05 HANDOUT - ONLINE PLATFORMS Flashcards
Online Platforms for ICT Content Development
- Social Media Platforms
- Blogging Platforms
Allow you to create not only personal accounts but also pages and groups where you can share content
The only downside of this is that you are restricted to Facebook’s ______
one-size-fits-all design
This has billions of users
social networking site where its focus is on business and professional networking
Websites like WordPress, Tumblr, and Blogger are examples of?
Blogging Platforms
These websites focus on content and design
WordPress, Tumblr, Blogger
Typically looks like a newsletter where you are given options to change the design to your liking
Blogging Platforms
The amount of customization in blogs is also unrivalled depending on the _______ _____ ______ implemented by the provider
content management system
its popularity is still unrivalled
social media platform
is a computer application that allows you to publish, edit and manipulate, organize and delete web content
Content Management System
CMS stands for?
Content Management System
is used in blogs, news websites and shopping
Content Management System
large companies opt to use the ______ because they do not need to pay licenses for each computer they have for their company; instead, they can use a software on demand
cloud
Software that is in your computer that you didn’t have to install
cloud computing
the software is in the ______ or ______
cloud
over the Internet
Advantages of cloud computing
- No need to install
- Saves hard disk space
- Easy access to your software/files
- Saves you money from buying software license and additional hard disk space
- No need to update because it automatically updates
- Minimum system requirement
7.Backup and data recovery are relatively easier than on a physical device
Disadvantages of cloud computing
- Can be hampered down by slow Internet speed; no connection, no cloud computing
- May still require compatible software like a browser
- You do not own the software; you are simply renting it
- Security risk of doing things over the Internet as opposed to your personal computer alone
- More prone to hacking
- Limited control over the infrastructure itself
