Glossary of common terms

• Are very knowledgeable and supportive of the Moodle project
• Provide quality Moodle services such as hosting and consulting
• Support Moodle development directly via royalty payments
• Are often found around moodle.org, helping people for free

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.

One of the database types supported by Moodle's implementation of the database interface layer. There are a large number of implementations of MSSQL, and it would appear that Moodle works with the latest versions.   

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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:

• https://docs.moodle.org/en/Question_types
  
• https://docs.moodle.org/en/Multiple_Choice_question_type

Useful reading:

• Multiple-Choice Testing in Education: Are the Best Practices for Assessment Also Good for Learning?
  
• MCQs with 1 correct answer & 2 distractors tend to be more valid & reliable
• Top 10 stupid mistakes in design of Multiple Choice questions (external site)

Related Moodle plugins:

• All-or-Nothing Multiple Choice
  
• Matrix question
  
• MTF (ETH)
  
• OU multiple response

A nickname is a descriptive name given in place of or in addition to the official name of a person, place or thing.

Nickname often denotes the diminutive form of a person's legal first name, or it denotes an alternative for a person's legal first name.

Diminutive: "Ben" for "Benjamin."
Alternative: "ian" for "Choon."

See also, Customised usernames, user profile field, friendly name.