Question 1

Peer production and social media fall under the Web 1.0 umbrella.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Blogs are used to collaborate on common tasks or to create a common knowledge base.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Feeds are potentially controversial with instances of feed mismanagement causing user discontent, public relations problems, and the possibility of legal action.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Which of the following is an example of crowdsourcing?

Accepted Answer

A)  Reuben takes Mary's job and assigns it to a group of highly efficient employees. 
B)  Karl, a manager, assigns a high-yielding project to the most unproductive individual in the organization in an effort to train him. 
C)  Richard takes a project belonging to a team and assigns it to a highly qualified individual, Robin. 
D)  A group of people having the same educational background moves from one country to another in a search of similar kinds of job. 
E)  Smith, a manager, wants to improve the skill sets of his employees. He arranges for an inter-department shift for all his employees. 
A)  Reuben takes Mary's job and assigns it to a group of highly efficient employees. 
B)  Karl, a manager, assigns a high-yielding project to the most unproductive individual in the organization in an effort to train him. 
C)  Richard takes a project belonging to a team and assigns it to a highly qualified individual, Robin. 
D)  A group of people having the same educational background moves from one country to another in a search of similar kinds of job. 
E)  Smith, a manager, wants to improve the skill sets of his employees. He arranges for an inter-department shift for all his employees.

Question 5

Peer-produced services like Skype and BitTorrent leverage a central IT resource instead of users' computers to forward phone calls and video.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Blogs refer to:

Accepted Answer

A)  online journal entries, usually made in a reverse chronological order. 
B)  Web sites that can be modified by anyone, from directly within a Web browser. 
C)  online communities that allow users to establish personal profiles and communicate with each other. 
D)  keyword-based classification systems created by user communities. 
E)  the combination of two or more technologies into a single, integrated tool. 
A)  online journal entries, usually made in a reverse chronological order. 
B)  Web sites that can be modified by anyone, from directly within a Web browser. 
C)  online communities that allow users to establish personal profiles and communicate with each other. 
D)  keyword-based classification systems created by user communities. 
E)  the combination of two or more technologies into a single, integrated tool.

Question 7

According to the text, the most popular platform for users choosing to host their own blog server is:

Accepted Answer

A)  movable type. 
B)  blogger. 
C)  typepad. 
D)  squarespace. 
E)  wordpress. 
A)  movable type. 
B)  blogger. 
C)  typepad. 
D)  squarespace. 
E)  wordpress.

Question 8

Which of the following statements holds true for electronic social network?

Accepted Answer

A)  Their key use is to share ideas, obtain feedback, and mobilize a community. 
B)  Their key use is to distribute time-sensitive information, share opinions, virally spread ideas, run contests and promotions, solicit feedback, provide customer support, track commentary on firms / products /
Issues, and organize protests. 
C)  Their key use is to discover and reinforce affiliations, identify experts, message individuals or groups, and virally share media. 
D)  Their key use is to poll a diverse crowd and aggregate opinions to form a forecast of an eventual outcome. 
E)  Their key use is to collaborate on common tasks or to create a common knowledge base. 
A)  Their key use is to share ideas, obtain feedback, and mobilize a community. 
B)  Their key use is to distribute time-sensitive information, share opinions, virally spread ideas, run contests and promotions, solicit feedback, provide customer support, track commentary on firms / products /
Issues, and organize protests. 
C)  Their key use is to discover and reinforce affiliations, identify experts, message individuals or groups, and virally share media. 
D)  Their key use is to poll a diverse crowd and aggregate opinions to form a forecast of an eventual outcome. 
E)  Their key use is to collaborate on common tasks or to create a common knowledge base.

Question 9

_____ refers to a text messaging standard used by many mobile phones.

Accepted Answer

The answer of _____ refers to a text messaging standard...

Question 10

Rich media refers to:

Accepted Answer

A)  content that is more complex than simple text or photos. 
B)  taking a hard copy of an image or document and converting it into a digital format. 
C)  the rapid display of a sequence of images of 2-D or 3-D artwork to create an illusion of movement. 
D)  content created through state-of-the-art technology. 
E)  high resolution pictures and embedded documents. 
A)  content that is more complex than simple text or photos. 
B)  taking a hard copy of an image or document and converting it into a digital format. 
C)  the rapid display of a sequence of images of 2-D or 3-D artwork to create an illusion of movement. 
D)  content created through state-of-the-art technology. 
E)  high resolution pictures and embedded documents.

Question 11

The larger and more active a wiki community, the more likely it is that information will be distorted and that errors will creep in.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

The value of any particular blog derives from a combination of technical and social features.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

What are the features that form a common set for most wiki tools?

Accepted Answer

Most wikis support the following key fea

Question 14

A vigorous community of commenters would help keep a blogger honest as they will quickly expose a blogger's errors of fact or logic.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Unlike Facebook, where most users must approve "friends" before they can see status updates, Twitter's default setting allows for _____ following.

Accepted Answer

A)  syndicated 
B)  linear 
C)  asymmetrical 
D)  intermittent 
E)  precluded 
A)  syndicated 
B)  linear 
C)  asymmetrical 
D)  intermittent 
E)  precluded

Question 16

Which of the following statements about Web 2.0 is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is important to joust over the precise definition of Web 2.0. 
B)  Nine of the world's top ten most heavily trafficked Internet sites are social. 
C)  It is significant how quickly the Web 2.0 revolution started and failed in a short span of time. 
D)  It refers to the static Web sites and transaction-focused storefronts. 
E)  Peer production is leveraged to create much of the open source software that supports many of the Web 2.0 efforts. 
A)  It is important to joust over the precise definition of Web 2.0. 
B)  Nine of the world's top ten most heavily trafficked Internet sites are social. 
C)  It is significant how quickly the Web 2.0 revolution started and failed in a short span of time. 
D)  It refers to the static Web sites and transaction-focused storefronts. 
E)  Peer production is leveraged to create much of the open source software that supports many of the Web 2.0 efforts.

Question 17

_____ refers to engineering the posting of positive comments, and reviews of a firm's product and services.

Accepted Answer

The answer of _____ refers to engineering the posting of...

Question 18

What are the benefits and risks associated with social networks? Support your answers with relevant examples.

Accepted Answer

Benefits of social networks:
-Electronic

Question 19

Blog posts are listed in forward order of creation, making it easy to see the most recent content.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

What is crowdsourcing?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is the act of taking a job traditionally performed by a designated agent and outsourcing it to an undefined generally large group of people in the form of an open call. 
B)  It is the act of moving a job from a group of ineffective employees to an efficient employee. 
C)  It is the process of selling products to people in the guise of conducting marketing research. 
D)  It is the act where a group of people moves from one country to another while looking out for better work opportunities. 
E)  It is the movement of employees from one department to another with the aim of improving their skill sets. 
A)  It is the act of taking a job traditionally performed by a designated agent and outsourcing it to an undefined generally large group of people in the form of an open call. 
B)  It is the act of moving a job from a group of ineffective employees to an efficient employee. 
C)  It is the process of selling products to people in the guise of conducting marketing research. 
D)  It is the act where a group of people moves from one country to another while looking out for better work opportunities. 
E)  It is the movement of employees from one department to another with the aim of improving their skill sets.

Peer production and social media fall under the Web 1.0 umbrella.

Blogs are used to collaborate on common tasks or to create a common knowledge base.

Feeds are potentially controversial with instances of feed mismanagement causing user discontent, public relations problems, and the possibility of legal action.

Which of the following is an example of crowdsourcing?

Peer-produced services like Skype and BitTorrent leverage a central IT resource instead of users' computers to forward phone calls and video.

Blogs refer to:

According to the text, the most popular platform for users choosing to host their own blog server is:

Which of the following statements holds true for electronic social network?

_____ refers to a text messaging standard used by many mobile phones.

Rich media refers to:

The larger and more active a wiki community, the more likely it is that information will be distorted and that errors will creep in.

The value of any particular blog derives from a combination of technical and social features.

What are the features that form a common set for most wiki tools?

A vigorous community of commenters would help keep a blogger honest as they will quickly expose a blogger's errors of fact or logic.

Unlike Facebook, where most users must approve "friends" before they can see status updates, Twitter's default setting allows for _____ following.

Which of the following statements about Web 2.0 is true?

_____ refers to engineering the posting of positive comments, and reviews of a firm's product and services.

What are the benefits and risks associated with social networks? Support your answers with relevant examples.

Blog posts are listed in forward order of creation, making it easy to see the most recent content.

What is crowdsourcing?

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Exam 8: Social Media, Peer Production, and Web 20

Peer production and social media fall under the Web 1.0 umbrella.

Blogs are used to collaborate on common tasks or to create a common knowledge base.

Feeds are potentially controversial with instances of feed mismanagement causing user discontent, public relations problems, and the possibility of legal action.

Which of the following is an example of crowdsourcing?

Peer-produced services like Skype and BitTorrent leverage a central IT resource instead of users' computers to forward phone calls and video.

Blogs refer to:

According to the text, the most popular platform for users choosing to host their own blog server is:

Which of the following statements holds true for electronic social network?

_____ refers to a text messaging standard used by many mobile phones.

Rich media refers to:

The larger and more active a wiki community, the more likely it is that information will be distorted and that errors will creep in.

The value of any particular blog derives from a combination of technical and social features.

What are the features that form a common set for most wiki tools?

A vigorous community of commenters would help keep a blogger honest as they will quickly expose a blogger's errors of fact or logic.

Unlike Facebook, where most users must approve "friends" before they can see status updates, Twitter's default setting allows for _____ following.

Which of the following statements about Web 2.0 is true?

_____ refers to engineering the posting of positive comments, and reviews of a firm's product and services.

What are the benefits and risks associated with social networks? Support your answers with relevant examples.

Blog posts are listed in forward order of creation, making it easy to see the most recent content.

What is crowdsourcing?

Setting the Stage: Technology and the Modern Enterprise

Strategy and Technology: Concepts and Frameworks for Understanding What Separates Winners From Losers

Zara: Fast Fashion From Savvy Systems

Netflix in Two Acts: the Making of an E-Commerce Giant and the Uncertain Future of Atoms to Bits

Moores Law and More: Fast, Cheap Computing, Disruptive Innovation, and What This Means for the Manager

Amazoncom: an Empire Stretching From Cardboard Box to Kindle to Cloud

Understanding Network Effects: Strategies for Competing in a Platform-Centric, Winner-Take-All World

Facebook: Building a Business From the Social Graph

Understanding Software: a Primer for Managers

Software in Flux: Partly Cloudy and Sometimes Free

The Data Asset: Databases, Business Intelligence, Big Data, and Competitive Advantage

A Managers Guide to the Internet and Telecommunications

Information Security: Barbarians at the Gateway and Just About Everywhere Else

Google in Three Parts: Search, Online Advertising, and Beyond

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