COMMONONLINETERMINOLOGIES

Romyna Fortuna G. MapileBachelor Of Secondary EducationUniversity of Santo Tomas

TERMINOLOGIES THAT ARE USUALLY USED IN THE INTERNET:

(Please choose one)EmailWikiSocial bookmarkingHTMLPodcast

VoIPOnline ChatWWWStreaming

BlogSocial NetworkingURLWeb Feed

EMAIL• Short for electronic

mail

• A system for sending and receiving messages electronically over a computer network, as between personal computers.

Source: http://www.thefreedictionary.com/e-mail

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WIKI• A Web site that allows

users to add and update content on the site using their own Web browser.

•  Is usually a web application which allows people to add, modify, or delete content in collaboration with others. 

Sources: http://www.techterms.com/definition/wiki http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiki

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SOCIAL BOOKMARKING• A method of saving and

storing web pages in a single online location for future use or for sharing with other Internet users.

• A way for individuals to create links to websites or web pages that they like and then share those links with others.

Sources: http://weblogs.about.com/od/bloggingglossary/g/SocialBookmark.htm http://www.imarketingdictionary.com/social-bookmarking.html

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HTML• HyperText Markup

Language

• The main markup language for creating web pages and other information that can be displayed in a web browser.

Sources: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HTML

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PODCAST• Also called as “Netcast”

• a digital medium consisting of an episodic series of audio, video, PDF, or ePub files subscribed to and downloaded through web syndication or streamed online to a computer or mobile device.

Sources: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HTML

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VoIP• Voice over Internet Protocol

• A technology that allows telephone calls to be made over computer networks like the Internet.

• It converts analog voice signals into digital data packets and supports real-time, two-way transmission of conversations using Internet Protocol (IP).

Sources: http://compnetworking.about.com/cs/voicefaxoverip/g/bldef_voip.htm

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ONLINE CHAT• May refer to any kind

of communication over the Internet that offers a real-time transmission of text messages from sender to receiver.

• Refers to any type of communication that needs the internet to take place.

Sources: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Online_chat http://www.ask.com/question/what-is-online-chat

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WWW• World Wide Web

• A system of Internet servers that support specially formatted documents.

• A part of the Internet accessed through a graphical user interface and containing documents often connected by hyperlinks

• Also called as ”Web”

Sources: http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/W/World_Wide_Web.html http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/world%20wide%20web

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STREAMING• Relating to or being the

transfer of data (as audio or video material) in a continuous stream especially for immediate processing or playback.

• Data streaming, commonly seen in the forms of audio and video streaming, is when a multimedia file can be played back without being completely downloaded first.

Sources: http://www.techterms.com/definition/streaming http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/streaming

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BLOG• A discussion or

informational site published on the World Wide Web and consisting of discrete entries typically displayed in reverse chronological order.

• A Web site that contains an online personal journal with reflections and comments provided by the writer

Sources: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blog http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blog

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SOCIALNETWORKING• The development of social

and professional contacts; the sharing of information and services among people with common interest.

• The use of websites or other online technologies to communicate with people and share information, resources, etc.

Sources: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/social+networking

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URL• Uniform Resource

Locator

• a formatted text string used by Web browsers, email clients and other software to identify a network resource on the Internet.

Sources: http://compnetworking.about.com/od/internetaccessbestuses/g/bldef-url.htm

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WEB FEED• Also known as

“News Feed.”

• A data format used for providing users with frequently updated content.

Sources: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_feed

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