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Technology Applications: General Concepts 1

Subjects : it-skills, literacy
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1. Device consisting of a transmitter - which senses the heartbeat from the heart's electrical impulses - and a wristwatch receiver - which receives and records each beat through radio transmission from the transmitter






2. Software designed for groups of students or teachers alike. The computer is viewed by a cooperative group of students or can be projected to the entire class to stimulate discussions and debates.






3. Designates a type of learning of English that occurs after a student achieves some level of proficiency in another - native language; more commonly-used term is now English Language Learning or ELL






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






5. Online sites that function like other dictionaries in that they give definitions for words and phrases in common usage - but provide the additional capability of looking up the word or phrase in one language (e.g. - French or German) and get the defi






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






7. A unique electronic address for an individual or organization - analogous to a postal address.






8. 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






9. Typeface used in word processing or desktop publishing; the appearance of the text itself - which can be altered through the selection of various typefaces and sizes of type. These include many typefaces common to the printing field - such as Times -






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






11. Computer software that continuously analyzes a student's test responses and presents more or less difficult questions based on the student's performance






12. 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






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






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






15. 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






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






17. 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






18. Using technology to accommodate difficulties individuals have with performing specific tasks - e.g. - providing speech recognition software to those with physical disabilities that limit their use of a pencil or a keyboard






19. Sometimes called paint or raster graphics - in which each pixel directly corresponds to a spot on the display screen. When scaled to larger sizes - this type of graphic looks jagged or aliased; Developed originally for use on Disk Operating System (D






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






21. Digitally encoded information permanently recorded on a compact disc; Also known as compact disc - read-only memory. It is a compact disc used to store computer data. CD-ROMs have a maximum capacity of 650MB.






22. The application of knowledge to solve problems or complete tasks that are realistic and meaningful.






23. 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.






24. 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.






25. In Adobe Flash - an advanced authoring environment for creating content for the web - a mobile - or virtually any digitalplatform






26. A type of information that includes facts - concepts - principles - and the relationships among them.






27. 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






28. Music-making equipment controlled by a Musical Instrument Digital Interface (MIDI) device






29. 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






30. In cognitive load theory - mental activity uses cognitive capacity but does not help the learner learn






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






32. Individuals who are learning English as their majority language for everyday uses - employment - and educational purposes. ELL also stands for English Language Learning






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






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






35. A statistical method designed by Gene V Glass (1976) to summarize results across studies and measure the size of the effect a 'treatment' such as technology-based methods has over and above traditional methods






36. 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






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






38. A liquid crystal display device used with a computer or VCR for large-group display.






39. Literally 'multiple media' or 'a combination of media -' a software product or system that incorporates sequential or simultaneous use of a variety of media formats in a single presentation or program. Today - this term conveys the notion of a system






40. 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






41. 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






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






43. 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 -






44. Software designed to help teach information and/or skills related to a topic; also known as instructional software or courseware - computer-based instruction (CBI) - computer-based learning (CBL) - computer-assisted learning (CAL) - or generic terms






45. In a full immersion virtual reality (VR) system - a headset that provides the sensory channel through which the wearer 'sees' a computer-generated environment






46. The set of high-speed data lines connecting the major networks that make up the Internet.






47. Storage inside the computer. The CPU in a personal computer retrieves and deposits information in the computer's internal memory. Also called main memory.






48. 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






49. 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.






50. Calculator with probes or sensors connected to it to allow gathering of numerical data







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