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F2F
(face-to-face): Term used to describe the traditional classroom environment.
Also see
ILT.
Facilitative
tools: Electronic features used to deliver online
courses. Examples include mailing lists, chat programs, streaming audio,
streaming video, and Webpages.
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Facilitator: The online course instructor who aids learning
in the online, student-centered environment.
False-starter:
A person who registers for but does not complete an e-learning course.
FAQ (frequently
asked questions):
An informational list, in question and answer format, of common inquiries
from users about a topic or application and standard responses. FAQs appear
on Websites and discussion boards and within desktop applications.
FAQ:
Frequently-Asked Questions is usually a file or web page dedicated to
answering the basic questions about any topic covered on the Internet. New
users are strongly encouraged to read through the FAQ section whenever one
is made available to you. It can often save you time and confusion when
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Fax
(facsimile): (noun) The print-out of information transmitted via text
and/or graphic images over standard telephone lines. (verb) To transmit
information via text and/or graphic images over standard telephone lines.
FAT file system
:
A file system based on a file
allocation table, maintained by the operating system, to keep track of the
status of various segments of disk space used for file storage.
FAT32:
An enhancement of the File
Allocation Table file system that supports large drives with improved disk
space efficiency.
Feedback:
Communication between the instructor or system
and the learner resulting from an action or process.
Fiber-optic
cable:
Glass fiber used for laser transmission of video,
audio, and/or data. Fiber-optic cable has a much greater bandwidth capacity
than conventional cable or copper wire.
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Fiber distributed data
interface (FDDI):
A standard for high-speed
fiber-optic LANs.
File Control Block (FCB):A
small block of memory temporarily assigned by a computer’s operating
system to hold information about an opened file.
FIFO : First In,
First Out. A type of data buffering that prevents data loss during
high-speed communications.
File server: A computer on a network with the primary task of
storing files that can be shared by network users.
File Allocation
Table (FAT) :An
area on the disk (floppy or logical drive) set aside to reference file
locations on that disk. The table is a chain identifying where each part
of a file is located.
Firewall: A technology that gives users access to the
Internet while retaining internal network security.
firewall :
A system or combination of
systems that enforces a boundary between two or more networks and keeps
hackers out of private networks. Firewalls serve as virtual barriers to
passing packets from one network to another.
FireWire:
Apple Computer's trademarked name for its high-speed serial bus supporting
the IEEE 1394 data transfer standard. FireWire enables the connection of up
to 63 devices and transfers data at a speed of up to 400 mbps.
Flaming:
The practice of electronically abusing another person online through
newsgroups, e-mail or chat forums. Flaming is frowned upon and a breach of
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Form:
Any element of a web page that requires a user to enter information to get
output from a web server. When you use one of a search engine to find
information on the web, you are using a form.
Footprint: 1) The regions to which a communications
satellite can transmit. 2) The floor or desk surface space occupied by a
piece of computer equipment.
font mapping
:Matching
screen fonts to printer fonts
form :A
window or dialog box that acts as a container for controls. A
multiple-document interface (MDI) form can also act as a container for
child forms (forms contained within MDI forms) and some controls. An
ActiveX designer may work like a form, but it does not have to be a form.
frame :In
broadcast television, a single screen-sized image that can be displayed in
sequence with other slightly different images to animate drawings. For
NTSC video, a video frame consists of two interlaced fields of 525 lines;
NTSC video runs at 30 frames per second. For PAL or SECAM video, a video
frame consists of two interlaced fields of 625 lines; PAL and SECAM video
runs at 25 frames per second.
Frequency: The space between waves in a signal; the amount
of time between waves passing a stationary point.
Freeware:
Software that is available to anyone in the public domain without cost or
copyright restrictions.
FTP (File
Transfer Protocol):
A protocol that enables a user to move files from a distant computer to a
local computer using a network like the Internet.
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FTP:
The File Transfer Protocol is the simplest method for moving files between
computers on the Internet. You will often hear the terms "upload" and
"download" used to describe the transfer of files from a client to a server
(upload) or from a server to a client (download). These transactions can
take place because the two computers involved are speaking the same
language: FTP.
Full-motion
video: A signal that allows the transmission of the
complete action taking place at the origination site.
Fully
interactive video (two-way interactive video):
Two sites interacting with audio and video as if they were colocated.
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