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| appendix | Matter which supplements the main text ... generally explanatory, statistical, or bibliographical material. [Macquarie Dictionary] |
| authoring software | A category of software [which] lets you make a web page without having any knowledge of HTML. [Capron] |
| blockquote |
A large quote in a document is usually inserted as a separate segment
of text, called a blockquote, rather than given inline with
quotation marks around it.
A blockquote is left-indented with respect to the enclosing text and has whitespace before and after it. The blockquote may also be in a different typeface from the enclosing text. For COMP1900, a standard blockquote is 0.5cm left-indented with respect to the text in which it is embedded; has 6pt of spacing before and after; and is in italics. |
| cursor | An indicator on the screen; it shows where the next user-computer interaction will be. Also called a pointer. [Capron] |
| desktop publishing | Desktop publishing software allows users to design and produce professional looking documents that contain both text and graphics. |
| Eudora |
An email package provided at ANU for student use. See http://www.eudora.com/products |
| folder/file hierarchy | An organised structure of files within folders; and folders within folders. An important part of good data management. |
| HTML | HyperText Markup Language |
| insertion point |
Indicates the location in a file at which text will be inserted;
or the location in a file from which text will be deleted; or the
anchor point of a select operation.
In Word98, the insertion point is represented by a flashing vertical bar. |
| ISP | Internet Service Provider |
| mouse pointer |
An indicator on the screen which responds to the
movement of the mouse. In Word98, the mouse pointer is represented by a bar with split ends within a document and by an arrow outside the document. |
| preface | Something preliminary or introductory. [Macquarie Dictionary] |
| sans serif font | A sans serif font is clean and stark, with no serif marks. [Capron] |
| The Oracle | A file server maintained by TLTSU. Students may copy files from The Oracle but cannot write to it. |
| TLTSU |
Teaching and Learning Technology Support Unit
See http://tltsu.anu.edu.au/StudentServices/ |
| URL |
Uniform Resource Locator The unique address of
a web page or other file on the Internet. [Capron]
eg http://cs.anu.edu.au/Student/comp1900/Glossary.shtml |
| web master | A web master is a person who makes and takes care of web sites. [Capron] |
| WYSIWYG | What You See Is What You Get |