It will be increasingly more important to know and understand basic technology terms in order to keep up with rapid technology growth. These basic terms will build on future technology terms and if you don't stay up with what these words mean it will become harder and harder to understand the technology of the future.
I thought the video Web 2.0 was interesting. The video compared web 1.0 to "information silos" and explained that web 2.0 function is an open communication forum. The video explained that web 2.0 is an advertisers paradise. Mainly because it allows websites and computers to interact with each other and collect data about its users giving advertisers valuable knowledge about their target market. However, for us, the web users, web 2.0 allows for more collaboration with each other and the things that interest us. For example, google maps, flicker, delicious, digg, and tecnorati were mentioned as successful web 2.0 sites or services. All of these examples move us away from a static website to a more dynamic world wide web.
Important Technology Terminology:
aggregation- using multiple cables or networks to connect systems
avatar- visual representation of a person in a virtual world
blog- informal web log
cache-stores data to help find future requests
captcha-crazy numbers and letters websites use to validate you are human
cloud computing- storing information on the internet instead of on one machine or hard drive
digg-social news website
hash tag- short messages to help searchabiltiy
HTML- internet language
podcast, webcast- audio or visual shows that are displayed on the internet
tags-idex terms assigned to a piece of information or picture
tweet- messages sent on the social messaging tool twitter
Web 2.0- websites that allow for sharing and collaboration rather than just visiting/reading.
wiki- an example of web 2.0. a website designed to allow people to collaborate and update
source code- text written in computer programming terminology
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