ICT in Education
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| JANET | JANET is the UK's education and research network. It connects the UK's education and research organisations to each other, as well as to the rest of the world through links to the global internet. In addition, JANET includes a separate network that is available to the community for experimental activities in network development. The JANET network connects UK universities, FE colleges, research councils, specialist colleges and adult and community learning providers. It also provides connections between the Regional Broadband Consortia to facilitate the DfES initiative for a national schools' network. Over 16 million end users are currently served by the JANET network. |
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| Java | A programming language used to write programs that can be downloaded from the internet. These programs will run only if you have a Java compatible browser. |
| Jpeg | Joint Photographic Expert Group. A file format for images. The file size is reduced as a JPEG. |