1.8 Definition of Terms
Administrator: A person responsible for managing a computer or network and has full access to the hardware.
Database: A set of related files that is created and managed by a management system (DBMS).
Education: Teaching concepts and perspectives; computer education includes computer systems and information systems.
Interactive: The back-and-forth dialog between the user and the computer.
Interface: The set of commands, messages, images and other features allowing communication between computer and users.
Media: It is the plural for Medium and it is commonly used with the word data. In the in text of computers, it refers to objects on which data can be stored and the form of technology used to communicate information.
Multimedia: It is the use of computer to present concurrently, in an integrated manner more than one medium, text, graphics, video, animation and sound.
PC (Personal Computer): A small computer designed for use by one person at home or office.
Pedagogy: The art, science or profession of teaching.
Prototype: A demo of a new system used for clarifying information requirements.
Technology: A systematic method of solving a given problem.
Web-Centric: The application or system that has been designed for the web.