Key Words used in Streaming Technology are:

• Buffering: Receiving and storing data before playing it back.

• Codec: Codec convert data between uncompressed and compressed formats, thereby reducing the bandwidth a clip consumes.

• Stream: A flow of a single type of data, measured in Kilobits per second (Kbps).

• Multicast: It is the term used to describe communication where a piece of information is sent from one or more points to a set of other points. In this case there is may be one or more senders, and the information is distributed to a set of receivers.

• Unicast: It is the term used to describe communication where a piece of information is sent from one point to another point. In this case there is just one sender, and one receiver.

• Broadcast: Broadcast is the term used to describe communication where a piece of information is sent from one point to all other points. In this case there is just one sender, but the information is sent to all connected receivers.

• On-Demand: A type of streaming in which a clip plays from start to finish when user clicks a link. Most clips are streamed this way.

• Request headers: Request headers are used in client requests to communicate information about the client.

• Response Headers: Response headers are used in server responses to communicate information about the server and how it may handle requests.

• MPEG: MPEG (pronounced M-peg) stands for Moving Picture Experts Group MPEG is the name given to the family of standards used for coding audio-visual information(e.g. movies, video, music) in a digitally compressed format.

• ASF: ASF(Advanced Streaming Format) is a file format that stores audio and video and is specially designed to run over networks like the Internet.