Glossary of common terms
Completion requirements
This glossary defines a number of words you will see used often in discussions about Moodle - you'll find them highlighted throughout this course.
If you wish to import this glossary to your Moodle site, you can download this file of exported entries: glossary_of_common_terms_20101214.xml.
Please feel free to add new words here!
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applet | ||
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Applets are small programs written in Java and embedded within web pages. Most recent browsers can run these small programs if you have Java installed on your computer. | ||
CSS | ||
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Abbreviation for "Cascading Style Sheets". CSS defines styles and colours and how they should be applied to a web page. | ||
CVS | ||
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database | ||
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An electronic collection of information, stored in tables of data. For example, Moodle contains a table of all users in a site. There are many brands of database software, but most people use MySQL. | ||
dataroot | ||
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The place where Moodle can save uploaded files. This directory should be readable and writeable by the web server user but it should not be accessible directly via the web. | ||
domain | ||
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A name given to a computer or a group of computers. eg moodle.org. You can buy new domain names from a domain name registrar, of which there are many. | ||
download | ||
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To move your files from a server "down" to your personal computer. Also see FTP and upload. You can download Moodle via the Moodle download page. | ||
upload | ||
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To move your files from a personal computer "up" to a server. Also see FTP and download. | ||
dirroot | ||
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The dirroot is the name for the directory in which you have installed Moodle. It's a setting in config.php that must be entered correctly. | ||
FTP | ||
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File Transfer Protocol - a method of copying files from one computer to another. For example, you might FTP your Moodle files from your home computer to your web server. | ||