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Technology Applications: General Concepts 1

Subjects : it-skills, literacy
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1. Text used to name parts of an electronic spreadsheet.






2. An animation key frame is a single still image defined throughout an animated sequence that occurs at a pivotal point in that sequence.






3. Guidelines limiting the rights of copyright holders and allowing portions of copyrighted materials to be used for educational purposes; guidelines for portion - time - amount - and distribution of copyrighted materials for educational purposes.






4. Television-like display screen that uses a cathode ray tube.






5. Also called a personal computer - a stand-alone - desktop - or laptop computer that uses a microprocessor and is designed for use by an individual






6. A form of evaluation that involves having a knowledgeable person come into the classroom to watch a lesson in process - to comment on how well the materials and activities work - and to make suggestions for improvements.






7. Using a computer system to administer and score assessment measures; also - computer adaptive testing - computer-based testing






8. Online sites that allow users to input sentences and paragraphs of text in one language and get a translation into another language






9. 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






10. Can be either software that supports the on-screen creation of music scores with several parts or tracks - or a hardware component of a music synthesizer workstation






11. Multimedia that allows user interactions so that the user can determine the direction of the program or presentation.






12. Small - multi-purpose devices such as cellphones - e-books - and 'smart' pens that make it easy to view - communicate - and share information - regardless of location






13. Systems that allow individuals to view and examine the world through multiple layering of geographic data within a spatial environment; use of technology for visualization - analysis - and measurement of features and phenomena






14. A computer dedicated to managing a computer network and providing resources to other computers on the network (the clients). The file server is usually faster and has larger storage capabilities than the client machines.






15. Any practical device used to make information easier to remember - including rhymes - acronyms - and acrostics.






16. In cognitive load theory - cognitive processes that are required for making sense of material a person is trying to learn can overwhelm learner's cognitive capacity unless strategies are in place to handle it by learning theorist Robert Gagné as bein






17. Software designed to maintain and calculate student grades






18. Coined by a Boeing researcher in 1990 - it refers to a computer-generated environment in which a real-life scene is overlaid with information that enhances our understanding and uses of it






19. Ways of storing digitized images for use in webpages and multimedia products - e.g. - GIF - JPEG






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






21. An individual's preferred ways for processing and organizing information and for responding to environmental stimuli.






22. Good lighting consists of three elements: key light - fill light - and back light. The key light is usually located about 45 ° to the right or left of the camera - while the fill light is commonly located 30° to 45 ° from the camera - opposite the ke






23. A major category of locations on the Internet. Major domains include com (company) - edu (educational institution) - gov (government) - net (network) - and org (organization).






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






25. 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






26. 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






27. The primary authoring language used to develop webpages; Its codes are document formatting codes that tell Web browsers how to display the page on the screen. Its files contain the text to be displayed on the Web page embedded in its unique 'tag' lan






28. 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






29. Alpha testing is the early testing phase of the project. The full functionality of the alpha version of the software program may not yet be implemented. This early review allows the client to evaluate the project.






30. The use of the computer in the management of instruction - including applications such as student record keeping - performance assessment - and monitoring students' progress.






31. Types of computer systems identified by their operating systems - e.g. - PCs with Windows operating systems or Macintoshes with Mac-OS operating systems






32. Small - stand-alone - portable personal computer system






33. Proposed by learning theorist Albert Bandura as learning that occurs through actions - rather than by observation






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






35. American Standard Code for Information Interchange; a standard way of representing text - which allows different computer brands to 'talk' to one another. It is sometimes referred to as plain text or unformatted text.






36. 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






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






38. In cognitive load theory - the use of working memory that results in productive - engaged learning






39. A hybrid (online and in-person) distance education approach that provides students with opportunities to explore real-world issues through authentic learning experiences within collaborative learning environments






40. According to learning theorist Jerome Bruner - a more effective way of children learning concepts by discovering them during their interaction with the environment; an instructional method that uses an inductive - or inquiry - method to encourage stu






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






42. 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






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






44. A synchronous form of Internet communication in which individuals type messages to one another






45. 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






46. An online system of web course design and delivery tools; Desire-to-Learn and BlackBoard are examples






47. A measure of how much learners achieve per unit of time or dollar spent; for example - (Posttest - Pretest)/Time - or (Posttest - Pretest)/Cost.






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






49. Comprehension exercises with certain words removed to require students to fill in the blanks






50. 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