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Brief Internet and NREN Glossary: Part II (M-Z).
Machovec, George S. – Online Libraries and Microcomputers, 1993
Presents the second and final part of a selected glossary of terms commonly used in discussions relating to the Internet and the National Research and Education Network (NREN). Highlights include various network names; organizations; acronyms; user interfaces; network research testbeds; various protocols; remote login; and Wide Area Information…
Descriptors: Abbreviations, Computer Networks, Glossaries, Information Networks
Glossary of Internet Terms.
Microcomputers for Information Management, 1995
Provides definitions for 71 terms related to the Internet, including Archie, bulletin board system, cyberspace, e-mail (electronic mail), file transfer protocol, gopher, hypertext, integrated services digital network, local area network, listserv, modem, packet switching, server, telnet, UNIX, WAIS (wide area information servers), and World Wide…
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Electronic Mail, File Transfer Protocol, Glossaries
WANS, Connectivity, and Computer Literacy: An Introduction and Glossary.
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Howard, Tharon – Computers and Composition, 1992
Advocates the use of wide-area networking systems (WANS) by English departments to bring the whole world's public discourse into classrooms. Maintains English departments need people who speak the language of networking technology to understand how it can support or defeat pedagogical goals, and to garner computing resources. Offers a brief…
Descriptors: Computer Literacy, Computer Networks, English Departments, Higher Education
Microcomputer Decisions for the 1990s [and] Apple's Macintosh: A Viable Choice.
Grosch, Audrey N. – Online, 1989
Discussion of the factors that should be considered when purchasing or upgrading a microcomputer focuses on the MS-DOS and OS/2 operating systems. Macintosh purchasing decisions are discussed in a sidebar. A glossary is provided. (CLB)
Descriptors: Computer Graphics, Computer Networks, Computer Storage Devices, Evaluation Criteria
Brief Internet and NREN Glossary: Part 1 (A-L).
Machovec, George S. – Online Libraries and Microcomputers, 1993
Presents the first half of a selected glossary of terms commonly used in discussions relating to the Internet and the National Research and Education Network (NREN). Highlights include various network names; organizations; acronyms; network research testbeds; computer conferences; file transfer protocol; Gopher; knowbot; and limited systems…
Descriptors: Abbreviations, Computer Networks, File Transfer Protocol, Glossaries
Impact Assessment and Forecasts of Information and Telecommunications Technologies Applied to Education and Training: Volume III--Annex & Glossary. Analysis of Key Issues for the Orientation of the Work of Sector Actors in the Framework of DELTA.
Commission of the European Communities, Brussels (Belgium). – 1990
This annex to the main report, the third volume in a three volume set, is based on a study performed by the DELTA (Developing European Learning through Technological Advance) unit in parallel with the projects underway in the research and development Exploratory Action. It provides an assessment of the world situation in flexible and distance…
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Distance Education, Foreign Countries, Global Approach
Logged On for Learning. An "Education Week" Special Report.
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West, Peter – Education Week, 1995
This document and accompanying disk contain all of the articles from an "Education Week" special report examining the complex phenomenon commonly known as the "information highway" and how it affects the nation's schools. The articles, all by Peter West, include: (1) "Logged On for Learning," an overview of the…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Computer Networks, Computer Software Development, Computer Uses in Education