ICT GLOSSARY
OF TERMS
By: Mary Mae S. Cortez
BROWSER
- A software program which provides access
to web pages. Like, Internet, Explorer, Mozilla
Firefox, etc.
CASCADING STYLE SHEETS (CSS)
- Cascading Style Sheets are a feature of
HTML that enables a range of styles for
headers, body text, bullet points, links, etc.
HTML
- HyperText Markup Language (HTML) is the
main markup language for displaying web
pages and other information that can be
displayed in a web browser.
NETWORK
- A collection of computers and other
hardware interconnected by communication
channels that allows sharing of resources and
information.
PANOPTO
- Panopto is the University wide solution for
capturing video and audio content for
teaching, learning, research and iTunes U.
PROXY SERVER
- An online tool which is applied to a private
network to re-direct its own users to selected
websotes.
QR CODE
- QR is short for Quick Response and is a two
dimensional bar code which can be read
quickly by a cell phone or tablet device with a
camera and QR reader application.
SAMR
- SAMR (Substitution, Augmentation,
Modification and redefinition) is a framework
for understanding the impact of digital tools
to education.
VPN
- VPN (Virtual Private Network) is a remote
access technology that allows you to connect
to the University’s network using any internet
connection-Worldwide.
WIRELESS
- A way of transmitting information without
cables that is reasonably fast.
Credit:
The University of Waikato Te Whare
Wanaga o Waikato
https://www.waikato.ac.nz/ict-selfhelp/glossary
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