Definitions & Foundations
The Web Evolution
The Timeline
The Decline, Stagnation, and Implications
BONUS QUESTIONS
100

It is defined as a distributed digital ledger where records are shared across a network and protected against unauthorized alteration.

Blockchain

100

This era of the internet was characterized by static websites and limited user interaction.

Web 1.0

100

The very first milestone on the timeline is the creation of a blockchain-like timestamping in this year.  

1991

100

True or False. To this day, the three technologies discussed today still fail to garner mainstream application and implementation

True
100

why can some cranial (in the brain) nerves be healed but damage to the spinal cord is often permanent? what does this tell us about the significance of the spinal cord in human survival?

in a biological and literal sense, the spinal cord can't heal very well. its also part of the central nervous system, which makes it a single point of failure. if the spinal cord is damaged, then a myriad of biological processes are crippled

200

This is a collection of digital information and credentials used to represent and verify a person online.

Digital Identity

200

User-generated content and social media are hallmarks of this internet phase.  

Web 2.0

200

The Bitcoin network officially launched one year after its whitepaper, in this year.  

2009

200

The "Authenticity" challenge involves the difficulty of verifying genuine projects versus these.  

Copies

200

A person ignores reading about news articles or social media posts that don't align with their worldview, political or otherwise. They on the other hand indulge in media that aligns with said views. What cognitive bias is this?

confirmation bias

300

According to the "Emerging Technology Attributes" table, Digital Identity is the technology that ranks strongest in "Impact" and this other attribute.

Coherence

300

Web 2.0, control of the platform is held by this specific entity.

platform host

300

NFT/crypto boom in this year

2021

300

Having to understand blockchain wallets and platforms falls under this specific market challenge.  

Tech Barriers

300

Jungian psychology lays out 3 archetypes of the self: the self, the **, the persona, and the animus/anima. The second archetype is described as a repressed, rejected, or hidden darker side of the human personality containing fears, weaknesses, and impulses. What is the second archetype?

the shadow

400

Digital identity provides a way to prove identity online without relying on this specific type of entity.  

Centralized Authority

400

Facebook and YouTube are listed in the presentation as primary examples for this era of the web.

Web 2.0

400

The W3C specification for Decentralized Identifiers (DID) began in this year.  

2022

400

Because there is no centralized customer support to reverse fraudulent errors, this specific group bears the ultimate burden of risk if private keys are lost.

end-users

400

Which Filipino political figure wrote the following text? Fifth. If the Filipino woman will not change, she should not be entrusted with the education of her children. She should only bear them. She should be deprived of her authority in the home, otherwise she may unwittingly betray her husband, children, country, and all.

Jose Rizal


500

A shift in digital trust replaces the need for middleman verification with this automated process.

cryptographic proof

500

The presentation defines Web3 as an era where people can read, write, own, and hold their own keys along with these items.

Assets

500

In this year, Ethereum officially launched on July 30, 2015. Its major contribution was making blockchain programmable through smart contracts.

2015

500

This major tech company spent nearly $80 billion on the Metaverse before officially shutting the endeavor down.

Meta (or Facebook)

500

Consider the following scenario: in the evening of september 19, 2018, an intercontinental ballistic missile was attacked by an unknown party. what kind of cyberattack is this.

State-sponsored Attack