- Resolution
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Resolution is a measure of graphics that's used to describe what a printer can print, a scanner can scan, and a monitor can display. In printers and scanners, resolution is measured in dots per inch (dpi) – the number of pixels a device can fit in an inch of space.A monitor's resolution refers to the number of pixels in the whole image, because the number of dots per inch varies depending on the screen's dimensions.
For example, a resolution of 1,280 by 1,024 means that 1,024 lines are drawn from the top to the bottom of the screen, and each of these lines is made up of 1,280 separate pixels – and in turn, each dot may have any number of combinations of red, green, and blue intensities.
Common resolutions in the PC world include 640 by 480 (also called VGA resolution; appropriate for a 14-inch monitor), 800 by 600 (appropriate for a 15-inch monitor), 1,024 by 768 (appropriate for a 17-inch monitor), and 1,280 by 1,024.
- Resolution
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The clarity of the image on the video display screen.
Source: Learning Circuits
- Reusable
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E-learning content that can be transferred to various infrastructures or delivery mechanisms, usually without changes.
Source: Learning Circuits
- RFID (Radio Frequency Identification)
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A wireless information-transmission technology set to take the place of bar codes. A tag is placed on the object and then read by an antenna and transceiver.
The object does not need to be in the same line of sight as the transceiver, as products with bar codes do, and the transceiver can function over greater distances than bar code readers. Source: Learning Circuits
- RFP (Request For Proposal)
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A document produced by a company seeking goods or services and distributed to prospective suppliers. Suppliers then provide proposals based on the criteria specified within the RFP.
Source: Learning Circuits
- RIO (Reusable Information Object)
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A collection of content, practice, and assessment items assembled around a single learning objective. RIOs are built from templates based on whether the goal is to communicate a concept, fact, process, principle, or procedure. (Pronounced "REE-O")
Source: Learning Circuits
- RLO (Reusable Learning Object)
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A collection of RIOs, overview, summary, and assessments that supports a specific learning objective. (Pronounced "R-L-O")
Source: Learning Circuits
- ROI (Return On Investment)
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Generally, a ratio of the benefit or profit received from a given investment to the cost of the investment itself. In e-learning, ROI is most often calculated by comparing the tangible results of training (for example, an increase in units produced or a decrease in error rate) to the cost of providing the training.
Source: Learning Circuits
- Role play
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(noun) A training technique in which learners act out characters in order to try out behaviors, practice interactions, communicate for a desired outcome, and/or solve a dynamic problem. Role plays can reinforce learning and help people apply new information, skills, and techniques.
(verb) To participate in a role play. Source: Learning Circuits
- Router
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This piece of hardware does what it says: it routes data from a local area network (LAN) to a phone line's long distance line. Routers also act as traffic cops, allowing only authorized machines to transmit data into the local network so that private information can remain secure. In addition to supporting these dial-in and leased connections, routers also handle errors, keep network usage statistics, and handle security issues.
- Rules and regulations (structure) A1
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Rules and regulations includes all relevant legislation and adopted or imposed standards that govern the operations and objectives of the organisation.
Source: PROMIS@Service Sarl
- Safety Consultant
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1) Physicians - health, chronic illnesses safety engineers and technicians - health and safety in the workplace the provision of advice relating to hazards from dangerous substances, equipment for personal protection, and other elements of a safe workplace. They need a special training.
2) Chemical and process engineers focus on plant safety to ensure safe production processes, fire and explosion prevention. Some of these engineers are registered, as required by law. environmental engineers to ensure environmental safety such as the prevention of air and water pollution.
Authorities are also a critical part of the health and safety context because of the role they play in, flow and exchange of information. Source: PROMIS@Service Sarl
- Scalability
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The degree to which a computer application or component can be expanded in size, volume, or number of users served and continue to function properly.
Source: Learning Circuits
- Scanner
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A device that converts a printed page or image into an digital representation that can be viewed and manipulated on a computer.
Source: Learning Circuits
- Schema
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1) A relatively simple textual description or representation of the internal structure of a database, including table names, element names, and relationships between elements.
2) One of several new entities that define the structure and content parameters for XML documents. Source: Learning Circuits
- SCORM (Sharable Content Object Reference Model)
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A set of specifications that, when applied to course content, produces small, reusable learning objects. A result of the Department of Defense s Advance Distributed Learning (ADL) initiative, SCORM-compliant courseware elements can be easily merged with other compliant elements to produce a highly modular repository of training materials.
Source: Learning Circuits
- Screen reader
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Computer software that speaks text on the screen. Often used by individuals who are visually impaired.
Source: Learning Circuits
- Screenshot
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A picture of a computer display that shows the display at a given point in time. Also called a screen capture. Annotated screenshots are often used in software manuals and training programs.
Source: Learning Circuits
- Script
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A program or set of instructions not carried out by the computer processor but by another program. Code is interpreted at run time rather than being stored in executable format.
Source: Learning Circuits
- Scripting language
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See Script.
Source: Learning Circuits
- Scroll
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To move text and images on a computer screen in a constant direction - down, up, right, or left.
Source: Learning Circuits
- Seamless technology
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Technology that is easy to use, intuitive in nature, and is not the focus of the learning experience. Also called transparent technology.
Source: Learning Circuits
- Search Engine
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A tool or program which allows keyword searching for relevant sites or information on the Internet. General and topic-specific search engines are prevalent today, for example, Education World, WebCrawler, Infoseek, Lycos, and Yahoo are examples of search engines.
- Self-assessment
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The process by which the learner determines his or her personal level of knowledge and skills.
Source: Learning Circuits
- Self-paced learning
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An offering in which the learner determines the pace and timing of content delivery.
Source: Learning Circuits
- Self-sustaining Marketing
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Self-sustaining marketing, defined as marketing the results of research with all financial benefits constantly reinvested in further research, to benefit society.
Source: (c) 1996 FUTUREtec
- Semantic Web
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A concept proposed by World Wide Web inventor Tim Berners-Lee. States that the Web can be made more useful by using methods such as content tags to enable computers to understand what they are displaying and to communicate effectively with each other. That, says Berners-Lee, will increase users ability to find the information they see.
Source: Learning Circuits
- Serial bus
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A channel through which information flows, one bit at a time, between two or more devices in or connected to a computer. A bus typically has multiple points of access through which devices can attach to it.
Source: Learning Circuits
- Serial port
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A connection point for peripheral devices to be attached to a computer, through which data transmission occurs one bit at a time.
Source: Learning Circuits
- Server
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A computer with a special service function on a network, generally to receive and connect incoming information traffic.
Source: Learning Circuits
- Service Provider
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A company that provides dial-up or direct access to the Internet for a fee. Sometimes referred to as ISP (internet service provider).
- Shareware
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Copyrighted software that is available for personal use for a small fee, and often downloadable from the Internet.
- Simulations
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Highly interactive applications that allow the learner to model or role-play in a scenario. Simulations enable the learner to practice skills or behaviors in a risk-free environment.
Source: Learning Circuits
- Skill gap analysis
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Compares a person s skills to the skills required for the job to which they have been, or will be, assigned. A simple skill gap analysis consists of a list of skills required along with a rating of the employee s level for each skill. Ratings below a predetermined level identify a skill gap.
Source: Learning Circuits
- Skills inventory
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A list of skills or competencies that an individual posssess, usually created by self-evaluation.
Source: Learning Circuits
- SLIP (Serial Line Internet Protocol)
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A means of allowing a user to connect to the Internet directly over a high-speed modem. Also see PPP. SLIP is older and used less frequently than PPP.
Source: Learning Circuits
- Slow scan converter
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A transmitter or receiver of still video over narrowband channels. In real time, camera subjects must remain still for highest resolution.
Source: Learning Circuits
- Small or medium sized enterprises (SME)
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Enterprises qualify as micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) if they fulfill the criteria in the table below. In addition to the staff headcount ceiling, an enterprise qualifies as an SME if it meets either the turnover ceiling or the balance sheet ceiling, but not necessarily both.
Source: European Commission
- Soft skills
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Business skills such as communication and presentation, leadership and management, human resources, sales and marketing, professional development, project and time management, customer service, team building, administration, accounting and finance, purchasing, and personal development.
Source: Learning Circuits
- Software
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A set of instructions that tell a computer what to do; a program.
Source: Learning Circuits
- Source code
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Program instructions written by a software developer and later translated (usually by a compiler) into machine language that a computer can understand.
Source: Learning Circuits
- Spam
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(noun) Junk email that is sent, unsolicted and in bulk, to advertise products or services or publicize a message. The term may have originated from a Monty Python song.
(verb) To send unsolicited bulk email to advertise products or services or publicize a message. Source: Learning Circuits
- Special documents
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(typically referred to as "codes of conduct") outlining company values, principles and guidelines in a variety of areas. These documents are a means for companies to clearly and publicly state the way in which they intend to do business to their suppliers, customers, consumers and shareholders.
Source: http://www-old.itcilo.org
- Specification
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A plan, instruction, or protocol for e-learning that is established or agreed upon. Specification is often used interchangeably with standard, but the two terms are not truly synonymous. Specifications become standards only after they have been approved by an accrediting agency.
Source: Learning Circuits
- SQL
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Language for accessing information in a database and updating entries.
Source: Learning Circuits
- Stakeholder
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A person with a vested interest in the successful completion of a project. Stakeholders in e-learning often include the developer, the facilitator, the learners, the learners managers, customers, and so forth.
Source: Learning Circuits
- Standard e-learning
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An e-learning specification established as a model by a governing authority such as IEEE or ISO to ensure quality, consistency, and interoperability.
Source: Learning Circuits
- Storyboard
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(noun) An outline of a multimedia project in which each page represents a screen to be designed and developed.
(verb) To create a storyboard. Source: Learning Circuits
- Streaming media (streaming audio or video)
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Audio or video files played as they are being downloaded over the Internet instead of users having to wait for the entire file to download first. Requires a media player program.
Source: Learning Circuits
- Structure
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Structure is everything that can be recorded with a still camera because it is not time related. It does not essentially change with time. Structure includes myPROMIS elements (containers) A1 to A6.
Source: PROMIS@Service Sarl
