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===== Definitions ===== | ===== Definitions ===== | ||
* **wiki**: //"a Web application whose content is collaboratively added, updated, and organized by its users."// | * **wiki**: //"a Web application whose content is collaboratively added, updated, and organized by its users."// | ||
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- | * Letting all users create pages quickly. | + | * Letting all users create pages quickly. |
- | * Making it easy to link pages to each other. | + | * Making it easy to link pages to each other. |
- | * **wiki engine**: the program that runs a wiki | + | * **wiki engine**: the program that runs a wiki. |
* **wiki markup language**: simple text-based system for writing pages. | * **wiki markup language**: simple text-based system for writing pages. | ||
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===== Easy writing ===== | ===== Easy writing ===== | ||
- | * Each wiki engine tends to have its own markup language. | ||
- | * [[http:// | ||
* Central features of a wiki markup language: | * Central features of a wiki markup language: | ||
* simple text syntax for creating new pages | * simple text syntax for creating new pages | ||
* simple text syntax for creating crosslinks between internal pages | * simple text syntax for creating crosslinks between internal pages | ||
* support for hyperlinks | * support for hyperlinks | ||
+ | * Each wiki engine tends to have its own markup language. | ||
+ | * [[http:// | ||
===== Easy writing ===== | ===== Easy writing ===== | ||
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===== Editing protection ===== | ===== Editing protection ===== | ||
* Wikis can be | * Wikis can be | ||
- | * **open**--meaning | + | * **open**: //anyone// can view and edit pages |
- | * **closed**--meaning | + | * **closed**: anyone can view pages, |
- | * **private**--meaning | + | * **private**: you must have an account to view and edit the wiki |
===== Ways to get a wiki of your own ===== | ===== Ways to get a wiki of your own ===== | ||
* It is easy to create your own wiki. | * It is easy to create your own wiki. | ||
- | * You generally have two choices: | + | * Two choices: |
- | * use a hosted service | + | * Use a hosted service. |
- | * install | + | * Install |
===== Hosted service ===== | ===== Hosted service ===== |
computer_basics/what_is_a_wiki_slides.txt · Last modified: 2013/03/11 22:25 by mithat