Your personal directory is space allocated on the server that is assigned to each student, faculty, or staff member. This allows you to save information at school without using disks. It is commonly referred to as the H:\Drive for students, faculty, and staff.

PDF is a universal file format that preserves all of the fonts, formatting, colors, and graphics of any source document, regardless of the application and platform used to create it.

Simply stated, an online class is a class that is taught on the Internet.

The Mcard is an ID card for students, faculty, and staff, of the University of Michigan-Flint.

A digital versatile disc that is rewriteable is commonly referred to as a DVD-RW.

A CMS, or Content Management System, is a piece of software used to effectively organize and manage large amounts of digital content.  Content, in reference to the university's CMS, includes all web pages, documents, and other files made available via the university website.

A compact disc that is rewriteable is commonly referred to as a CD-RW.

A blog is a webpage comprised of usually short, frequently updated items and web links.  Blogging is a  publishing tool that can be used for many purposes: traditional journalism, personal journals, group discussions around a topic, and many combinations between.

Banner is an administrative database that houses all student-related data; essentially tracking student activity from recruitment to graduation.

Altiris is a Desktop Management System and a tool that Information Technology Services (ITS) uses for security of campus computers, HelpDesk & DCS support of users, and inventory reporting.