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MTEL Digital Literacy and Computer Science

Category - Digital Lit and CS

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A computer science student encounters a problem using a recently updated package in a larger project. The student consults a popular programming forum with a question-and- answer format and finds another user has posted a question very similar to the student's own problem. The question has generated many potential answers from other users. Which of the following characteristics should the student consider first to find relevant information?
  1. The length of time each writer has been active on the
  2. The quality of each writer's forum profile biography.
  3. The number of upvotes the question has received from other users.
  4. The length of each response.
Explanation
Correct Response: C. A more upvoted answer implies the response has the confidence of the forum community. If the community is reliable, the answer is likely to be as well. A is incorrect because the amount of time a writer has spent in this particular forum does not indicate their level of expertise relative to the student's question. B is incorrect because profile biographies may or may not be accurate, depending on the forum’s identity verification policies. D is incorrect because the length of a response is unrelated to its validity.
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