Multiple choice technology web technology

Tim Berners-Lee describes a proposed extension of the current Web, which he terms the "semantic Web." Simply put, what is the chief goal of the semantic Web effort?

  1. To make it possible to view Web content on a wider variety of devices and software

  2. To make it possible for computers to parse and analyze the meaning and context of Web data

  3. To reduce the amount of network traffic needed to conduct simple Web transactions

  4. To enable a bi-directional, read/write Web

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Explanation

The semantic Web aims to make web data machine-readable by adding metadata and structure, enabling computers to understand meaning and context rather than just display content for humans. This facilitates intelligent data processing and integration.