Glossary of common terms
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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MariaDB | |||
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MariaDB is community developed database based on popular database MySQL. MariaDB was forked from MySQL, and maintains many of the same features, APIs and commands used in MySQL. MariaDB can be accessed for administration using PHPMyAdmin, the same tool used for MySQL. MariaDB uses the "XtraDB" storage engine which is a drop-in replacement of InnoDB used by MySQL and a new storage engine called Aria. | |||
Migrate | ||
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The term used to describe moving a Moodle site from one server to another. | ||
Moodle | ||
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Moodle was originally an acronym for Modular Object-Oriented Dynamic Learning Environment, but now it's just a name. It's also a verb: "I try and moodle every day!" | ||
Moodle App Plans | ||
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Moodle App Plans are functionality levels for the official mobile app. The available plans are Free, Pro and Premium. You can learn more about them at apps.moodle.com and join the discussion in the forum here. | ||
Moodle Docs | |||
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Moodle Docs is the Moodle Documentation wiki, where the Moodle community documents Moodle. There are separate wikis for each version of Moodle. | |||
Moodle Exchange | |||
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This area is for exchanging complete Moodle courses in Moodle Backup format, as well as other content like glossaries or quiz banks. All content in here is free to download and use, and you can add and update your own content whenever you like. The Moodle Exchange is at: http://moodle.org/course/view.php?id=15 (This entry can be replaced with a Resource pointing to Moodle Exchange so that the link is more direct | |||
Moodle Partners | |||
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The Moodle Partners are a group of companies affiliated with moodle.com who:
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MoodleBox | ||
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MoodleBox is a standalone small and cheap mobile Moodle server that functions without the Internet. It combines the latest stable Moodle with its own wireless LAN. MoodleBox is built around the mini-computer Raspberry Pi and the Raspberry Pi OS. | ||
MoodleCloud | |||
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MoodleCloud is Moodle hosting from the people that make Moodle. See https://moodlecloud.com for details. | |||
Multiple Choice Question | |||
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A multiple-choice question (MCQ) is composed of two parts: a stem that identifies the question or problem, and a set of alternatives or possible answers that contain a key that is the best answer to the question, and a number of distractors that are plausible but incorrect answers to the question. It is one of the core question types in Moodle. More information:
Useful reading:
Related Moodle plugins: | |||