AP Computer Science Principles Flashcards: Crowdsourcing
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What is an example of a new collaboration model offered by crowdsourcing?
Crowdsourcing offers new models for collaboration, such as connecting businesses or social causes with funding.
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What is an example of a new collaboration model offered by crowdsourcing?
Crowdsourcing offers new models for collaboration, such as connecting businesses or social causes with funding.
How does widespread access to information facilitate problem-solving?
Widespread access to information and public data facilitates the identification of problems, development of solutions, and dissemination of results.
How has science been affected by distributed collaboration?
Science has been affected by using distributed and “citizen science” to solve scientific problems.
Who are the primary contributors in citizen science projects?
The contributors are distributed individuals, and many of them may not be professional scientists.
What is the scale of participation in crowdsourcing and citizen science?
These processes involve a large number of distributed individuals participating at scale.
What tools do participants in citizen science use to contribute?
Participants contribute relevant data to research using their own computing devices.
What is the fundamental principle of large-scale problem-solving discussed in this context?
People can participate in problem-solving processes at scale, leveraging widespread access to information and collaborative tools.
Term: Distributed Science
A method of conducting scientific research by utilizing distributed individuals, often in conjunction with citizen science, to solve problems.
What is Citizen Science?
Citizen science is scientific research conducted by distributed individuals, many of whom may not be scientists, who contribute data using their own computing devices.
How does collaboration via computing enhance human capability?
It allows a large, distributed group of people to combine their input and efforts to solve problems or fund causes, achieving more than individuals could alone.
What are the three key activities facilitated by public data access?
The three activities are: identification of problems, development of solutions, and dissemination of results.
Besides funding, what is the general type of contribution sought through crowdsourcing?
Crowdsourcing is used to obtain general input or information from a large group of people.
What is the relationship between computing and human capabilities?
Human capabilities can be enhanced by collaboration, which is often facilitated via computing.
How is citizen science a form of crowdsourcing?
Citizen science is a specific application of crowdsourcing where the information and data being gathered from many people is for scientific research.
What is the key mechanism that enables crowdsourcing?
The key mechanism is the use of the Internet to obtain input or information from a large number of people.
What is Crowdsourcing?
Crowdsourcing is the practice of obtaining input or information from a large number of people via the Internet.