computer_basics:what_is_a_wiki
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computer_basics:what_is_a_wiki [2012/10/23 18:51] – mithat | computer_basics:what_is_a_wiki [2012/10/23 19:24] – [What is a Wiki?] mithat | ||
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====== What is a Wiki? ====== | ====== What is a Wiki? ====== | ||
- | "A wiki is a Web application whose content is collaboratively added, updated, and organized by its users." | + | "//A wiki is a Web application whose content is collaboratively added, updated, and organized by its users.//" |
The emphasis in a wiki is on: | The emphasis in a wiki is on: | ||
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* Making it easy to link pages to each other. | * Making it easy to link pages to each other. | ||
- | Wikis can be completely **open**--meaning //anyone// can edit pages. But since there are a lot of people who abuse this kind of thing, most wikis are **closed** (meaning you must have an account to //edit// the wiki) or **private** (meaning you must have an account to //view// the wiki). | + | One of the best known wikis is [[wp> |
===== History ===== | ===== History ===== | ||
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==== Editing history ==== | ==== Editing history ==== | ||
Many wikis also maintain a history of your page editing. Every change you make to a page is kept track of so you can compare the current version to an older one. This feature is especially important in an open wiki in case someone makes some really bad changes--on purpose or by accident. | Many wikis also maintain a history of your page editing. Every change you make to a page is kept track of so you can compare the current version to an older one. This feature is especially important in an open wiki in case someone makes some really bad changes--on purpose or by accident. | ||
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+ | ==== Editing protection ==== | ||
+ | Wikis can be completely **open**--meaning //anyone// can edit pages. But since there are a lot of people who abuse this kind of thing, most wikis are **closed** (meaning you must have an account to //edit// the wiki) or **private** (meaning you must have an account to //view// the wiki). | ||
===== Ways to get a wiki of your own ===== | ===== Ways to get a wiki of your own ===== | ||
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* [[http:// | * [[http:// | ||
* [[http:// | * [[http:// | ||
+ | * [[http:// | ||
computer_basics/what_is_a_wiki.txt · Last modified: 2013/03/11 22:26 by mithat