Understanding Digital Communication: Key Vocabulary Explained
This guide explores essential vocabulary related to digital communication, including definitions and examples of terms like aggregator, avatar, flaming, mashup, and more. Learn about the functions of an aggregator, the significance of avatars in online identity, and how flaming impacts discussions. Discover the nature of mashups in web applications and the workings of massively multiplayer online games (MMOGs). Additionally, understand key concepts like phishing, podcasts, and SMS messaging, empowering you with the language of the digital world.
Understanding Digital Communication: Key Vocabulary Explained
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Caylyn Wallace • Vocabulary Words!
An Aggregator • an aggregator is any device that serves multiple other devices or users either with its own capabilities or by forwarding transmissions in a more concentrated and economical way. A remote access hub is sometimes referred to as an aggregator.
Blog A personal website to share your own opinions, words, personal advise , etc.
Flaming Flaming is the act of posting or sending offensive messages over the Internet. These messages, called "flames," may be posted within online discussion. http://www.techterms.com/definition/flaming
A Mash Up A mashup also describes a Web application that combines multiple services into a single application. http://www.techterms.com/definition/mashup
Massively Multiplayer Online Game (MMOG) Its an online game that has a large number of online player
(P2P) Peer to Peer Decentralized file sharing, computation, communication, and more.
Phishing activity of defrauding an online account holder of financial information by posing as a legitimate company.
Podcast a multimedia digital file made available on the Internet for downloading to a portable media player, computer, etc.
An SMS Or Text Message Short Message Service (SMS) is the text communication service component of phone, web or mobile communication systems, using standardized communications protocols that allow the exchange of short text messages between fixed line or mobile phone. http://cellphones.about.com/od/phoneglossary/g/smstextmessage.htm