Wednesday, 3 July 2024, 11:33 PM
Site: STRATUS
Course: Moodle Activity Examples (Moodle Activity Examples)
Glossary: Technical Glossary -- (Kurt Smith)
F

Fireworks

Macromedia Fireworks (also known as FW for short) is a bitmap and vector graphics editor, developed by Macromedia and aimed at web designers (with features such as: slices, the ability to add hotspots etc.). It is designed to integrate easily with other Macromedia products, such as Dreamweaver and Flash, and is part of the Macromedia Studio 8 suite.

Flash

Flash is an authoring tool that allows you to create anything from a simple animation to a complex interactive web application, such as an online store.

Floor turtle/robot,

"A device that can be programmed to move forwards and backwards and to turn, or to perform a task or sequence of tasks. Some are independent; others can be connected to a computer.",

Frame

Frame (Frame-by-frame animation): Is an animation created by moving an object little-by-little over several consecutive frames and is used by working with the Timeline feature in Flash.

Source: http://wps.aw.com/aw_webwizard/0,6065,184735-,00.html

Frontpage

Microsoft FrontPage is a powerful Web design software tool that is available at retail locations everywhere.

FTP

file transfer protocol

Function

A function object is a computer programming construct allowing an object to be invoked or called as if it were an ordinary function. The exact meaning may vary among programming languages

G

GB

giga byte OR gigabyte

GDSS

group decision support system

Generic software,

The most common forms of computer software such as word processors and spreadsheets.,