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What is Web Science?
What is Web Science?
- A new academic subject that studies the technology behind the internet
- A new interdisciplinary subject combining several areas of study (correct)
- A new interdisciplinary subject combining several areas of knowledge
- A new interdisciplinary subject combining several areas of technology
What is the theme of this year's Web Science conference?
What is the theme of this year's Web Science conference?
- Making the web human-centric (correct)
- Making the web technology-centric
- Making the web science-centric
- Making the web interdisciplinary-centric
What did Dame Wendy Hall say about the web?
What did Dame Wendy Hall say about the web?
- It is powered by AI
- It is co-created by society (correct)
- It is created by technology
- It is created by humans
What is a contact tracing app?
What is a contact tracing app?
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Who invented the World Wide Web?
Who invented the World Wide Web?
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What type of interaction does Web Science study?
What type of interaction does Web Science study?
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What is the purpose of a Covid contact tracing app?
What is the purpose of a Covid contact tracing app?
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What is the main focus of Web Science?
What is the main focus of Web Science?
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What are social media networks?
What are social media networks?
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What is the purpose of tests for a Covid contact tracing app?
What is the purpose of tests for a Covid contact tracing app?
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- Web Science is a new academic subject that studies the technology behind the internet.
- From the human side, it's also interested in how people interact with each other online.
- Web Science is interdisciplinary, involving two or more academic subjects or areas of knowledge.
- This year's conference theme was 'making the web human-centric'.
- Dame Wendy Hall, one of the conference's key speakers, said that the web is co-created by society.
- Web Science is powered by AI and is very interdisciplinary.
- Web Science is a new interdisciplinary subject combining several areas of study which investigates the ecosystem of the internet.
- Social media networks - websites and apps like Facebook - allow people to communicate on the internet.
- A new Covid contact tracing app is currently undergoing trials - tests to see if it works effectively. If successful, the app will support public health - services aimed at improving the health of the general population.
- In our quiz question, I asked you who invented the World Wide Web. You said b) Tim Berners-Lee.
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