Common Online Terminologies

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Common Online Terminologies

E-mail Also referred as electronic mail Is a method of exchanging digital

messages from one person to another.

Wiki An application used for adding,

modifying, or deleting content in cooperation with others.

Social bookmarkingEnables users to add, to make comments, edit, and share bookmarks of web documents.

HTML

Is the set of markup symbols or codes inserted in a file intended for display on a World Wide Web browser page.

Podcast Podcasts are digital media files (audio or

video) which are produced in a series.

voIP Short for Voice over Internet Protocol a category of hardware and software

that enables people to use the Internet as the transmission medium for telephone calls by sending voice data in packets using IP rather than by traditional circuit transmissions of the PSTN. Computer Dictionary).

Online Chat The term online chat is used to refer to

any type of communication that needs the internet to take place. This type of communication usually offers real time and direct transmission of text based messages.

WWW A system of Internet servers that support

specially formatted documents. World Wide Web is not synonymous with

the Internet.

Streaming "Streaming" multimedia allows the user

to begin viewing video clips stored on our server, without first downloading the entire file. After a brief period of initializing and buffering, the file will begin to stream - or play - in real time.

Blog A blog is sometimes referred to as an

online personal journal.  It is a site designated for an individual to

write about his/her daily experiences and what they feel to illicit thoughts and allow readers to offer their comments. 

Social Networking A social networking service is a

platform to build social networks or social relations among people who, for example, share interests, activities, backgrounds, or real-life connections

URL

A URL (Uniform Resource Locator, previously Universal Resource Locator) - usually pronounced by sounding out each letter but, in some quarters, pronounced "Earl" - is the unique address for a file that is accessible on the Internet

Web Feed

Also known as news feed

Is a data format used for giving/ providing users with updated data. A web feed is also sometimes referred to as a syndicated feed.

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