Adapted from the Technology
Glossary
Bob Jenkins, Trinity University
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| Database | Computer file or system of data organized in records and fields for fast retrieval and ease of updating. |
| Device driver | Software that controls the communications between a computer program and various hardware devices such as the sound card, the video card, the CD-ROM player, the MIDI, disk drives, etc. |
| DOS | MS DOS Microsoft Disk Operating System introduced by Microsoft Corporation in 1981. |
| Driver | A memory resident program usually used to control a hardware device. |
| DSL | Digital Subscriber Line technology for transmitting data up to 50 times faster than present analog modem and ISDN alternatives. |
| Distance Education | The formal process of distance learning . This term has traditionally implied the higher education level. |
| Distance Learning | Learning where the instructor and the students are in physically separate locations. Can be either synchronous or asynchronous . Can include correspondence , video or satellite broadcasts, or e-Learning . Usually implies the higher education level. |
| Distance Training | A reference to distance learning for the corporate or professional levels. More commonly referred to as distributed learning , WBT or e-Learning . |
| Distributed Learning | Distance learning that makes use of information technology. Includes most types of distance learning but not plain correspondence (very similar to e-Learning ) |
| EDUCOM | Group of cooperating colleges and universities dedicated to advancing computer and network communications technology in education. EDUCOM coordinates newsletters and other publishing efforts along with conferences and related activities. |
| E-mail or email | Electronic mail transmitted between millions of users connected on networks worldwide. Messages are exchanged instantaneously, usually at zero marginal cost to users, thereby saving greatly on national or international telephone and express mail fees. Messages may be stored in computer files and processed at a user's convenience. |
| ERIC | Educational Resources Information Center documents database that contains a variety of resources to educators, especially teachers in K-12 schools. |
| Ethernet | A widely used interface data processing scheme for managing data transfers on network. An ethernet board (card) must be put into the computer for network connections. |
| e-Learning | Any learning that utilizes a network (LAN, WAN or Internet) for delivery, interaction, or facilitation. This would include distributed learning , distance learning (other than pure correspondence ), CBT delivered over a network, and WBT . Can be synchronous , asynchronous , instructor-led or computer-based or a combination. |
| e-Learner | Any learner taking part in an e-Learning course or program. |
| FAQ | Frequently Asked Questions. A common feature on the Internet, FAQs are files of answers to commonly asked questions. |
| File attributes | Access rights attached to each file. |
| File server | A computer running a network operating system that enables other computers to access its files. |
| File transfer | The ability to transfer text, graphics, software, spreadsheets, audio files, and video files over vast distances on computer networks such as the Internet. |
| Firewall | Security measures designed to protect a networked system from unauthorized or unwelcome access. |
| Flash | The name of a software product from Macromedia that is intended for more efficient Internet delivery of graphics and other media. |
| FTP | File Transfer Protocol used for downloading files on the Internet. |
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