This document defines and explains common online terminology used on the internet. It provides definitions for email, blogs, online chat, social bookmarking, URLs, streaming, podcasts, VoIP, wikis, social networking, the World Wide Web, HTML, web feeds, and includes references for further information. The document is authored by Jenina Alba for her Bachelor of Secondary Education degree from the University of Santo Tomas.

1. Common Online
Terminologies
Jenina Alba
Bachelor of Secondary Education
University of Santo Tomas

2. Email
Emails are messages sent electronically
from one computer user to another via a
network.
Email or e-mail stands for Electronic Mail
An internet email message is composed of
a message envelope, message header, and
a message body.

3. A blog is a website or
web page where
people post their
opinions, experiences,
and activities.
Blogs can be used as
diaries, or can be used
for sharing one’s own
commentary, and
views on a certain
subject.
Blog

4. Online Chat
An online chat is when
Online chats can be
one on one, or with
a group of people.
Chat messages are
usually short so
responses can be
sent quickly.
people, who are on a
computer at the same
time, send messages to
each other via the
internet.
Messages are sent and
read immediately.

5. Social Bookmarking
Social Bookmarking
is a service online that
allows people to add,
annotate, and share
bookmarks of web
documents.
Tagged pages can be
accessed from any
computer, since these
pages are stored on
the web.

6. URL stands for
Uniform Resource
Locator.
It is a formatted text
string used to identify
a reference or
resource on the
internet.
URL
A URL is made up
of three parts.
These three parts
are: the network
protocol, address,
and the resource
location.

7. Streaming
Streaming is a method of relaying data on a
computer as a stream continuously.
Live streaming is media delivered live over the
internet.

8. Podcast
Podcasts are series of audio, video, or PDF
files that can be downloaded through web
syndication.
Podcasts can be streamed online to
computers, and mobile devices.

9. VoIP
VoIP stands for voice-
internet protocol.
With this, telephone
calls can be made over
computer networks.

10. Wiki
A wiki is a website
where people can
edit content in
collaboration with
other people.

11. Social Networking
Social Networking
are websites and
applications where
people can
communicate with
each other
informally.

12. WWW
 WWW stands for
World Wide Web
 The World Wide
Web refers to all of
the resources and
users using the
Hypertext Transfer
Protocol (HTTP)

13. HTML
HTML stands for HyperText Markup
Language
HTML is the main markup language for
creating web pages.

14. Web Feed
A web feed is a
data format used
for providing users
with content that is
updated
frequently.

15. References
 http://compnetworking.about.com/cs/voicefaxoveri
p/g/bldef_voip.htm
 http://searchsoa.techtarget.com/definition/wiki
 http://searchsoa.techtarget.com/definition/chatting
 http://searchcio.techtarget.com/definition/socialnetwork
 http://searchcrm.techtarget.com/definition/WorldWide-Web
 http://whatis.techtarget.com/definition/streamingmedia-receiver
 http://compnetworking.about.com/od/internetacce
ssbestuses/g/bldef-url.htm