Gr 10 3.2 - ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION

Question 1

CAP

Answer 1

Cap is the amount of data an ISP allows a person to upload
and download in a month.

Question 2

Electronic Communication

Answer 2

E-communication refers to all forms of communication via
electronic means. In other words, it is the process in which
computers and other devices such as cellphones are used to
exchange messages and/or digital data.

Question 3

Electronic mail

Answer 3

E-mail is composing, sending and receiving messages
electronically over a network including the internet.

Question 4

Instant Messaging

Answer 4

IM is an online, text-based communication usually between
two people using computers or other devices such as
cellphones.

Question 5

Internet Service Provider

Answer 5

An ISP is a company that has permanent, fast connection to
the Internet and sells Internet access to individuals or
organisations for a monthly fee.

Question 6

ISP based email

Answer 6

When using ISP-based e-mail, you will be able to access your
e-mail by using software such as Microsoft Outlook, and
Outlook Express on the PC or Laptop where your account
settings have been entered.

Question 7

Messaging

Answer 7

Messaging refers to the exchange of brief typed messages
between cellphones. These can be in the form of text using
SMS (Short Message Service) and can also contain images,
video and sound content using MMS (Multimedia Message
Service).

Question 8

Online chat

Answer 8

Online chat is an application that gives two or more people
the ability to have a ‘conversation’ by typing on a computer
using the Internet or cellphone.

Question 9

Social networking site

Answer 9

A social networking site is where individuals (or
organisations) can post their likes, dislikes, interests,
photographs and activities for their friends (and virtually
everyone else unless access is blocked) to see and read.

Question 10

Video Conferencing

Answer 10

Video conferencing is the ability to hold an on-line
conference between two or more people at different
locations using a computer network to transmit audio and
video data s if they were all in the same room.

Question 11

Voice over internet protocol

Answer 11

VoIP is a technology that allows telephone calls to be made
over LANs, WANs and the internet.

Question 12

Web based email

Answer 12

Web-based e-mail or webmail is a service that allows you to
access an e-mail account through a web browser from any
location that has Internet access.