1. Communicating through the Internet Chapter 3

2. Instant Messaging Instant Messaging services are programs that enable you to communicate in real time with others who also are online.

3. Podcast A clip of audio or video content that is broadcast over the internet using compressed files, such as MP3’s. The content might include radio shows, audio books, magazines, and even educational programs. Sample Podcast

4. Weblogs (Blogs) Personal logs, or journal entries, that are posted on the Web.

5. Webcasts A broadcast of audio or video content over the internet. Unlike Podcasts, they are not updated automatically.

6. Wikis A type of Web site that allows anyone visiting the site to change its content by adding, removing, or editing the content.

7. VOIP A form of voice-based Internet communication that turns a standard Internet connection into a means to place phone calls, including long distance phone calls.

8. E-mail (Electronic Mail) A written message that is sent and received over electronic communication systems.

9. Synchronous Communication Real time communication Asynchronous Communication Not real-time

10. Group Communication Chapter 3

11. Social Network Online personal networks where individuals are invited or allowed to join. Social networks allow a group of individuals to create personal profiles, exchange information, and find others with similar interests.

12. Multi-player Online Games Games in which play occurs among hundreds or thousands of other players over the internet, in a persistent or ever-on game environment.

13. Chat Room A form of synchronous communication in which online conversations occur in real time and are visible to everyone in the chat room.

14. Newsgroup Similar to a discussion group or forum in which people create threads, or conversations. In a thread, a newsgroup member will post messages and read and reply to messages from other members of the newsgroup.

15. Listserv Electronic mailing lists of e-mail addresses of people who are interested in a certain topic or an area of interest. They are used to share information with a group of individuals who share a common interests.

16. Multimedia Anything that involves one or more forms of media in addition to text.

17. Streaming Audio Continuously feeds an audio file to your browser so you avoid having to wait for the entire file to download completely before listening to it.

18. Streaming Video Continuously feeds a video file to your browser so that you can watch large files as they download instead of first having to download the files completely.

19. www.adobe.com www.adobe.com Adobe Readerwww.adobe.comwww.adobe.com Lets you view and print Portable Document Format (PDF) files www.adobe.com www.adobe.com Authorware Playerwww.adobe.comwww.adobe.com Helps you view animation www.adobe.com www.adobe.com Flash Playerwww.adobe.comwww.adobe.com Lets you play animation and other graphics files www.apple.com www.apple.com Quick Time Playerwww.apple.comwww.apple.com Lets you play MP3 animation, music, Musical Instrument Digital Interface (MIDI), audio, and video files

20. www.real.com www.real.com RealPlayerwww.real.comwww.real.com Lets you play streaming audio, video, animations, and multimedia presentations www.adobe.com www.adobe.com Shockwave Playerwww.adobe.comwww.adobe.com Lets you play interactive games, multimedia, graphics, and streaming audio and video on the Web www.microsoft.com www.microsoft.com Windows Media Playerwww.microsoft.comwww.microsoft.com Lets you play MP3 and WAV files, listen ot music files and live audio, and view movies and live video broadcasts on the Web