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Technology Applications: General Concepts 1

Subjects : it-skills, literacy
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1. A network created in 1969 by the U.S. government-funded Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA) to enable communications among important defense sites in the event of a worldwide catastrophe such as a nuclear attack; later became the Internet






2. Research finding that formats that are beneficial for one group have a negative impact on a group with the opposite characteristic






3. A small pictorial or graphical representation of a computer hardware function or component - or a computer software program - commonly associated with a graphical user interface.






4. Approximately a billion bytes - or 1 -000 megabytes.






5. Instructional format that combines elements of face-to-face teaching and learning with elements of distance education. Also known as blended learning.






6. A type of hypermedia authoring software from Adobe that has become commonly used to create interactive web-based animations






7. Subject matter expert who volunteers to work closely with students online






8. A portion of the instructional objective that indicates under what circumstances students are expected to perform.






9. A collection of eight bits - equivalent to one alphanumeric character.






10. Growing problem of online harassment in social networks






11. 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






12. Software used by architects and others to aid in the design of structures such as houses and cars






13. Short for metamorphosing; refers to an animation technique in which one image gradually turns into another; also known as tweening






14. Pictures of people that focus on just the head or from mid-chest and up are called mug shots. Mug shots are often used in newsletters - newspapers - school yearbooks and company directories. Mug shots of feature columnists may appear next to their co






15. Software that enables the user to enter - edit - store - retrieve - sort - and search through computer databases.






16. Either software or devices with software that help carry out complex numeric calculations involved in higher-level math problems (e.g. - Maple)






17. The most common input device; resembles the key layout of a typewriter.






18. Any pictorial representation of information such as charts - graphs - animated figures - or photographic reproductions.






19. An agreement created by a school or other educational organization that describes the risks involved in Internet use; outlines appropriate - safe student behavior on the Internet; asks students if they agree to use the Internet under these conditions






20. Term coined in 1984 by the president of the Aldus Corporation to refer to the activity of using software to produce documents that gives users a high degree of control over the composition and layout of material on a printed page - including both tex






21. In contrast to lossless compression - lossy compression refers to a technique of shrinking file sizes by giving away some precision of detail. JPEG images are an example of a file that is compressed this way. By reducing the quality of a picture when






22. A series of steps needed to solve a particular problem or perform a particular task; a methodical - logical rule or procedure that guarantees solving a particular problem. Contrasts with the usually speedier -- but also more error-prone -- use of heu






23. Graphics generally use RGB (Red - Green - and Blue) or CMYK colors. While graphics on the Web or designed for on-screen display are RGB images - both commercial offset printing and inkjet desktop printing utilize CMYK. Dots of cyan (blue) - magenta (






24. A combination input and output device that allows a computer to communicate with another computer over telephone or cable TV lines; (short for modulator-demodulator) converts digital computer information into sound (and vice versa) for transmission o






25. Online environments in which users can interact through their graphic representations (i.e. - avatars)






26. A rule of thumb or flexible guideline that can be adapted to fit each instructional situation.






27. A form of evaluation that involves watching students as they work through some part(s) of the lesson.






28. 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






29. An authoring specification on the Internet for how data will be collected at a website - CGI programs are written in a language such as PERL






30. A computer network covering a limited geographical area - such as a single building or even a single room within a building; in a typical local area network (or LAN) configuration - one computer is designated as the file server which stores all of th






31. A pointing device used to select and move information on the computer display screen. When the mouse is moved along a flat surface such as a desktop - an arrow moves across the display screen in the same direction. The mouse typically has one to thre






32. An instructional method that involves small heterogeneous groups of students working toward a common academic goal or task. Its use promotes positive interdependence - individual accountability - collaborative/social skills - and group processing ski






33. Piagetian view of condition children experience when they confront new and unfamiliar features of their environment that do not fit with their current views of the world






34. Most animation software lets developers specify a beginning position and an ending position - then calculates the positions in between.






35. Channels of communication that carry messages with an instructional purpose; the different ways and means by which information can be delivered to or experienced by a learner.






36. Texts in digital form that may be read on a computer or e-book readers; becoming a popular alternative to printed texts






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






38. (short for Command Line Interface) the interface is where the user types a text command and the computer responds according to that command.






39. Advanced calculators that can graph equations - as well as perform calculation functions involved in higher-level math and science problems; allows users to enter equations and shows graphs that result from those equations






40. A printed copy of computer output.






41. Software that is given away free of charge - but whose author still retains all rights.






42. 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






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






44. One of the rights accorded to the owner of copyright is the right to reproduce or to authorize others to reproduce the work in copies or phonorecords. This right is subject to certain limitations found in sections 107 through 118 of the copyright law






45. Inhibited functioning created by excessive demands being placed on memory and/or other cognitive processes.






46. The term authoring suggests writing. Authoring programs are designed to help teachers and students produce courseware and programs. These authoring programs help the user develop computer programs in computer languages that can be otherwise quite dif






47. A large-capacity magnetic storage medium for computer data. Also called a fixed disk - it remains sealed within the case of most computers to protect it from dust - smoke - and other contaminants.






48. Resource for students with hearing impairments in which the teacher wears a wireless microphone and students with auditory processing learning disabilities wear receivers that amplify the teacher's voice and serve to focus attention






49. Acronym for 'frequently asked questions.' Used on the Internet to disseminate basic information and to reduce repetitive queries.






50. A type of instructional activity that leads students to want to learn and to put in the effort required for learning.