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Technology Applications: General Concepts 1

Subjects : it-skills, literacy
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The practice of collecting data from all the information available and searching it to see relationships among the data elements






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






3. Condition that occurs when an impairment limits an individual from performing an activity in a manner normally expected for human beings (communicating with others - hearing - movement - manipulating objects - etc.)






4. American Standard Code for Information Interchange; a standard way of representing text - which allows different computer brands to 'talk' to one another. It is sometimes referred to as plain text or unformatted text.






5. A computer system set up to allow notices to be posted and viewed by anyone who has access to the network






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






7. 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






8. Devices that record data over time with sensors






9. The belief system that holds that humans construct all knowledge in their minds by participating in certain experiences; knowledge is the result of constructing both mechanisms for learning and one's own unique version of the knowledge - colored by b






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






11. Comprehension exercises with certain words removed to require students to fill in the blanks






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






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






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






15. Software that enables the user to enter - edit - store - retrieve - sort - and search through computer databases.






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 learn by fitting new experiences into their existing view of the world






18. 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.






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






20. (short for Command Line Interface) the interface is where the user types a text command and the computer responds according to that command.






21. Term for the distribution of applications - processing power - and storage across many computers accessible via the Internet.






22. 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






23. An image format used for drawn images - illustrations - clip art - or animations; It is universally acceptable on the Web. Images in the this format are restricted to 256 colors (best - actually 216 'web-safe' colors). The format is suited to images






24. The systematic process of translating principles of learning and instruction into plans for instructional materials and activities.






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






26. A type of hypermedia authoring software from Adobe that has become commonly used to create interactive web-based animations






27. 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






28. A three-dimensional representation of a real object; it may be larger - smaller - or the same size as the object represented.






29. The third phase in the Plan - Implement - Evaluate model. Focus is on assessment techniques used to determine the level of learning students have achieved and/or the effectiveness of the instructional materials.






30. 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






31. A committee composed of the parent - administrator - assessment personnel - regular education teacher - special education teacher - and other pertinent representatives who meet on a regular basis to make decisions in regard to admission - services -






32. Classroom surfaces used for writing and displaying information - including chalkboards - multipurpose boards - bulletin boards - magnetic boards - and flip charts.






33. Information provided to students regarding how well they are doing during practice.






34. An instructional designer's roles and responsibilities include: researching K-12 educator user requirements for portal development - multi-media tools and video-mediated learning - determining the screen layout - creating the flowcharts - and specify






35. 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






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






37. A condition that arises when an individual is unable to fulfill a role due to an impairment or disability






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






39. A computer input device that permits the development of graphic images by translating drawing on the tablet into onscreen images.






40. 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






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






42. 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






43. A type of instructional software tool consisting of hardware devices (probes) and software (probeware) to allow scientific data to be gathered and processed by a computer






44. A shortcut to encoding a series of actions in a computer program. Provides the means to perform a number of separate steps through a single command.






45. Computer actions or programs - such as hypermedia software - that respond to events in the environment; for example - a mouse action event that occurs when the user clicks on a button.






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






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






48. 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






49. Refers to the attitudes - values - customs - and behavior patterns that characterize a social group.






50. 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