7. 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).
8. 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.
9. WWW
A system of Internet servers that support
specially formatted documents.
World Wide Web is not synonymous with the
Internet.
10. 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.
11. 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.
12. 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
13. URL
A URL (Uniform
Resource
Locator, previous
ly Universal
Resource
Locator) - usually
pronounced by
sounding out
each letter but, in
some
quarters, pronou
nced "Earl" - is
the unique
address for a file
that is accessible
on the Internet
14. 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.
