Technical Glossary -- (Kurt Smith)
Note: You may download the entries for this glossary here. If you wish to use this in your own Moodle course, first make a blank glossary and then follow the instructions for importing glossary entries here.
Kurt says:" A combo of ICT business and mobile phone terms. From my own entry and by incorporating some other glossaries. Anyone who has something similar let me know. Mobile phones in particular.
@ | A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z | Alle
D |
|---|
DAC digital to analogue converter | |
Data handling, databases, datafiles"Data handling is working with, and drawing conclusions from, collections of related information (datafiles) stored in a database. Databases and datafiles are electronic means of storing information so that it can be searched or manipulated. For example, a census return may be stored as a datafile so that it is possible to search for particular types of employment and produce graphs of the results.", |
Data IntegrityData Integrity refers to the validity of data. It can be compromised in a number of ways. (taken from webopedia) | |
Data logging,"Using sensing technology to record and store variable data over a period of time, e.g. temperature changes during the night.", |
DBMS database management system | |
Desktop publishing (DTP),"The combining of text, graphics and layout to produce a finished document.", |
DFD data flow diagram | |
DHTMLDynamic HTML or DHTML is a method of creating interactive web sites by using a combination of static markup language HTML, a client-side scripting language (such as JavaScript), the presentation definition language (e.g. Cascading Style Sheets), and the Document Object Model. | |
Digital camera,"Records photographs in an electronic form that enables the user to transfer them to a computer to store, change or incorporate them into other files.", |
Digital CertificateA digital certificate is an electronic "credit card" that establishes your credentials when doing business or other transactions on the Web. It is issued by a certification authority ( CA ). It contains your name, a serial number, expiration dates, a copy of the certificate holder's public key, and the digital signature of the certificate-issuing authority so that a recipient can verify that the certificate is real. | |