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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JSON | ||
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JSON (JavaScript Object Notation) is an open standard file format and data interchange format that uses human-readable text to store and transmit data objects consisting of attribute–value pairs and arrays (or other serializable values). JSON is a language-independent data format. It was derived from JavaScript, but many modern programming languages include code to generate and parse JSON-format data. | ||
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. | ||
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:
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Q'n'D | |||
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Quick and Dirty. Usually a reference to a specific kludge or a specific, rapid response to an immediate problem. | |||
IMNSHO | |||
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In My Not So Humble Opinion - usually reserved for something we are an expert at or an issue we feel strongly supportive, or otherwise, of. | |||
Dashboard | ||
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Dashboard is a customisable page in Moodle that provides users with links to their courses and activities within them, such as unread forum posts and upcoming assignments. See the documentation Dashboard for more details. | ||
VET | ||
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Vocational Education and Training. This is a term used in Australia to refer to programs that are aimed at trades or skills-based vocations. For example, an electrician would undertake a VET course in order to become an electrician and would learn the skills during the process, but a lawyer would not. VET courses can be delivered through schools, universities, TAFEs (Technical and Further Education providers) or RTOs (Registered Training Organisations). VET courses can start from Cert I (basic skills) and go all the way up to Advanced Diploma level. (The order goes Cert I, Cert II, Cert III, Cert IV, Diploma, Advanced Diploma) | ||
VM | ||
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Virtual Machine usually called a VM is a self-contained application environment which acts as dedicated hardware. | ||
Data center | ||
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Data centers are repositories (virtual or physical) to house computers and their components (servers, networking systems etc). | ||