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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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| ===== Open vs. closed ===== | ===== Open vs. closed ===== | ||
| - | * Wikis can be completely | + | Wikis can be |
| - | * A wiki can also be **closed**--meaning you must have an account to //edit// the wiki | + | * **open**--meaning //anyone// can edit pages |
| - | * Or **private**--meaning you must have an account to //view// the wiki. | + | * **closed**--meaning you must have an account to //edit// the wiki |
| + | * **private**--meaning you must have an account to //view// the wiki | ||
| ===== History ===== | ===== History ===== | ||
| - | "Wikis can be dated to 1995, when American computer programmer Ward Cunningham created a new collaborative technology for organizing information on Web sites. Using a Hawaiian term meaning ' | + | //"Wikis can be dated to 1995, when American computer programmer Ward Cunningham created a new collaborative technology for organizing information on Web sites. Using a Hawaiian term meaning ' |
| ===== Typical wiki features ===== | ===== Typical wiki features ===== | ||
| + | * Easy writing | ||
| + | * Editing history | ||
| ===== Easy writing ===== | ===== Easy writing ===== | ||
| - | The central feature of a wiki is that it " | + | The central feature of a wiki is that it "//supports hyperlinks and has a **simple text syntax** for creating |
| * **wiki markup language**: a simple text-based system for writing pages. | * **wiki markup language**: a simple text-based system for writing pages. | ||
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| Sometimes a wiki will supply a **WYSIWYG** interface for writing pages, similar to what you would find in a word processor. | Sometimes a wiki will supply a **WYSIWYG** interface for writing pages, similar to what you would find in a word processor. | ||
| - | ===== Page history ===== | + | ===== Editing |
| Many wikis also maintain a **history** of your page editing. | 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. | * Every change you make to a page is kept track of so you can compare the current version to an older one. | ||
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| ===== Hosted service ===== | ===== Hosted service ===== | ||
| - | There are a number of services | + | There are a number of service providers |
| * Pro: | * Pro: | ||
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| ===== Hosted service ===== | ===== Hosted service ===== | ||
| - | Some popular | + | Popular |
| * [[http:// | * [[http:// | ||
computer_basics/what_is_a_wiki_slides.txt · Last modified: 2013/03/11 22:25 by mithat