computer-based

Run by machines

Computer-based describes activities, systems, or processes that rely on computers rather than manual methods or other technologies: computer-based training, computer-based testing.

The term distinguishes digital approaches from traditional ones: The company shifted from paper records to a computer-based system.

technology

software

Programs directing computer operations

automated · programmed · algorithmic · virtual · online · networked · system · platform · interface · database

modeling

simulation

Imitation of real processes

CAD · 3D · prediction · numerical · algorithm · data-driven · parametric

learning

e-learning

Internet-delivered instruction

module · coursework · assessment · training · instruction · educational · CBT · adaptive · self-paced · multimedia

testing

assessment

Formal evaluation of worth

adaptive · scoring · multiple-choice · timed · diagnostic · certification · GRE · TOEFL · evaluation · CAT

Opposites
method/technology

computer-basedmanual

Written instructions for use

handmade · by hand · pen-and-paper · human-powered · handwritten

automation vs. human agency

computer-basedperson-to-person

Between individuals directly

face-to-face · hands-on · labor-intensive · artisanal · intuitive

digital vs. physical medium

computer-basedpaper-based

Made from pressed pulp

hardcopy · physical · tangible · analog · handwritten

Family

computer, compute, computed, computing, computes, computational, computation, computations, computerized

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