Module 2.2 - E-communications

Question 1

Bluetooth

Answer 1

A wireless technology that allows devices such as mice, printers and cellphones to communicate over a relatively short distance, typically less than 10m.

Question 2

GPS

Answer 2

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

Question 3

Vodcast

Answer 3

Video Podcast - A form of podcast which includes video clips or photos and is downloaded and played as a movie.

Question 4

SMS

Answer 4

Short Message Service - SMS-ing (or texting) is sending short text messages from one cell phone to another, popular and convenient because it allows one to communicate directly without making a phone call.

Question 5

IM

Answer 5

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

Question 6

Blogs/Weblogs

Answer 6

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

Question 7

Protocol

Answer 7

A set of rules for encoding and decoding data for transmission across a network.

Question 8

Smartphones

Answer 8

Cellphones with a mobile operating system and the ability to run third-party software or ‘apps’. They generally include a touch screen interface and multiple sensors for advanced functions such as GPS, accelerometer, etc.

Question 9

E-mail

Answer 9

The composing, sending and receiving of messages electronically over a network, including the Internet.

Question 10

POP3

Answer 10

Post Office Protocol 3 - The most common protocol used for downloading e-mail via the Internet from POP3 servers.

Question 11

Android OS

Answer 11

Operating system created by Google and used on most non-Apple mobile devices.

Question 12

iOS

Answer 12

Operating system found only on Apple devices such as the iPhone and iPad.

Question 13

HTTP

Answer 13

HyperText Transfer Protocol - The protocol that defines how web pages and their content are transferred across the Web.

Question 14

Podcast

Answer 14

An audio file (often in MP3 format) made available for download from the Internet; more often pre-recorded radio chat shows and talks, rather than music.

Question 15

Vlog

Answer 15

Video Blog - A form of blog which uses video as the medium. Entries normally combine video supported by text and images.

Question 16

FTP

Answer 16

File Transfer Protocol - The protocol used for the fast, easy transfer of large files between remote computers that have an Internet connection.

Question 17

HTTPS

Answer 17

HyperText Transfer Protocol Secure - The protocol used for secure, encrypted communication over the Internet. It is used on websites which require a user to enter confidential or personal information such as passwords or banking details.

Question 18

SMTP

Answer 18

Simple Mail Transfer Protocol - The most common protocol used for sending e-mail via SMTP servers on the Internet.

Question 19

Mobile browser

Answer 19

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

Question 20

Microblogging

Answer 20

The posting of short text entries usually via a cellphone or smartphone, on a platform like Twitter.