2.2- E-communications

Question 1

Android OS

Answer 1

OS created by Google and used on most non-Apple mobile devices

Question 2

Blogs/Weblogs

Answer 2

Websites updated regularly with news and events in chronological order. Reads like a journal with the most recent entry at the top

Question 3

Bluetooth

Answer 3

Wireless technology that allows devices (such as mice, printers and cellphones) to communicate over a relatively short distance- typically less than 10m

Question 4

E-mail

Answer 4

Composing, sending, receiving of messages electronically over a network, including the Internet

Question 5

FTP

Answer 5

File Transfer Protocol: Protocol used for the fast, easy transfer of large files between remote computers that have Internet connection

Question 6

GPS

Answer 6

Global Positioning System: Navigation system that uses signals received from geo-stationary satellites to determine accurately (within 5m) the position of a receiving device

Question 7

HTTP

Answer 7

HyperText Transfer Protocol: Protocol that defines how web pages and their content are transferred across Web

Question 8

HTTPS

Answer 8

HyperText Transfer Protocol Secure: Protocol used for secure, encrypted communication over Internet. Used on websites that require user to enter confidential or personal info (such as passwords and banking details)

Question 9

IM

Answer 9

Instant Messaging: Internet based alternative to text messaging, in which multimedia content can be exchanged in real time (via applications such as WhatsApp, BBM, Mxit)

Question 10

iOS

Answer 10

OS found only on Apple devices such as iPhone and iPad

Question 11

Microblogging

Answer 11

Posting of short text entries usually via cellphone or smartphone, on platform like Twitter

Question 12

Mobile browser

Answer 12

Browser designed for use on mobile devices, incorporating innovations to accommoadate smaller screen sizes, and lower power profiles and processing abilities of these devices. Mobile-specific versions of website have ‘m’ prefix and end with ‘mobi’

Question 13

Podcast

Answer 13

Audio file (often in MP3 format) made available for download from Internet. More often pre-recorded radio chat shows and talks, rather than music

Question 14

POP3

Answer 14

Post Office Protocol 3: Most common Protocol used for downloading e-mail via Internet from POP3 servers

Question 15

Protocol

Answer 15

Set of rules for encoding and decoding data for transmission across network

Question 16

Smartphones

Answer 16

Cellphones with mobile OS and ability to run third-party software or ‘apps’. Generally include touch screen interface and multiple sensors for advanced functions such as GPS, accelerometer etc.

Question 17

SMS

Answer 17

Short Message Service: SMS-ing (or texting) is sending short text messages from one cell phone to another. Popular and convenient because it allows direct communication without making phone call

Question 18

SMTP

Answer 18

Simple Mail Transfer Protocol: Most common Protocol used for sending e-mail via SMTP servers on Internet

Question 19

Vlog

Answer 19

Video blog: Form of blog which uses video as the medium. Entries normally combine video supported by text and images

Question 20

Vodcast

Answer 20

Video podcast: Form of podcast which includes video clips or photos and is downloaded and played as a movie