What Are the Benefits and Drawbacks of Social Computing? as Someone

question 59

Essay

What are the benefits and drawbacks of social computing? As someone about to enter the marketplace, how can social computing impact your future job prospects? NOTE: this second question is not as subjective as it may appear; in other words, there are wrong answers to this question.

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Definitions:

Quantifier Negation

This involves reversing the scope of a quantifier in a statement (e.g., from "all" to "not all") to negate the original statement.

Existential Generalization

A logical inference rule stating that if some predicate holds for at least one thing, then there exists something for which that predicate holds.

Universal Instantiation

A logical rule of inference that allows for the deduction of specific instances from a universally quantified statement.

Existential Instantiation

A logical principle where from a general statement, one can infer the existence of at least one particular instance.