Bluetooth



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Bluetooth is a wireless technology that allows computers, phones and other devices to talk to each other over short distances with a limit of 100 meters. Bluetooth uses radio waves, and is designed to be a secure and inexpensive way of connecting and exchanging information between devices without wires. This is useful if you are wanting to send some media or a certain file which isnt that large to another device in close range.

RSS Feeds - Really Simple Syndication

RSS is a tool that you have on your website or blog that allows you to see what other blogs or sites are doing.. Many news- elated sites, weblogs and other online publishers syndicate their content as an RSS Feed to whoever wants it. Basically the feeds are on your site are information and updates about others peoples websites, companies and general news on what they are up to.

ADSL - Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line

ADSL broadband  is the most common type of broadband as it uses a standard phone line and is supplied though BT. As well as being a faster and more reliable internet service, ADSL broadband differs from dial up internet in that it splits your phone line in two. It simply means that by converting your analogue phone line to a digital line your phone line can now be used to simultaneously transmit data at high speed. As a result of switching to ADSL broadband, Data transfered is at a much higher rate than before, an analogue modem works at a maximum speed of 56Kbps, but ADSL broadband works at speeds of 512Kbps and above depending on where you are in england.

VOIP - Voice Over Internet Protocol

VoIP stands for Voice over Internet Protocol. It is also referred to as IP Telephony or Internet Telephony. It is another way of making phone calls, with the difference of making the calls cheaper or completely free. The phone part is not always present anymore, as you can communicate without a telephone set. VoIP has a lot of advantages over the traditional phone system. The main reason for which people are so massively turning to VoIP technology is the cost, VoIP is apparently cheap, but most people use it for free. If you have a computer with a microphone and speakers, and a good Internet connection, you can communicate using VoIP for free.

Video Conferencing



Video Conference.



This lesson we learned how to use video conferencing software, how people can use the internet to talk to a group of people. This software allows people to share information with a group, like giving a lecture over the internet, or to discuss work. This software is useful if an important member of the team is unable to attend a meeting, or to contact others in a different country. You can use microphones, webcams and there is a chat incase you dont have a webcam or microphone.