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Technology Applications: General Concepts 1

Subjects : it-skills, literacy
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1. Software designed to maintain and calculate student grades






2. A branch of computer science concerned with the design of computers and software that are capable of responding in ways that emulate the decision-making capabilities of the human mind.






3. Receiving information over a network from another computer; to bring information (e.g. - text files -images) to a computer from the Internet or other network or from a computer to a disc






4. Sequences of frames shown in a linear way with presentation software (e.g. - PowerPoint)






5. 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






6. An internal network or a subset of the Internet - usually available only to the members of the organization that set it up; as a provision for security - some technical department set up Intranets which are parts of the Internet used internally withi






7. Also referred to as a domain designator - a required part of a Uniform Resource Locator (URL) on the Internet that indicates what kind of group owns the server; examples include '.edu -' '.com -' and '.org'






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






9. The interest - or value - that instructional materials or activities have for the learner.






10. A school specialist who helps students and teachers to become effective users of ideas and information by providing access to materials - providing instruction - and working with teachers to design learning strategies to meet the needs of individual






11. A printed copy of computer output.






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






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






14. A type of instructional activity that provides students with an opportunity to practice using what they are learning.






15. An instructional plan for an individual student (usually one with special needs) that describes the student's current level of proficiency and also establishes short- and long-term goals for future focus. An IEP is typically developed through a confe






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






17. Piagetian view of how children change their views of the world by incorporating new experiences






18. 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






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






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






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






22. A device that assists with analyzing and monitoring physical fitness levels by counting calories






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






24. The preliminary or main web page of a particular website.






25. A term coined by Lloyd Morrisett - former president of the Markle Foundation - used to describe the gap between those individuals who have access to technology such as computer software - the Internet - and so on and those who do not.






26. 'Lossless' compression such as the GIF format is generally safer for recompression since it utilizes 'lossless' compression. Meaning when the GIF image is compressed - no information is lost from its contents. On the other hand - formats that utilize






27. The process of taking a series of individual pictures -- called frames -- and stringing them together in a timed sequence to give the appearance of continuous motion. Animations are motion files - either in 2-D animation or 3-D animation. On the Web






28. Ancillary feature of word processors that identifies a range of grammatical and format errors such as improper capitalization - lack of subject-verb agreement - split infinitives - and so on.






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






30. Within a computer - this is an area that stores instructions (programs) and information that can be readily accessed by the processor.






31. An instructional method that involves showing how to do a task as well as describing why - when - and where it is done. Provides a real or lifelike example of the skill or procedure to be learned.






32. The use of audio teleconferencing accompanied by the transmission of still pictures and graphics via slow-scan video - fax - or an electronic graphics tablet.






33. Devices that assist with analyzing and monitoring physical fitness levels by monitoring and reporting blood pressure






34. A collection of information systematized by computer software to allow storage and easy retrieval through keyword searching; the program designed to accomplish these tasks






35. The use of the computer in the delivery of instruction.






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






37. A technique that reduces the amount of a graphic that shows or prints.






38. Text used to name parts of an electronic spreadsheet.






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






40. 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






41. The application of technological processes and tools which can be used to solve problems of instruction and learning with an emphasis on applying the most current digital and information tools.






42. A type of learning that refers to the ability to recall specific information.






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






44. 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






45. According to learning theorists Benjamin Bloom and B. F. Skinner - an instructional approach in which students learn a sequence of objectives that define mastery of the subject; students pass tests on each objective to demonstrate they have mastered






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






47. The collection of all related records in a database.






48. A device that includes a display screen connected to a computer and digital projector; allows information projected on the screen to be manipulated with special pens or one's hands and also allows drawings or notes from a given session to be saved an






49. Software tools that create documents and web pages with 'fillable' forms






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