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Chat rooms are effectively real-time conferencing or conversations using technology. Using the keyboard, a virtual group of people with the same set of interests can easily communicate together.
The CTR measures the percentage of people who have clicked on a banner or other specific advert to arrive at the destination site. More specifically, it is the average number of click-throughs per hundred ad impressions, expressed as a percentage.
This is a new model in the world of computing, a new shift from the old days of main-frames and client servers.
It works on the idea of shared resources, software and other devices via the Internet. Because of the low barrier to entry, it offers many benefits to businesses, as well as being entirely scalable and customisable.
An organisation can subscribe to a cloud provider rather than making a commitment, as the applications and computer power are available on demand. It avoids having to make a huge investment.
Major service providers are Microsoft, Salesforce, Amazon and Google.
A codec is a device or computer program capable of encoding and/or decoding a digital data stream or signal.
A small data file that is stored on a user's local computer for record-keeping purposes and which contains information about the user that is pertinent to a Web site, such as user preferences.
Cyberbullying is when one person or a group of people try to threaten, tease or embarrass someone else by using a mobile phone or the internet. Cyberbullying is just as harmful as bullying in the real world.
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