Crowdsourcing Is

question 55

Multiple Choice

Crowdsourcing is:

• A) a phenomenon whereby firms can make money by offering a near-limitless selection.
• B) the act of taking a job traditionally performed by a designated agent and contracting it out to an undefined generally large group of people in the form of an open call.
• C) a classification of software that monitors trends among customers and uses this data to personalize an individual customer's experience.
• D) the removal of an organization from a firm's distribution channel.
• E) an industry practice whereby content is available to a given distribution channel for a specified time period or 'window,' usually under a different revenue model.

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Definitions:

Biometric Hardware

Devices that measure and analyze human physical and behavioral characteristics for authentication purposes, such as fingerprint scanners.

Fingerprint

Unique patterns formed by ridges and lines on the tips of human fingers, often used for biometric identification.

Administrative Tool

A software utility or application provided within an operating system or software package to assist in managing system or application settings and configurations.

Reliable

Describes something or someone that is consistently good in quality or performance, able to be trusted.