Keyword Definition ExampleDigital Data expressed in a

series of digits (0and 1) typically represented by values of a physical quantity.

Types of Digital Technology- Laptop, Camera, Phone.

Analogue signals or information represented by a continuously variable physical quantity.

Types of Analogue Technology- Clock, Camera Film, Video Tapes.

Digital Natives a person born or brought up during the age of digital technology and so familiar with computers and the Internet from an early age.

Children who are born in the 21st Century are brought up using Smart Phones, Laptops and other digital technology…

Broadband a high-capacity transmission technique using a wide range of frequencies, which enables a large number of messages to be communicated simultaneously.

Cable, DSL and GSM.

CGI- Computer Generated Imagery

Computer-generated imagery is the application of computer graphics to create or contribute to images in art, printed media, video games, films, television programs, commercials, and simulators.

Toy Story 3, Avatar, Gollum from Lord of the Rings.

Digital Immigrants a person born or brought up before the widespread use of digital technology

80 year old man.

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HD TV High-definition television provides a resolution that is substantially higher than that of standard-definition television.

HD TV’s.

Cloud Storage Cloud storage is a model of networked enterprise storage where data is stored in virtualized pools of storage which are generally hosted by third parties.

ICloud.

Global Market a market is one of the many varieties of systems institutions, procedures, social relations and infrastructures whereby parties engage in exchange.

A businesses target market is in USA, UK and China as well as all other countries.

Viral Market a market that can be reached through the means of viral marketing which is marketing techniques that use pre-existing social networking services and other technologies to to achieve marketing objectives.

Advertising through Twitter/ Facebook/ Youtube.

Downloading copy (data) from one computer system to another or to a disk.

Music downloads, Itunes.

Peer to Peer denoting networks in which each computer can act as a server for the others, allowing shared access to files and peripherals without the need for a central server.

Slideshare, Social network accounts.

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MP3 Player a portable media player that also acts as a digital storage device.

Ipod

Streaming relating to or making use of a form of tape transport in which data may be transferred in bulk while the tape is in motion; no storage is required to stream.

Youtube.

Iplayer an internet television catch up service which allows users to watch TV after live broadcasting.

BBC Iplayer, ITV Player.

Convergence when two of something such as two technologies come together to create one product with the benefits of both.

Iphone, Smart TV, Playstation 3.

Synergy the interaction or cooperation of two or more organisations or other agents to produce a combined effect than the sum of their separate effects.

Angry birds and Rio/ Starwars.

Piracy a person born or brought up during the age of digital technology and so familiar with computers and the Internet from an early age.

A music video using clips from a film when they haven’t asked permission to use it.

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File Sharing the practice of making computer files available to other users of a network, in particular the illicit sharing of music and video via the Internet.

ICloud.

Crowd Sourcing obtain (information or input into a particular task or project) by enlisting the services of a number of people, either paid or unpaid, typically via the Internet.

Wikihow.

User-Generated Content/ Media

describes any form of content that was created by consumers or end-users of an online system or service and it publically available to other consumers or end-users.

Tumblr, Facebook, Blogs.

Demographic Media measurable characteristics of media consumers.

Age, Gender, Income, Location.

Crowd Funding the practice of funding a project or venture by raising many small amounts of money from a large number of people, typically via the Internet.

Sea water pool project.

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Prosumer a person who buys electronic goods that are of a standard between those aimed at consumers and professionals.or- a consumer who becomes involved with designing or customizing products for their own needs.

1st buyers of an Iphone 5S.

Online Identity An online identity, internet identity, or internet persona is a social identity that an Internet user establishes in online communities and websites. It can also be considered as an actively constructed presentation of oneself.

Facebook/ Twitter profiles.

Social Media websites and applications used for social networking.

Facebook, Twitter, Instagram.

Citizen Journalists the collection, dissemination, and analysis of news and information by the general public, especially by means of the Internet.

Pictures uploaded on Facebook and Twitter after London bombing.

Remixing produce a different version of (a musical recording) by altering the balance of the separate tracks.

Music track remixes.

Mash-ups a mixture or fusion of disparate elements.or -a web page or application created by combining data or functionality from different sources.

Mash-ups of different songs.

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