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Technology Applications: General Concepts 1

Subjects : it-skills, literacy
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Groups of people who 'meet -' usually via email - webpages - or other electronic means - to support each other's learning; in distance education - strategic - ongoing efforts by the instructor to encourage student-to-student interaction - as well as






2. The amount of working memory that is available to a learner to process new information and that is taken up at a given time by a learning task






3. Classroom display that allow teachers or students to interact with the computer through a touch sensitive board on which the computer screen is projected.






4. A magnification system in which a video camera is mounted on a frame with a television monitor. Users place materials on the desktop below the camera - set the desired magnification level - move the materials around as necessary - and information app






5. A type of information that describes the potential usefulness of facts - concepts - and principles.






6. A common term in science education reform - synonymous with immersing students in authentic learning experiences






7. Combines detailed information about a subject area and common student mistakes with a model of student performance to diagnose a given student's level of understanding. Also provides instruction designed to meet that student's individual needs. Somet






8. Email additions; may be documents - graphics - or software.






9. The manner in which individuals identify themselves based on their (or their ancestors') country of origin.






10. A revision of the HTML standard that provides many of the features of a Flash environment without using Flash






11. A compact disc format for storing motion video and computer data. Sometimes called digital video disc or digital versatile disc; a standard single-layer - single-sided DVD can store 4.7GB of data. These high-capacity optical discs can store large fil






12. Tools offered through a special Google site that provide users access to online programs for word processing - spreadsheets - and presentations; the site offers storage of documents on a Google server and allows for sharing of documents among multipl






13. The purpose of interlacing is to have a partial image initially appear on screen rather than having to wait for the entire image to download. The main advantage of interlacing is that end users know what type of graphic image they are about to view a






14. A unique electronic address for an individual or organization - analogous to a postal address.






15. The software capability to copy images from web pages or computer applications and store them on your own computer.






16. Video games that provide physical activity or exercise through interactive play






17. Category of visuals that are generally exhibited on display boards - (e.g. - multipurpose boards - bulletin boards) and are not projected.






18. The term describes the data-carrying capacity of a transmission line. In other words - how much data flows on a given transmission path. It can apply to network connections - system buses - or any 'pipe' through which data pours. High-bandwidth conne






19. A computer input device that permits the development of graphic images by translating drawing on the tablet into onscreen images.






20. The process of determining which digital tools and which methods for implementing them are the most appropriate responses to given educational needs and problems






21. A type of information that includes facts - concepts - principles - and the relationships among them.






22. Originally called OAK - a high-level programming language developed by Sun Microsystems. An object-oriented language similar to C++ - it has become popular for its ability to do interactive graphic and animation activities on web pages; a computer la






23. A dynamic instructional method in which individuals talk together - share information - and work cooperatively toward a solution or consensus. This method encourages classroom rapport and actively involves students in learning.






24. A statistical method designed by Gene V Glass (1976) to summarize results across studies and measure the size of the effect a 'treatment' such as technology-based methods has over and above traditional methods






25. A set of instructions that tells the computer how to do something.






26. Input device - used primarily with games - that moves on-screen figures or a cursor with a handle that moves in all directions






27. A type of mnemonic in which an unfamiliar new word is linked to a similar-sounding familiar word - which is used to create a visual image that incorporates the meaning of the new word.






28. An event - object - or circumstance that comes after a behavior and is attributable to the behavior.






29. An input accessory lets the computer user input data into the computer - whereas an output device allows the computer to communicate its results to the world outside. Input/output devices are also called I/O devices. The computer keyboard - display a






30. A distance education technology that uses a speakerphone to extend a basic telephone call and permits instruction and interaction between individuals or groups at two or more locations.






31. Use of online systems to access personal data in order to accomplish identity theft and do other malicious acts






32. Professional organization for music educators






33. A shortcut to encoding a series of actions in a computer program. Provides the means to perform a number of separate steps through a single command.






34. Software designed to maintain and calculate student grades






35. An asynchronous communication medium in which two or more individuals exchange messages using personal computers connected via a network or telephone lines.






36. A type of outsourcing in which many people are asked to give their input online to solve a problem that has proven resistant to efforts of single individuals or organizations






37. An outline - preview - or other such pre-instructional cue used to promote retention of content to be learned.






38. One of the devices (e.g. - a data glove) that allow users to experience a full immersion virtual reality system by providing tactile or touch input






39. The central processing unit - or brain - of the computer - which controls the functions of the rest of the system and performs all numeric calculations.






40. A computer system that stores and manipulates a database of information about geographic locations; users see data pertaining to a geographic location overlaid on a map of the area






41. The use of graphical symbols instead of text commands to control common computer functions such as copying programs and disks; a GUI is where the user clicks on a visual screen that has icons - windows and menus - by using a pointing device - such as






42. Term for the distribution of applications - processing power - and storage across many computers accessible via the Internet.






43. Use of the computer to orchestrate text - images - audio - and video to support a storytelling narrative with multimedia.






44. Applying scientific knowledge about human learning to the practical tasks of teaching and learning; the subset of educational technology that deals directly with teaching and learning applications (as opposed to educational administrative application






45. An activity in which students with disabilities participate in one or more selected classes in general education






46. A filter of an electronic database program allows application of a set of selection criteria or sorting instructions to the records in a table. When a database is closed - the selection criteria and/or sorting instructions will be wiped out. In contr






47. A compression standard that produces compressed - high-quality audio files. To create an MP3 file - you need a program that copies a song from a CD or download from the Internet to your hard drive - and an encoder to convert the file to the MP3 forma






48. A response made by an individual.






49. The physical components of the computer system; the mechanical - magnetic - electronic - and electrical components making up a computer system






50. A level of skill that allows a person to respond immediately (i.e. - automatically) with the correct answer to a problem