free distribution and modification of the software, including derivative works, as long as the source code is made available.

Question 17

Users in Second Life can trade their Linden dollar virtual currency for dollars on the LindeX dollar exchange.

Accepted Answer

This is correct, users in Second Life can indeed trade their Linden dollar virtual currency for dollars on the LindeX dollar exchange.

Question 18

The Facebook beacon allows users to find people they might know and want to add as a friend.

Accepted Answer

Facebook Beacon was an advertising system that sent data from external websites to Facebook, for targeted advertising and not for finding or adding friends.

Question 19

What is not a component in AJAX?
A)XHTML and CSS.
B)XML.
C)Asynchronous data transfer.
D)SQL.
E)Javascript.

Accepted Answer

SQL is not a component in AJAX. AJAX stands for Asynchronous JavaScript and XML, and it primarily involves the use of JavaScript, XML, and asynchronous data transfer to create dynamic web pages. While databases may be used in conjunction with AJAX, SQL itself is not a direct component.

Question 20

Who of the following is credited with coining the phrase "Web 2.0?"
A)Tim O'Reilly.
B)Steve Wozniak.
C)Sergey Brin.
D)Matt Zuckerberg.
E)Walt Mossenberg.

Accepted Answer

Tim O'Reilly is credited with coining the phrase "Web 2.0" in a conference in 2004.

Quiz 10: Emergent Knowledge Management Practices