UPSC Previous Year Question | Prelims GS | 2024

Which one of the following words/phrases is most appropriately used to denote “an interoperable network of 3D virtual worlds that can be accessed simultaneously by millions of users, who can exert property rights over virtual items”?

  1. Big data analytics
  2. Cryptography
  3. Metaverse
  4. Virtual matrix

Answer

Correct Answer

Metaverse

Explanation

The metaverse refers to interconnected, persistent 3D virtual environments in which many users can interact, often through digital avatars and with ownership or control over virtual items. Big data analytics concerns extracting insights from large datasets. Cryptography secures information through mathematical techniques and is not a network of virtual worlds. “Virtual matrix” is not the established term for the described interoperable virtual environment.

Topics: digital technologies, metaverse, science and technology, virtual worlds