Communication

Question 1

What is Social Networking?

Answer 1

sites that connect people and organizations that share a common interest or activity

Question 2

Common features of Social Networking include?

Answer 2

1. Profiles or pages
2. Groups and Friends
3. News Feed
4. Share Settings

Question 3

What are profiles or pages?

Answer 3

Allows you to share information about yourself or your business

Question 4

What are Groups and Friends?

Answer 4

the other members on social media that you will communicate with

Question 5

What is a News feed?

Answer 5

the first page you see after logging into a social networking site
-recent posts, trending topics, advertisements

Question 6

What are Share settings?

Answer 6

determine who can see your posts
-sharing with everyone, just friends, or just a subset of friends

Question 7

What are Blogs?

Answer 7

personal websites to keep in touch with friends and family
-some are like online diaries
-buisnesses, newspapers, and others use blogs as a quick publishing method

Question 8

What are microblogs?

Answer 8

allows an individual or company to share posts with an audience
-uses short sentences
-X (formerly Twitter) allows 280 characters per tweet. IG primarily shares images and videos

Question 9

What are Podcasts?

Answer 9

audio programs delivered over the Internet
-typically a podcast is one audio program in a series of related podcasts

Question 10

What is a Wiki?

Answer 10

a website designed to allow visitors to use their browsers to add, edit, or delete the site’s content.
-Wikipedia is most popular

Question 11

There are 3 different messaging systems. What are they?

Answer 11

1. Text messaging (texting/SMS)
2. Instant messaging (IM)
3. Email (most widely used)

Question 12

What is text messaging?

Answer 12

process of sending short electronic messages typically fewer than 160 characters
-also known as texting and SMS (short message service)

Question 13

What is Instant Messaging (IM)?

Answer 13

supports live communication between friends
-most instant messaging programs also include videoconferencing, features, file sharing, and remote assistance. ex) Microsoft Teams, slack

Question 14

What is E-Mail (electronic mail)?

Answer 14

transmission of electronic messages

Question 15

What are the two basic types of email systems?

Answer 15

1. Client-based e-mail systems
2. Web-based e-mail systems

Question 16

What are Client-based e-mail systems?

Answer 16

require a special program known as an e-mail client to be installed on your computer
ex) Microsoft Outlook, apple mail

Question 17

What are Web-based e-mail systems?

Answer 17

-use webmail clients located on the e-mail provider’s computer. Known as webmail
-do not require an e-mail program to be installed on the computer

Question 18

A typical e-mail has 3 elements. What are they?

Answer 18

1. Header (including address, subject, and perhaps attachment)
2. Message
3. Signature

Question 19

What is spam?

Answer 19

unwanted and unsolicited e-mail that may include a computer virus or destructive programs often attached to unsolicited email

Question 20

What is a spam blocker?

Answer 20

programs that identify and eliminate spam
-also known as spam filters