Glossary
PROMISLingua has a very innovative approach which requires a common understanding and a common nomenclature. The following section presents a list of specialist words and their definitions
- Backbone
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A primary communication path connecting multiple users.
Source: Learning Circuits
- Band
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A range of frequencies between defined upper and lower limits.
Source: Learning Circuits
- Bandwidth
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The nformation carrying capacity of a communication channel.
Source: Learning Circuits
- Baud
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A measure of data transmission speed. At low speeds, baud is equal to the bits transmitted per second (bps). At higher speeds, one baud can represent more than one bit.
Source: Learning Circuits
- BBS (Bulletin Board System)
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An online community run on a host computer that users can dial or log into in order to post messages on public discussion boards, send and receive email, chat with other users, and upload and download files. BBSs are text-based and often related to the specific hobbies or interests of their creators.
Source: Learning Circuits
- Beneficiary
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Beneficiary, means a legal entity, an international organisation or the Joint Research Centre (JRC), which has concluded this grant agreement with the Community.
Source: European Commission
- Binary code
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A coding system made up of numbers expressed in base-2 notation, using only the digits 0 and 1.
Source: Learning Circuits
- Bit
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The most basic unit of information on a computer. In accordance with binary code, each bit is designated as either a 1 or a 0; all other information stored on the computer is composed of combinations of bits.
Source: Learning Circuits
- Bits per second (BPS)
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Measurement of the data transmission for a modem or network.
- Blended learning
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Learning events that combine aspects of online and face-to-face instruction.
Source: Learning Circuits
- Blog (Weblog)
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An extension of the personal Website consisting of regular journal-like entries posted on a Webpage for public viewing. Blogs usually contain links to other Websites along with the thoughts, comments, and personality of the blog s creator.
Source: Learning Circuits
- Bluetooth
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A wireless networking technology using radio waves that enables users to send data and voice signals between electronic devices over short distances.
Source: Learning Circuits
- Bookmark
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A Webpage link stored in a browser for quick and easy retrieval.
Source: Learning Circuits
- Bps (Bits Per Second)
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A measurement of data transmission speed in a communications system; the number of bits transmitted or received each second.
Source: Learning Circuits
- Bridge
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A device linking two or more sections of a network.
Source: Learning Circuits
- Broadband
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1) In layperson s terms, high speed transmission of data. In this use, the specific speed that defines broadband is subjective; the word often implies any speed above what is commonly used at the time.
2) In technical terms, transmission over a network in which more than one signal is carried at a time. Broadband technology can transmit data, audio, and video all at once over long distances. Source: Learning Circuits
- Broadcast
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(noun) Television or radio signals designed to reach a mass audience. (Some Websites offer original or redistributed broadcasts)
(verb) 1) To transmit television or radio signals. 2) To email or fax a message to multiple recipients simultaneously; to transmit information simultaneously to everyone on a network. Source: Learning Circuits
- Browser
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A software application that displays World Wide Web pages originally written in the text-based HTML language in a user-friendly graphical format.
Source: Learning Circuits
- Business requirements
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The conditions an e-learning solution should meet to align with the needs of such stakeholders as the content developer, subject matter expert, learner, manager, and training administrator.
Source: Learning Circuits
- Byte
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A combination of 8 bits.
Source: Learning Circuits
