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Technology Applications: General Concepts 1

Subjects : it-skills, literacy
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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






2. A small text file transferred to a web browser through an Internet server for the purpose of tracking the Internet usage habits of the person using the browser






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






4. An authoring specification on the Internet for how data will be collected at a website - CGI programs are written in a language such as PERL






5. A technique that reduces the amount of a graphic that shows or prints.






6. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






14. An instructional software function that presents items for students to work on (usually one at a time) and gives feedback on correctness; a series of practice exercises designed to increase fluency in a new skill or to refresh an existing one. Use of






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






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






17. Small - multi-purpose devices such as cellphones - e-books - and 'smart' pens that make it easy to view - communicate - and share information - regardless of location






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






19. 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.






20. Software that is given away free of charge - but whose author still retains all rights.






21. A highlighted position indicator used on the computer screen.






22. Approximately a billion bytes - or 1 -000 megabytes.






23. 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






24. 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






25. An instructional method that involves showing how to do a task as well as describing why - when - and where it is done. Provides a real or lifelike example of the skill or procedure to be learned.






26. Professional organization for music educators






27. In language learning international class-to-class partnerships in which projects and casks are developed by the partner teachers in the collaborating institutions; students work with students of other cultures to provide authentic writing and researc






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






29. A collection of components that includes the computer and all of the devices used with it.






30. 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.






31. A compact disc format for storing motion video and computer data. Sometimes called digital video disc or digital versatile disc; a standard single-layer - single-sided DVD can store 4.7GB of data. These high-capacity optical discs can store large fil






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






33. The practice of collecting data from all the information available and searching it to see relationships among the data elements






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






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






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






37. 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)






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






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






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






41. According to learning theorists Benjamin Bloom and B. F. Skinner - an instructional approach in which students learn a sequence of objectives that define mastery of the subject; students pass tests on each objective to demonstrate they have mastered






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






43. 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






44. An abnormality or loss of function in a physical - anatomical - or psychological structure; may be congenital (present at birth) or acquired through accident or disease






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






46. 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 -






47. The beta version of instructional software is a full-functioning version of the product with all known problems resolved. Both the client and the design team review the beta version to search for problems that will need to be addressed. Since the bet






48. A level of skill that allows a person to respond immediately (i.e. - automatically) with the correct answer to a problem






49. Computer programs used to develop multimedia or Web applications; programs used to create documents utilizing point and click features but require some knowledge of the program; authoring programs such as Adobe Flash can be used to create multimedia






50. Circular reference of electronic spreadsheet formula happens when you enter a formula that includes functions referring back to the cell in which the formula is contained. When this happens - users receive an error message referring to circular refer