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Technology Applications: General Concepts 1

Subjects : it-skills, literacy
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1. A measure of the difference between what learners know before and after instruction; for example - Posttest - Pretest = Achievement.






2. A camera that stores pictures in computer compatible digital format rather than on film.






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






4. A field of study focusing on the design of technology systems that align with human characteristics - needs - and capabilities.






5. A target language - or language of study - when the language being studied is spoken mainly in other countries






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






7. 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.






8. The purpose of interlacing is to have a partial image initially appear on screen rather than having to wait for the entire image to download. The main advantage of interlacing is that end users know what type of graphic image they are about to view a






9. 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






10. 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.






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






12. A question typically used at the beginning of a lesson to direct students' attention to particularly important aspects of the new information.






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






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






15. 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






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






17. Software tools that simplify the activity of making highly graphic materials such as awards certificates and greeting cards by offering sets of clip art and pre-designed templates to which people add their own content






18. A first step in web development that involves planning what the website will look like.






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






20. The most common input device; resembles the key layout of a typewriter.






21. A 4.72-inch-diameter disc on which a laser has digitally recorded information such as audio - video - or computer data.






22. A printer that combines laser and photocopying technology to produce very high-quality output - comparable to that produced in typesetting. Laser printers can produce text as well as high-quality graphics and can achieve print densities of up to 1 -2






23. A type of mnemonic in which an unfamiliar new word is linked to a similar-sounding familiar word - which is used to create a visual image that incorporates the meaning of the new word.






24. 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






25. A type of printer that forms letters on the page by shooting tiny electrically charged droplets of ink.






26. 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.






27. According to information-processing learning theorists - one of the three kinds of memory or 'stores' the brain uses to process information - much like a computer; LTM can hold information indefinitely after it is linked to prior knowledge already in






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






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






30. 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






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






32. 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






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






35. Type of virtual reality (VR) system in which i a user places a headset (e.g. - goggles or a helmet) over the eyes to provide a channel through which the wearer 'sees' (i.e. - is immersed in) a computer-generated environment






36. Abbreviation for application - software that normally has an extension of .app and refers to any Internet application specifically designed to run on mobile devices such as smartphones






37. A teaching and learning model based on behavioral and cognitive theories; students receive information from teachers and do teacher-directed activities






38. 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






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






40. Online environments in which users can interact through their graphic representations (i.e. - avatars)






41. 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






42. The process of translating information into some meaningful form that can be remembered.






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






44. 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






45. 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






46. Fundamental to most operating systems is the concept of files and directories (or folders). A file system in most operating resembles an inverted tree with the roots at the top and branches at the bottom. This tree structure uses directories or folde






47. 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






48. Also called a mail server - this is the computer or software that operates an e-mail discussion list on the Internet. Interested individuals subscribe to the list and subsequently receive all e-mail that is sent to the listserv; on the Internet - a p






49. 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






50. A type of outsourcing in which many people are asked to give their input online to solve a problem that has proven resistant to efforts of single individuals or organizations