Internet

• Video Conferencing connects two or more people, in real time, in seperate locations visually for the purpose of communication.
• to join a video conference, the user needs a device that has a video camera, microphone, a screen to view the broadcast, headphones or speakers and a high-speed Internet connection.
• Voice over Internet Protocol is a method for sending and receiving sound data, like telephone calls, over the Internet.
• Streaming happens when your device receives data constantly(in real time. Streaming is used by providers like YouTube.
• Downloading happens when you take a file and you copy it from a device or the Internet to your computer or phone.
• A blog is a web site that is regularly updated like an online journal. They are used as a personal diary or to create awareness about a topic.
• A Vlog is similar to a blog but also communicates using video and usually sound.
• A podcast is an audio file that can be downloaded form the Internet from any device.
• A Vodcast is a step beyond a podcast in that the file can be downloaded is a video file and not just a sound file.
• A web browser is a software application that is used to access and view websites. Examples include Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge adn Mozilla Firefox
• A cookie is a small text file created by a website and stored on your local computer by the browser. A cookie contains your personal information relevant to that website.
• An Intranet is an internal website designed to help employees in an organisation. it is not available to members of the public.
• Fake News is news, stories or hoaxes created to deliberately misinform or deceive readers.
• Clickbait are stories that are deliberately fabricated to gain more website visitors and increase ad revenue.
• A stand-alone application runs on a computer without any need to interact with any other software.
• A web-based application is software that runs on your web browser.