Term | Definition |
Assistive technology | umbrella term that includes assistive, adaptive, and rehabilitative devices for people with disabilities and also includes the process used in selecting, locating, and using them; promotes greater independence |
Email | a method of exchanging digital messages from an author to one or more recipients. Modern email operates across the Internet or other computer networks. |
Simulation | the imitation of the operation of a real-world process or system over time. |
Bulletin Board | a surface intended for the posting of public messages, for example, to advertise items wanted or for sale, announce events, or provide information. |
Hypermedia | used as a logical extension of the term hypertext in which graphics, audio, video, plain text and hyperlinks intertwine to create a generally non-linear medium of information. |
Software | any set of machine-readable instructions that directs a computer's processor to perform specific operations. The term is used to contrast with computer hardware, the physical objects (processor and related devices) that carry out the instructions. |
Chat Room | used to describe any form of synchronous conferencing, occasionally even asynchronous conferencing; |
Internet | global system of interconnected computer networks that use the standard Internet protocol suite (TCP/IP) to serve several billion users worldwide |
URL | A uniform resource locator;also known as web address, is a specific character string that constitutes a reference to a resource. |
Distance Education | a mode of delivering education and instruction, often on an individual basis, to students who are not physically present in a traditional setting such as a classroom |
Problem Based Learning | a student-centered pedagogy in which students learn about a subject through the experience of problem solving. Students learn both thinking strategies and domain knowledge. |
Websites | a set of related web pages served from a single web domain. A website is hosted on at least one web server, accessible via a network such as the Internet or a private local area network through an Internet address known as a Uniform resource locator. |
Pixel | a physical point in a raster image, or the smallest addressable element in a display device; so it is the smallest controllable element of a picture represented on the screen. |
Icon | a pictogram displayed on a computer screen in order to help user navigate a computer system or mobile device in a similar way traffic signs are used to help a driver navigate traffic |
Spreadsheet Program | an interactive computer application program for organization and analysis of data in tabular form |
Computer Literacy | defined as the knowledge and ability to utilize computers and related technology efficiently, with a range of skills covering levels from elementary use to programming and advanced problem solving |
Instructional Technology | the theory and practice of design, development, utilization, management, and evaluation of processes and resources for learning |
Tutorial | a method of transferring knowledge and may be used as a part of a learning process. More interactive and specific than a book or a lecture; a tutorial seeks to teach by example and supply the information to complete a certain task |
Database Program | computer application used for storing debugging information about a program (or, commonly, program modules such as a DLL or EXE). |
RAM | a form of computer data storage. A random-access device allows stored data to be accessed directly in any random order |
Plotters | a vector graphics printing device to print graphical plots. |
Port | a physical interface between a computer and other computers or devices; a virtual data connection between computer programs possibly through a computer network |
Expansion Slot | a printed circuit board that can be inserted into an electrical connector, or expansion slot on a computer motherboard, backplane or riser card to add functionality to a computer system via the expansion bus. |
CD ROM | a pre-pressed compact disc which contains data. The name is an acronym which stands for "Compact Disc Read-Only Memory" |
Video Port | a location on a computer to attach a cable that allows transfer of video from the computer to another device |
Processor | also referred to as a central processor unit,[1] is the hardware within a computer that carries out the instructions of a computer program by performing the basic arithmetical, logical, and input/output operations of the system |