38 Glossary of Terms
In this manual, we use numerous acronyms, abbreviations, and technical terms, so we’ve tried to define all of our proprietary terms and acronyms here.
Note: If you don’t find it here, you can easily search the electronic .PDF version of this manual.
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boot CD
- - A CD used instead of your normal OS to boot your system. See T.O.V.A. CD.
- T.O.V.A. flash drive
- - A USB flash drive included with your T.O.V.A. kit that you can use to install the T.O.V.A. and boot the PTE.
- EAV
- - An External Audio/Video—sometimes called External A/V—session is a test session you can administer without rebooting your system. The timing is managed by the T.O.V.A. USB device , but this test requires an external monitor and speakers. See section 32 for more details.
- external monitor/display
- - This is a display that is not part of the rest of the computer. Some systems, such as laptops or “All-in-One" computers, have a screen that is a part of the rest of the computer. To administer an External A/V test (section 32), you must also have a separate CRT or LCD display with a VGA connection to the ’video out’ port of the T.O.V.A. USB device . Otherwise, you may choose to administer a PTE test (section 31) instead.
In other words, you can use most laptops or notebooks to administer an External A/V test if you also have a separate display you can attach to the T.O.V.A. USB device .
- external speakers
- - Most laptops or notebooks have speakers that are built into the computer. You cannot use these to administer an Auditory EAV test (section 32, though you can probably still administer a PTE test (section 31) instead.
In other words, you can administer an EAV Auditory test on a laptop or notebook if you have a separate display and speakers you can attach to the T.O.V.A. USB device .
Note: Some monitors have built-in speakers. You can use these displays to administer an External A/V test provided they have separate video and audio plugs you can attach to the T.O.V.A. USB device .
- install CD
- - See T.O.V.A. CD.
- OS
- - Your Operating System may be Windows 7, 8, 10, or Mac OS X. It’s the layer between the programs you run and all your computer’s hardware.
- PTE
- - Our Precision Test Environment requires you to reboot your system, but it allows you to administer T.O.V.A. tests on a laptop without an external monitor or speakers. See section 31 for more details.
- subject
- - Someone taking the T.O.V.A. test. You might call them a patient, client, student, or customer.
- test mode
- - This is the EAV or PTE, where you can view instructions, run practice tests, etc.
- T.O.V.A. CD
- - The CD that comes with the T.O.V.A. . It contains the Windows and Mac installers, as well as the T.O.V.A. documentation. It can also be used as a boot CD to boot the PTE (section 31.5). It is not included with your T.O.V.A. kit, but is available upon request.
- test credits
- - A test credit is used each time you save a session from the T.O.V.A. USB device . You must have test credits to administer T.O.V.A. tests. See section 20 for more information on test credits.
- T.O.V.A. USB device
- - The T.O.V.A. USB device is our black box that is required for running the T.O.V.A. . See section 29.1 for more details.
- user
- - If you are reading this manual, you are a T.O.V.A. user. We use the term “user" to refer to the clinicians and other testers who provide the T.O.V.A. test to subjects.