The Semantic Web in Action.
- Resource Type
- Article
- Authors
- Feigenbaum, Lee; Herman, Ivan; Hongsermeier, Tonya; Neumann, Eric; Stephens, Susie
- Source
- Scientific American. Dec2007, Vol. 297 Issue 6, p90-97. 8p. 5 Color Photographs, 1 Diagram.
- Subject
- *SEMANTIC Web
*SEMANTIC integration (Computer systems)
*SEMANTIC networks (Information theory)
*WORLD Wide Web
*COMMON Language Runtime (Computer science)
*COMPUTER programming
- Language
- ISSN
- 0036-8733
The article describes the Semantic Web, how it functions, how it grows and what makes it different from the World Wide Web. The Semantic Web makes it possible for any computer to access information by creating a common language between any personal computers and the Internet at large. This system would enhance the World Wide Web by creating one comprehensive format that all programs would be based on. INSETS: KEY CONCEPTS;Combining Concepts;FRIEND OF A FRIEND;Which Genes Cause Heart Disease?