ICT in Education
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| PDA (Personal Digital Assistant) | Personal digital assistant, a digital device which can include the functionality of a computer, a mobile phone, a music player and a camera. |
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| Pixel | A single point of a graphic image. |
| Plug-in | A small piece of software that integrates with a larger application. Often you need plug-ins on web browsers to view special content such as animations on the web. Plug-ins are usually free and you can download them from the internet. |
| Podcast | An audio file, usually in MP3 format that is available online. The files can be downloaded and listened to at the users convenience. Distributed via rss feeds |
| Podcasting | Production and distribution of a series of audio or video digital-media files which is distributed over the internet through Web feeds,to portable media players and personal computers. |
| POP Point of presence | Point of presence. This is a connection point to a carrier network, such as the internet. |
| Portal | A portal is a website that is a major starting site for users. There are general portals and specialised or niche portals. Some major general portals include Yahoo, Netscape and Lycos. |
| Protocol | A set of rules which determine how computers are able to communicate with each other. |