Online communitites

Question 1

What is social networking?

Answer 1

It is a way of linking and communicating with people using their personal information.

Question 2

List 2 types of online community?

Answer 2

Social networking

VLEs

Question 3

State three ways a team could use an online workspace to work collaboratively. (3 marks)

Answer 3

They can all work on one document at the same time.
They can hold a virtual meeting using online chat.
They can use VoIP.

Question 4

What is a Social networking site?

Answer 4

is an online community where people are linked together using their personal information.

Question 5

What are advantages of Social networking?

Answer 5

Easy way to keep in touch with people.
Easy to make new friends with similar interests.
Often free to join and use.

Question 6

What are disadvantages of Social networking?

Answer 6

Some people create fake profiles.
Loss of privacy / privacy issues.
Online bullying.

Question 7

What is user-generated reference site

Answer 7

allows users to contribute and share information.

Wikipedia is an example of one of these

Question 8

What are advantages of Wikis?

Answer 8

1) on them is usually very up to date.

2) They don’t require a user to pay a fee and contain a huge amount of Information.

Question 9

What is a disadvantage of Wiki?

Answer 9

Anyone can add material to a wiki, so the information might be biased or inaccurate.
2) An internet connection is needed for people to work collaboratively.

Question 10

List 3 features of a user- generated reference site.

Answer 10

1) Able to add and edit the content
2) Changes can be tracked
3) Provides hyperlinked pages and images

Question 11

What are social bookmarking websites?

Answer 11

are similar to wikis but users add bookmarks/web links instead of content then share these with others such as Pinterest.

Question 12

Give 2 features of Social bookmarking sites.

Answer 12

1) Users can store URLs online

2) Users give tag words to categorize the URLs.

Question 13

Give two ways in which the internet has improved users interaction with news.

Answer 13

1) People can rate stories to promote

2) Everyone can publish and comment on news stories.

Question 14

Describe two ways in which ICT is changing the way knowledge is created?

Answer 14

1) People can communicate, collaborate and share ideas on a global scale
2) Information is constantly updated and is always open for improvement, for example entries on Wikipedia

Question 15

Give 2 ways Online communities have changed people’s working lives?

Answer 15

1) Many workers now telecommute and work from home.

2) Cloud computing allows workers to access documents and programs from anywhere they can get internet access.

Question 16

What are 2 negatives on how Online communities have changed people’s working lives

Answer 16

1) People now avoid face to face contact and email people who are just a few desks away.
2) Workers without an Internet connection may feel left out of the decision making process.

Question 17

What is Collaborative working?

Answer 17

It is about working together as a group to achieve common goals, this can be helped by Online chat and email.

Question 18

What are 2 advantages of Collaborative working?

Answer 18

1) Working as a group means uses can get more done in a short amount of time
2) Users can help each other solve problems.

Question 19

What is Teleworking?

Answer 19

It is about working at home but staying in touch with others with the help of technology.

Question 20

What are 2 advantages of Teleworking?

Answer 20

1) Saves money (no need for transport costs)

2) Reduces pollution

Question 21

What are 2 disadvantages of Teleworking?

Answer 21

1) Distractions at home so not as much work gets done.

2) Dependent on having an internet connection.

Question 22

Describe the purpose of an acceptable use policy?

Answer 22

An acceptable use policy is a set of rules that set out how to behave when using the website, users have to agree to the rules before using the website.