Wiki vs. SharePoint Sites

Wiki vs. SharePoint Sites
of the first modern day technologies that allowed for “on-the-fly” content, meaning that many
people were able to view and comment on these websites at the same time.
How Do Wikis Work?
A wiki is made up of CGI scripts and plain text files. When editing a wiki, the CGI script sends
a raw text file to the browser in an editable form. This allows for the modification of the
content of the page. By pressing the save button, the modified text is sent back to the wiki
server, which then replaces the existing text file with the modified version.
When requesting a wiki page, the CGI script collects the corresponding text file, alters the
marked-up text into HTML, and then changes user-selected words into hyperlinks. It then
inserts the information into a page template and sends the result to the browser.
Benefits of Wikis
There are several benefits to using a wiki. Wikis allow for any visitor to change content. Each
user automatically receives author and editor privileges. Thus, it is a great method for group
collaboration. Wikis are robust and open-ended. They are meant to be quite flexible,
collaborative sites. There are many different activities functionalities of a wiki. It can act as a
composition system, discussion medium, repository, mail system, etc. Wikis can also
incorporate media, such as pictures, sounds and movies. Another benefit of a wiki is that the
overall organization can be edited along with the content itself.
Disadvantages of Wikis
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The primary disadvantage of using a wiki site is the issue of security. Due to the fact that any
user is capable of using a wiki and has the basic CRUD (Create, Read, Update, Destroy)
functionalities, there is a large security risk. Wiki sites must be thoroughly supervised and
given constant attention to due to this issue.