1D0-61A · Question #15
Your child's high school has created a wiki for its social science classes to support blogs and collaborative projects. Your child also contributes photos of extracurricular events to the school's…
The correct answer is C. Web 2.0. Web 2.0 (option C) describes the evolution of the internet from static, read-only pages to dynamic, user-generated content and collaboration - exactly what wikis, blogs, shared photo contributions, and social media platforms represent. A (Mashup) is wrong because a mashup…
Question
Your child’s high school has created a wiki for its social science classes to support blogs and collaborative projects. Your child also contributes photos of extracurricular events to the school’s Facebook site. Which term collectively describes these types of Web usage?
Options
- AMashup
- BWeb 1.0
- CWeb 2.0
- DFolksonomy
How the community answered
(53 responses)- A2% (1)
- C94% (50)
- D4% (2)
Explanation
Web 2.0 (option C) describes the evolution of the internet from static, read-only pages to dynamic, user-generated content and collaboration - exactly what wikis, blogs, shared photo contributions, and social media platforms represent.
- A (Mashup) is wrong because a mashup specifically refers to combining data or features from multiple web sources/APIs into a single application (e.g., overlaying crime data on Google Maps) - not a broad category of web usage.
- B (Web 1.0) is the opposite; it describes the early internet of static pages where users only consumed content and had no ability to contribute or collaborate.
- D (Folksonomy) is wrong because that term specifically refers to user-generated tagging/categorization systems (like hashtags or Flickr tags), not the broader concept of participatory web use.
Memory tip: Think of the "2" in Web 2.0 as "2-way" - users both receive and create content. Wikis, blogs, and social media are all two-way streets, which is the defining trait of Web 2.0.
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Quincy P.May 30, 2026The correct answer is C, Web 2.0. That term specifically refers to the shift from static, read-only pages (Web 1.0) to platforms that let everyday users generate content, collaborate, and interact, which is exactly what a class wiki and a school Facebook page represent. A mashup is a different concept entirely, meaning a site that pulls data from multiple APIs or sources into one interface. Folksonomy describes a user-driven tagging or classification system, and while it can exist inside a Web 2.0 platform, it is not the umbrella term for this kind of user-participation model.
Prof. SaraMay 30, 2026Solid breakdown, Quincy, and worth adding that the Web 2.0 distinction also hinges on the underlying shift to AJAX-driven interactivity, which is what made those collaborative platforms technically feasible in the first place, not just a philosophical change in how content was produced.
Luis F.Jun 7, 2026I actually leaned toward D at first because the collaborative tagging and user-generated content made me think folksonomy, but then I remembered that folksonomy is just one piece of the puzzle, and Web 2.0 is the umbrella term that covers all of it, wikis, social media contributions, blogs, the whole interactive user-driven experience. The school wiki plus the Facebook photo sharing are both classic Web 2.0 in action, so C is the one.
Prof. SaraMay 8, 2026Web 2.0 is correct, but what distinguishes it from Web 1.0 in terms of user participation?
Hiroshi T.May 22, 2026Web 2.0 covers it, but do you know what specifically separates it from a mashup?
Prof. SaraMay 23, 2026A mashup is the specific implementation pattern within Web 2.0 where two or more external APIs or data sources are combined into a single integrated application, so think of Web 2.0 as the philosophy and the mashup as one concrete expression of it.