Tuesday, 27 September 2011

Lesson 2 - DCP's

In last weeks lesson we learnt what is a 'meme' and how they are used, published, created and ect.

In this lesson we are learning what DCP's are, and what they stand for.

http - Hyper Text Transfer Protocol. It is the technology that is used to communicate between web servers and web users.

WAP - Wireless Application Protocol. This means a set of protocols connection mobile phones to the internet.

GSM - Global System for Mobile Communications.

3G - 3rd Generation. This is used for mobile phones to use for better and faster internet.

MMS - Multimedia Messaging Service. MMS enables mobile phones to send and receive pictures and sound clips.

GPRS - General Packet Radio Services. This is to enhance 2G phones to help them send data such as texts and pictures more quickly.

Bluetooth - Bluetooth is a wireless technology that allows you to exchange data such as pictures, videos and contacts in a short distance.

ADSL - Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line. A set of protocols that allows high speed internet access over copper telephone lines, this is possible by the signals are sent digitally instead of analog.

Broadband - Broadband refers to telecommunication

VoIP - Voice over Internet Protocol. This is a communications protocol that allows for telephonic communication over the internet. A term for a set of facilities used to manage the delivery of voice information over the internet. 

Tuesday, 20 September 2011

Digital Communications, Lesson 1

What is a meme?
A meme is an idea or joke, media that is spread across the world, it can be a picture, video or a hashtag.

Who creates them and how are they created?
Anyone can create a meme that has access to the internet. To create a meme you need an idea and you can choose the media you want to use, for example a picture.

How are memes published and who publishes them?
Anyone who creates the meme can publish it onto the internet for example social networking sites such as blogs, Facebook and Twitter.

My favourite video meme is:

  • Hitler finds out he's banned from xbox live:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sfkDxF2kn1I