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Clickers
Personal response systems. A device used to respond to an instructor's presentation delivered through a wireless device.
Vlogging
A blog that includes video.
Audioblogs
Blogs or weblogs that are enriched by audio files.
Blockchain
A decentralized and distributed network that is used to record transactions across connected devices as blocks of data that cannot be altered after being recorded.
Utility (on demand) Computing
Users pay for computing or storage resources on an as-needed basis, like the way on pays for utilities.
Telepresence
A set of technologies, such as high-definition audio, video, and other interactive elements that enable people to feel or appear as if they were present in a location which they are not physically in.
Application Service Providers
Provide access to software or services for free.
Mashups
A website or web 2.0 application that uses content from more than one source to create a new service.
Web 2.0 Applications
Collaborative and interactive tools that are strictly web-based and are typically free to the user.
Edge Computing
Microcontroller
A small computer on a single metal-oxide-semiconductor integrated circuit chip.
Nanotechnology
A field of science whose goal is to control individual atoms and molecules to create computer chips and other devices which are smaller than current technologies.
Really Simple Syndication (RSS)
A lightweight XML format designed for sharing headlines and other web content.
Ubiquitous Computing
The possibility of computers being embedded into almost everything and potentially able to communicate.