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Technology Applications: General Concepts 1

Subjects : it-skills, literacy
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1. A three-dimensional representation of a real object; it may be larger - smaller - or the same size as the object represented.






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






3. A device that allows analog audio or video to be captured in a form that the computer can use.






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






5. 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.






6. A set of related principles explaining changes in human performance or performance potential in terms of the causes of those changes.






7. According to learning theorist Howard Gardner - nine different and relatively independent types of intelligence that may be fostered by differentiated instruction and assessment






8. The adaptive use of previously acquired knowledge to analyze and understand new situations.






9. 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






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






11. In education - academic dishonesty in which someone uses another's work obtained from the Internet as his/her own - also known as online cheating






12. Compression is the process to reduce file size through 'zipping' or 'archiving'. The compressed or zipped file can be from a large file or can contain several files that have been squeezed into a single file. After compression - the extraction proces






13. A built-in feature of word-processing software that automatically detects and corrects misspelled words and incorrect capitalization






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






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






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






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






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






19. Activity when students submit their written or artistic products to a website






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






21. 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.






22. 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






23. 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






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






25. Software tools used to enhance and format photos that are then imported into desktop publishing systems or webpage products






26. Occurs when it is necessary to keep a certain position that is not relative to the new cell location. It is possible by inserting a dollar sign - $ - before the column letter or a $ before the row number - or sometimes both to lock the cell location






27. 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.






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






29. The legal rights to an original work produced in any tangible medium of expression - including written works - works of art - music - photographs - and computer software.






30. A graphical representation of interrelated concepts that students can use as a learning aid or that teachers can use as an aid in content organization; tools designed to help people think through and explore ideas or topics by developing these visual






31. A type of computer virus that is set to 'go off' (i.e. - carry out its program) at a certain time






32. For learners of English and foreign languages - activities in which they use computers in language testing - teaching - and learning in and out of class






33. A student-centered and teacher-guided instructional approach that engages students in investigating real world questions that they choose within a broad thematic framework. This instruction complements traditional instruction by providing a vehicle f






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






35. Software programs designed to perform a specific function for the user - such as processing text - performing calculations - and presenting content lessons.






36. A communications service that allows users to create a private chat room which only members of a mutually agreed upon list may enter; the system alerts a user when someone from the IM list is online; IM also designates the act of instant messaging -






37. 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






38. 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.






39. 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.






40. 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






41. 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






42. New term for information technology or educational technology; refers to all technologies used in education and training - as well as strategies for using them; originally in more common use outside the U.S. - but becoming more popular worldwide due






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






44. 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






45. Bitmaps are graphics stored patterns of colored dots (pixels on the screen). Vector graphics are stored as mathematical descriptions of sets of lines - triangles - squares - circles - etc - with defined line widths - line colors and - for polygons -






46. A system of information representation in which the information-text - graphics - animation - audio - and/or video is stored in interlinked nodes; software that allows information stored in various media or various parts of media to be connected (oft






47. 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.






48. 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






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






50. 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