40 Adobe Acrobat Reader

1 ATTACHMENT

7 BLOG

37 Bookmark

38 Broadband

2 BROWSER

6 CACHE

39 Cloud computing

8 Cookie

26 Dot Matrix Printer

27 Dynamic Microphone

5 ETHERNET

25 Firewall
24 Floppy Disc

23 Gigabyte

28 Graphical User Interface

29 Integrated Learning System

30 Interactive Whiteboard

31 JPEG

32 MegaHertz

33 Microblogging:

34 Microcomputer

35 Operating System
36 PDF

9 Podcast

10 Portal

11 Programmed Learning

12 QR Code

4 SEARCH ENGINE

14 Semantic Web

13 Serif

15 Simulation

16 Social Networking

17 Spambot
18 Spreadsheet

19 Streaming

20 Trojan

21 Universal Serial Bus

3 URL

22 Vector Graphic
Acrobat Reader is software that allows you to view a PDF document (a
document that can be seen but not changed). It can be downloaded free of
charge from Adobe.

document sent with an email message. Many types of files can be sent this
way (e.g. Word documents, PDFs, Excel files, JPEGs)

essentially a website that contains discrete pieces of information posted by

different users. New items of information are usually entered by contributors
via a simple form, following the introduction of each new theme by a person
who initiates the blog, and then submitted to the site, where they may be
filtered by an administrator before being posted.
A bookmark is a saved link to a particular Web page. Microsoft Internet
Explorer denotes bookmarks as "favourites."
A bookmark is a saved link to a particular Web page. Microsoft Internet
Explorer denotes bookmarks as "favourites."
A software program that allows you to surf the web. Popular web browsers
include Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Microsoft Edge and Internet
Explorer.
When you download (read) a web page, the data is "cached," meaning it is
temporarily stored on your computer. The next time you want that page,
instead of requesting the file from the web server, your web browser just
accesses it from the cache, so the page loads quickly.

Cloud computing refers to the storing and accessing of data and programs
over the Internet instead of on another type of hard drive. Examples of Cloud
services include iCloud, Google Cloud and Dropbox.

A piece of information stored on a user's computer by a Web Browser when the user visits a website for the first

An older type of printer that works by firing sets of pins in different combinations at an ink ribbon located against

This type of microphone is often used in multimedia CALL programs when

the learner has to record his/her own voice. The main drawback of this type
of microphone is that it requires considerable amplification and may result in
very faint playback on some systems. This type of microphone is often
popularly referred to as a karaoke microphone
most common way of connecting computers on a network with a wired
connection. It is a type of local area network (LAN) technology, providing a
simple interface for connecting multiple devices.

A firewall is a software package that sits between your computer and your
Internet connection, keeping an eye on the traffic going to and fro. If anything
suspicious appears, such as an unauthorised attempt from a remote
computer to write information to your hard disc or to send information from
your computer to a remote computer, it will block it and warn you.
A plastic disc covered in magnetisable material, enclosed in a case, on which data is stored magnetically. A typic

Usually abbreviated to GB, or gig in common computer parlance. A unit of

measurement of computer memory or disc capacity = 1,073,741,824 bytes.
See the entry on Measurement Units. See Bit, Byte, Kilobyte, Megabyte.

a Software package, that enables human beings to control what happens on

their computers. A GUI consists of graphical elements known as icons and
enables the user to run programs and to carry out other operations such as
copying information from one Folder to another, deleting files, etc by clicking
on these icons, opening and shutting windows and dragging and dropping
with a mouse.

A computer-driven system of learning in which the content is presented in

tutorial format and which monitors and records the progress of the learne
A touch-sensitive projection screen that allows the teacher to control a
computer directly by touching the screen, i.e. the whiteboard, rather than
using a Keyboard or Mouse.

A file format used for storing images. The JPEG/JPG format uses a palette of
millions of colours and is primarily intended for photographic images. The
internal compression algorithm of the JPEG/JPG format, unlike the GIF
format, actually throws out superfluous information, which is why JPEG/JPG
files containing photographic images end up smaller than GIF files containing
photographic images.

Usually abbreviated to MHz. A unit of measurement relating to the Clock

Speed of a computer or, put simply, a measurement of how fast its Central
Processing Unit (CPU) runs. Typical clock speeds of modern computers
range from 500MHz upwards. Faster clock speeds are normally expressed in
GigaHertz or GHz (= 1000MHz). See Hertz, Microprocessor.

An approach to Blogging in which very short texts are posted containing

snippets of information about events, websites and other information. See
JISC's Web2practice video on Blip TV:
http://web2practice.jiscinvolve.org/microblogging/. Twitter is an example of a
popular microblogging facility.

A generic name for a class of computers distinct from bigger mainframe

computers and minicomputers. Two of the defining characteristics of a
microcomputer are that it should be built around one Microprocessor and that
it should be standalone, i.e. capable of operating independently from any
other computer or computer Network to which it might be connected.

A suite of programs that starts up when you switch on your computer and manages and runs all the other progra
An abbreviation for Portable Document Format. This is a file type created by
Adobe that allows fully formatted, documents to be transmitted across the
Internet and viewed on any computer that has Adobe Acrobat Reader
software - a proprietary software viewing program available for free at the
Adobe website: http://www.adobe.com/uk/. Businesses and educational
institutions often use PDF-formatted files to display the original look of their
brochures or for publishing a complete magazine in electronic format.
broadcast digital audio recording, made available via the Web in a way that
allows the recording to be downloaded for listening at the user's
convenience. Cf. Vodcast, which is often used to describe a downloadable
broadcast digital video recording.

A Web page, website or service that acts as link or entrance to other websites on the Internet.
A teaching method involving a pre-constructed sequence of steps and
associated feedback, based to a large extent on the behaviourist ideas of
B.F. Skinner.

Short for Quick Response Code. A QR Code is a two-dimensional barcode

that can store a variety of different types of information, e.g. text, a website
URL, a telephone number, an SMS message, an email address, an email
message, contact details, information about an event, a Google Maps
location, your social media profile (Facebook, Twitter, etc), an iTunes link, a
YouTube link, etc.

enables a computer user to search information on the Internet. It is a type of

software that creates indexes of databases or Internet sites based on the
titles of files, keywords, or the full text of files. The most popular search
engines are Google.com.au, Yahoo.com.au and Bing.com.au.

not a new type of Web, but rather an extension of the Web whereby data
available in different locations on the Web is linked together in a way that
allows the user to search the Web in a more sophisticated way, e.g. by
requesting information in forms such as "Tell me where I can find information
about 21st-century writers who live within 50 miles of my home town":
http://www.w3.org/RDF/FAQ. Listen to Sir Tim Berners-Lee on the BBC
Today programme, 9 July 2008, talking about the Semantic Web:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/today/hi/today/newsid_7496000/7496976.stm

A type of Font, e.g. Times News Roman, that is characterised by the presence of cross-lines (twiddly bits) on the
A type of program that simulates a real-life situation, allowing the user to
carry out experiments which could have dangerous consequences or which
are impractical in a normal learning environment.

A term applied to a type of website where people can seek other people who share their interests, find out what's
A spambot is a program designed to collect email addresses from the
Internet in order to build mailing lists for sending Spam. A spambot is a type
of Web Crawler that can gather email addresses from websites, discussion
list and forum postings, and chat-room conversations.
Essentially an accounting program, e.g. Excel, which forms part of the
Microsoft Office suite of programs. Such programs might, at first sight, not
appear to have a great deal to offer the language teacher, but bear in mind
that they can also be used for organising vocab lists and for maintaining
students' marks or grades

laying audio or video in real time from a website. In order to play streaming
multimedia files you need a specific Plug-in program that links in with your
Browser and plays the file as it is transmitted rather than downloading it to
your computer first. Streaming requires a Broadband connection to the
Internet since multimedia files are not stored on your computer but played in
a continuous stream direct from the computer where they are stored

trojans are programs - usually malicious - that install themselves or run

surreptitiously on a victim's machine. They do not install or run automatically
but may entice users into installing another program. e.g. a game, that
actually installs a hostile piece of software and causes considerable damage
to your computer.

A means of connecting a wide range of devices, e.g. Digital Cameras,

Camcorders, iPods, mobile phones, Scanners and Printers, via a cable to a
computer. USB ports, to which the cables are connected, are found on all
modern computers A USB Port takes the form of a socket into which a plug
at one end of the cable can be inserted. The plug at the other end varies
according to the device that you are using. USB ports can also deliver power
to devices that need it, so that separate power cables are not necessary.
A URL (unique resource locator) or web address is the string of characters
you type into a browser to access a particular website or other resource on
the Internet. (eg. http://www.ourcommunity.com.au )

method of creating graphic images on a computer by telling it to draw lines in

particular positions. An advantage of a vector graphic is that it can be
enlarged or reduced in size without loss of sharpness or distortion.
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