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Technology Applications: General Concepts 1

Subjects : it-skills, literacy
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1. The products created by a database program; any collection of data stored in a computer or on a computer medium






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






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






4. Software products (e.g. - Microsoft Works and AppleWorks) that have several applications in a single package (e.g. - word processing - spreadsheet - presentation functions -database programs)






5. The smallest amount of information that the CPU can deal with; a single binary digit.






6. In printing - halftone refers to the technique of simulating shades of gray or color by varying the size of dots in a grid - or the number of pixels in a given area.






7. Input/output devices that provide for storage and retrieval of programs and other types of data that must be stored over a long period of time. Also referred to as external or auxiliary memory.






8. An internal state that leads people to choose to work toward certain goals and experiences. Defines what people will do rather than what they can do.






9. Piagetian view of how children learn by fitting new experiences into their existing view of the world






10. Adaptive technologies are designed specifically for persons with disabilities. These are devices that extend the abilities of an individual with special needs in ways that provide physical access (i.e. - wheelchairs - braces) and sensory access (i.e.






11. Pre-developed applications created with the Java programming language; make possible web page features such as animations and special effects - graphics and buttons - interactive displays -web data collection forms - and chatrooms






12. Customized keyboards created for users with special needs (e.g. - enlarging the keys to provide more space for the student to press a key; removing keys that are not relevant for a given software; programming multi-step functions like save - print -






13. A measurement appraisal process that is ongoing - developmentally appropriate - and dynamic; the process of gathering evidence of learning.






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






16. An activity completed during a lesson to help students learn. There are five types of instructional activities: motivation - orientation - information - application - and evaluation activities.






17. Antidote utilities to detect - eliminate and protect from viruses - worms and Trojans. It typically contains an engine - a resident virus shield - virus databases or DAT files - a task scheduler - an e-mail scanner - and an update manager. It guards






18. 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






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






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






21. Not occurring at the same time - form of distance communications in which information and messages are left for the receiver to read later; contrasts with synchronous communications - in which information and messages are sent and received immediatel






22. Multiuser dungeon (or dimension or domain); a location on the Internet where several users at a time can interact with each other's avatars (graphic representations of each other); also known as a MUD Object Oriented or MOO






23. An associational information-processing system in the text domain. In a hypertext system - text information is stored in nodes - and nodes are interconnected to other nodes of related information; in 1960 - Ted Nelson coined the term to describe a da






24. The incorrect or less appropriate alternative answers for a given multiple-choice question. Also called foils.






25. A form of assessment that indicates whether or not students have learned what they must know before progressing to the next portion of the instruction.






26. A procedure of instruction selected to help learners achieve objectives or understand the content or message of instruction (e.g. - presentation - simulation - drill and practice - cooperative learning).






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






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






29. 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






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






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






32. 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.






33. A collection of a person's work products over time - arranged so that he or she and others can see how skills have developed and progressed - and presented in an electronic form such as a website or multimedia product; websites created by students to






34. A computer database program that can store and manipulate students' grades.






35. 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.






36. Hardware such as a keyboard - mouse - or joystick through which the user sends instructions to the computer.






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






38. Pages or items listed as results of an Internet or database search






39. 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






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






41. 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






42. An image format that allows transfer of artwork between any software packages that use PostScript printing files; a vector graphics file format.






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






44. 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.






45. 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.






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






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






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






49. In desktop publishing - the first letter of a paragraph that is enlarged to 'drop' down two or more line. Drop caps are often seen at the beginning of newsletter article - where the top of the first letter of the first word lines up with the top of t






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