Rest of Terms

The students are required to find the defintions of their terms they have had quizzes over. I have posted most of them on my blog. Alas, some are not. Here are the terms that were not listed in case their packet of terms is missing.
Click on the label "Quizzes" below and the past terms will come up.

Chat
Real-time text-based communication in a virtual environment. Chat can be used in e-learning for student questions, instructor feedback, or even group discussion.

Collaboration technology
Software, platforms, or services that enable people at different locations to communicate and work with each other in a secure, self-contained environment. May include capabilities for document management, application sharing, presentation development and delivery, whiteboarding, chat, and more.

Courseware
Software designed to be used in an educational program.

Hub
A common connection point for devices in a network. Hubs are commonly used to connect segments of a local area network (LAN).

Infrastructure
The underlying mechanism or framework of a system. In e-learning, the infrastructure includes the means by which voice, video, and data can be transferred from one site to another and be processed.

KB (kilobyte)
1,024 bytes.

Assessment
The process used to systematically evaluate a learner's skill or knowledge level.

Avatar
A graphical icon that represents a real person in a cyberspace system. In e-learning, avatars usually represent the learners. The term comes from a Sanskrit word meaning an incarnation in human form.

Blog (web log)
A web page that serves as a publicly accessible personal journal for an individual. Typically updated daily, blogs often reflect the personality of the author.

Bookmark
A web page link stored in a browser for quick and easy retrieval.

Browser
A software application used to locate and display web pages.

Download
To copy data to your computer from another computer over a computer network; the opposite of upload.

GB (gigabyte )
Just over one billion bytes. 1,000 megabytes.

Instructional designer (ID)
An individual who applies a systematic methodology based on instructional theory to create content for learning.

Intellectual property
An idea, invention, formula, literary work, presentation, or other knowledge asset owned by an organization or individual. Intellectual property can be protected by patents, trademarks, service marks, and/or copyrights.

Net
Common nickname for the Internet.