Author Question: ________ by terrorists refers to the use of the vast amount of information available on the Internet ... (Read 60 times)

cnetterville · **on:** Jul 7, 2018

________ by terrorists refers to the use of the vast amount of information available on the Internet regarding virtually any topic for planning, recruitment, and numerous other endeavors.

A) Data mining
B) Information dissemination
C) Location monitoring
D) Information sharing
E) Cybersquatting

Question 2

Explain the concept of collective intelligence with examples.

What will be an ideal response?

Brenm · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 7, 2018

Answer to Question 1

A

Answer to Question 2

One major benefit of social software is the ability to harness the wisdom of crowds, or collective intelligence. The concept of collective intelligence is based on the notion that distributed groups of people with a divergent range of information and expertise will be able to outperform the capabilities of individual experts. This is demonstrated by the online encyclopedia Wikipedia, which is entirely based on its users' contributions. Likewise, open source software is another example of the power of collective intelligence. High-quality software such as the Firefox Web browser, the Linux operating system, or the OpenOffice productivity suite are created by thousands of volunteers located all over the world. For organizations, making effective use of the collective intelligence of their employees, customers, and other stakeholders can prove extremely valuable. In addition to the benefits of harnessing the wisdom of crowds, societal changes (brought about by globalization, increasing wealth and consumerism, and the Web) are increasingly changing the way in which organizations interact with internal and external stakeholders.