Chapter 8

Question 1

Social computing

Answer 1

Type of IT that combines social behavior & information systems to create value

Question 2

Web 2.0

Answer 2

Loose collection of info technologies & applications plus the sites that use them

Question 3

AJAX

Answer 3

A web development technique that enables users to reload portions of web pages with fresh data instead of reloading entire web page

Question 4

Tag

Answer 4

Describes a piece of info

Question 5

Folksonomies

Answer 5

also known as social tagging, are user-defined metadata collections

Question 6

Really Simple Syndication

Answer 6

a web 2.0 feature that allows you to receive the information you want when you want without having to surf thousands of websites

Question 7

Weblog

Answer 7

personal website open to the public in which poster expresses their feelings or interests

Question 8

Microblogging

Answer 8

Form of blogging that allows users to write short messages & publish them