Year 10 Ist Key terms

Really outdated syllabus, still following the 2004 one... Includes chapter 9, chapter 8 and 12 key terms

Authoring and Multimedia

Decision Table Authoring

Multimedia authoring using a large decision table where all objects and their possible actions are defined and organised

Flowchart authoring

multimedia authoring where each media element is represented as an icon with logical flow lines between them

Graphical User Interface (GUI)

provides interaction between user and computer screen; the best known GUI is the WMP (windows, icons, menu, and pointer) but other types also exist

Hierachical

form of non-linear (random or direct) navigation or storyboard layout having a branching tree-like structure

Hypermedia

any media item (text, graphics, audio, animation, or video) that allows interactivitiy, often in the form of a mouse press or rollover linking that item to another destination

Hypertext

text linked to a related information accessed when text is clicked with a mouse

Linear (sequential) navigation

Form of interactivitiy which all data in front of a desired data item must be read before that item is reached

Multimedia

Presentation of information using a computer and any combination of at least three of the five basic digital media data types

Non-linear (random or direct) navigation

interactivity or storyboard layout in which any desired data item may be accessed directly

Prototype

basic working mdoel not necessarily with all parts complete that is built to show how a project will look and work like

Stacked slide authoring

Linear method of multimedia authoring based around the idea of a traditional set of projected slides

Stage play/timeline authoring

multimedia authoring using the approach of a stage play; also called the timeline method

Storyboard

map or plan of a final product, showing each screen, important screen element, their placements and the links between them

Artificial Intelligence, simulation and modelling

Artificial intelligence

Ability of computers to imitate human behaviour and thought processes

Artificial intelligence system

Computer system that receives data through an input device such as a mouse, keyboard or microphone and produces an intelligent response

Biometrics

Study of measurable biological characteristics

Computer Model

Electronic representation of an object or idea

Expert

possesses specialised skill, experience and knowledge and the ability to apply this knowledge to resolve problems efficiently

Expert system

Computer program that contains stored knowledge and solves problems in a specific field

Gesture recognition

emerging technology that enables computers to understand human body language

Goal seek

Function of spreadsheets that is used when the desired output of calculation is known but the input value is not

Intelligence

A person’s capacity for understanding. It includes the ability to reason, acquire and use knowledge, perceive ideas, and manipulate object

Knowledge base

Centralised repository for information

Model

Simpler version of a real-world object or idea

Neural networks

branch of artificial intelligence modelled on the processes used by the human brain, where a database’s accuracy improve through trial and error

Simulation

Imitation of real-life occurences in order to test a model

Simulator

Hardwar device that artificially imitates the conditions likely to be encountered in a particular activity

Spreadsheet

Program that uses rows and columns to organise and store data requiring calculations

The internet and website development

Browser

Computer software application that interprets the scripting language HTML

Cookie

Small text file that stores temporary information about the user and is accessed by a website to uniquely identify that user

Email

Electronic mail

Firewall

Hardware or software used to block unauthorised access, usually from the internet into private networks

File transfer protocol

Internet protocol that allows the upload and download of files to and from other computers on a network

Hypertext markup language

Method of coding that indicates the way the content of a web page will be displayed

Hypertext transfer protocol

Underlying protocol used by the World Wide Web that defines how messages are formatted and transmitted

Internet

Collection of academic, government, business and individual networks linked around the world via many communication channels

Intranet

Private network of information usually accessible by staff of an organisations to display appropriate information

Packet

subdivision of a message which is separately transmitted and reassembled at the destination

Protocol

Agreed set of rules for exchange of messages

Search engine

Internet-based searchable database where key words or subjects of web pages are collected

Uniform resource locator (URL)

Address that defines the route of a web page from a specific server

World Wide Web (www)

World-wide network of sites that can be searched and retrieved by the special protocol known as HTTP