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| Online learning definitions (F - O) | Facsimile (FAX): System used to transmit textual or graphical images over standard telephone lines.
Fiber Optic Cable: Glass fiber that is used for laser transmission of video, audio, and/or data.
File Transfer Protocol (FTP): A protocol that allows you to move files from a distant computer to a local computer using a network like the Internet.
Frequency: The space between waves in a signal. The amount of time between waves passing a stationary point.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ): A collection of information on the basics of any given subject, often used on the WWW.
Full Motion Video: Signal which allows transmission of complete action taking place at the origination site.
Fully Interactive Video: (Two way interactive video) Two sites interact with audio and video as if they were co-located.
Home Page: A document with an address (URL) on the world wide web maintained by a person or organization which contains pointers to other pieces of information.
Host: A network computer that can receive information from other computers.
Hybrid Courses: Courses that are taught in a hybrid manner- part of the time on campus and part of the time online. The class may meet half the time in a regular classroom, and the rest of the time online, so it results in fewer trips to the campus to take this class. Students taking online education courses are expected to have access to a computer with a connection to the Internet. Hybrid and online courses are designed so that a student does not have to come to campus as often as a student taking a traditional on-campus class.
Hyper Text Markup Language (HTML): The code used to create a home page and is used to access documents over the WWW.
Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP): The protocol used to signify an Internet site is a WWW site, i.e. HTTP is a WWW address.
Hypertext: A document which has been marked up to allow a user to select words or pictures within the document, click on them, and connect to further information.
Instructional Television Fixed Service (ITFS): Microwave-based, high-frequency television used in educational program delivery.
Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN): A telecommunications standard allowing communications channels to carry voice, video, and data simultaneously.
Interactive Media: Frequency assignment that allows for a two-way interaction or exchange of information.
Internet-based training: Training delivered primarily by TCP/IP network technologies such as email, newsgroups, proprietary applications, and so forth. Although the term is often used synonymously with Web-based training, Internet-based training is not necessarily delivered over the World Wide Web, and may not use the HTTP and HTML technologies that make Web-based training possible.
Listserv: An e-mail program that allows multiple computer users to connect onto a single system, creating an on-line discussion.
Local Area Network (LAN): Two or more local computers that are physically connected.
Microwave: Electromagnetic waves that travel in a straight line and are used to and from satellites and for short distances (i.e., up to 30 miles).
Modem: A piece of equipment to allow computers to interact with each other via telephone lines by converting digital signals to analog for transmission along analog lines.
Mosaic: An example of browser software that allows WWW use.
Multimedia: Any document which uses multiple forms of communication, such as text, audio, and/or video.
Multi-Point Control Unit (MCU): Computerized switching system which allows point-to-multipoint videoconferencing.
Netscape: An example of browser software that allows you to design a home page and to browse links on the WWW.
Network: A series of points connected by communication channels in different locations.
On-Line: Active and prepared for operation. Also suggests access to a computer network.
Online community: A meeting place on the Internet for people who share common interests and needs. Online communities can be open to all or be by membership only and may or may not be moderated.
Origination Site: The location from which a teleconference originates.
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