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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. 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.






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






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






4. Teaching/learning model based on cognitive learning theory; holds that learners should generate their own knowledge through experience-based activities rather than being taught it by teachers






5. Channels of communication that carry messages with an instructional purpose; the different ways and means by which information can be delivered to or experienced by a learner.






6. A type of mnemonic in which mental pictures are used to represent new information.






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. 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.)






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






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






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






12. 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






13. Piagetian view of how children learn by fitting new experiences into their existing view of the world






14. 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






15. A measure of how much learners achieve per unit of time or dollar spent; for example - (Posttest - Pretest)/Time - or (Posttest - Pretest)/Cost.






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






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






18. An instructional plan for an individual student (usually one with special needs) that describes the student's current level of proficiency and also establishes short- and long-term goals for future focus. An IEP is typically developed through a confe






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






20. According to learning theorist Robert Gagné - a sequenced set of building block skills a student must learn in order to learn a higher-order skill






21. 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






22. A standard adopted by the electronic music industry for controlling devices that play music; also known as musical instrument digital interface. Rather than recording sounds - MIDI instruments/software record finger action -- what note is being playe






23. A worldwide radio-navigation system made possible by a bank of orbiting satellites and their ground stations to pinpoint exact geographic locations on earth; a device that cross-references a GPS signal with mapping software and shows the location to






24. 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






25. A computer dedicated to managing a computer network and providing resources to other computers on the network (the clients). The file server is usually faster and has larger storage capabilities than the client machines.






26. One of the devices (e.g. - a data glove) that allow users to experience a full immersion virtual reality system by providing tactile or touch input






27. In desktop publishing - the first letter of a paragraph that is enlarged to 'drop' down two or more line. Drop caps are often seen at the beginning of newsletter article - where the top of the first letter of the first word lines up with the top of t






28. High definition DVD format






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






30. 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 -






31. 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






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






33. 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






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






35. Acronym for 'frequently asked questions.' Used on the Internet to disseminate basic information and to reduce repetitive queries.






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






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






38. A high-level programming language originally designed as an artificial intelligence (AI) language but later popularized by Seymour Papert (based on the learning theories of Jean Piaget) as an environment to allow children to learn problem-solving beh






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






40. An internal network or a subset of the Internet - usually available only to the members of the organization that set it up; as a provision for security - some technical department set up Intranets which are parts of the Internet used internally withi






41. An activity in which students with disabilities participate in one or more selected classes in general education






42. Software tools that create documents and web pages with 'fillable' forms






43. A set of instructions that tells the computer how to do something.






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






45. A rule of thumb or flexible guideline that can be adapted to fit each instructional situation.






46. A type of instructional activity designed to determine how well students have mastered lesson objectives.






47. Similar to distance education - the notion of supporting learners - who may be situated locally or at a distance - with learning resources that may be distributed in space and time.






48. 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






49. Program stored on individual computers or on the school or district network in order to prevent access to Internet sites with inappropriate materials






50. Short for malicious software - any software specifically designed to damage - destroy - disrupt operations - or spy on the operation of computers