W1. What do I know about Wikipedia and what do I want to learn about it? - Kim Byung Chan

  Wikipedia is an online encyclopedia, as we already know. Searching Wikipedia for something we want to know gives enough information. Unlike a real paper encyclopedia, we can get information through hyperlinks that we do not know in the information. Wikipedia's information and information are linked together like a mind map. So, even if there is information that we do not know in the information, we can easily find out the question through this connection.

   And Wikipedia is a collective intelligence created by people all over the world. Wikipedia's information can be easily added and modified by the general public, and the information can be stored in Wikipedia. Individual information is constantly gathered, and the information of Wikipedia is more accurate and increasing in quantity.

  On the other hand, I think Wikipedia is inconvenient to use. Interfaces are difficult for beginners on the Internet to use. After choosing a language from the home page, Wikipedia does not kindly explain how to use search and information. I am used to using computers, but I also felt struggled when I first used Wikipedia. Therefore, for the beginner to use smoothly, the interface will be more descriptive. It is also necessary to improve the amount of information that differs from country to country.

  I was able to learn about the addition and modification of Wikipedia contents through lectures in last semester. There was a difficulty in the process. That I had to do was fill in the missing information. However, it is difficult to find out which information does not exist in Wikipedia. I would like to learn if there is any technology related to this.

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