The document defines common online terminology used on the internet and web. It provides brief descriptions of key terms including email, wikis, social bookmarking, HTML, podcasts, VOIP, online chat, the World Wide Web (WWW), streaming, blogs, social networking, URLs, and web feeds. The terms cover areas such as communication technologies, content management, multimedia, and information sharing on the internet.

1. ONLINE TERMINOLOGIES
C H R I S T I N E N . B AL D O N
B AC H E L O R O F S E C O N D A R Y E D U C A T I O N
U N I V E R S I T Y O F S AN T O T O M AS

2. EMAIL
Electronic Mail
Used for
exchanging
digital
messages.

3. WIKI
The developer of
the first wiki is Ward
Cunninghum.
Type of a content
management
system.

4. SOCIAL BOOKMARKING
Originated in
around April 1996.
Centralized online
service.
It is a way to
increase
information sharing.

5. HTML
HyperText Markup
Language.
The main markup
language.
Consisting of tags.
Enclosed in angle
brackets.

6. PODCAST
Derived form
“Broadcast” and
“iPod”.
Ben Hammersley first
mentioned the term
“Podcast”.
Consist of:
Audio
Video
Pdf
ePub files

7. VOIP
Voice over Internet
Protocol.
For delivery of voice
communications and
multimedia sessions.
This term is related to:
IP telephony
Internet telephony
Voice over broadband
Broadband telephony
IP communications
Broadband phone
service

8. ONLINE CHAT
Kind of
communication over
the internet.
From the word
“chat” which means
informal
conversation.
Using tools such as:
Instant messengers
Internet Relay Chat
Talkers
MUDs

9. WWW
World Wide Web
“The Web”
 System of
interlinked hypertext
documents
accesses via
internet.

10. STREAMING
“Sreaming media”
Constantly
received by and
presented to an
end-user while
being delivered by
a provider.

11. BLOG
• An informational
site published on
the World Wide
Web.
• Provide
commentary on a
particular subject.

12. SOCIAL NETWORKING
• Provides a set of
method s for
analyzing the
structure.
• A social structure
made up of a set of
social actors.

13. URL
• “Uniform Resource
Locator”
• Also known as “web
address”.
• Commonly used for
web pages.
• Can also be used
for file transfer,
email, and
telephone numbers.

14. WEB FEED
• A data format used
for providing users
with frequently
updated content.
• The term “RSS” is
often used to refer
to web feeds or
web syndication in
general.

15. HTTP://WWW.WIKIPEDIA.ORG/