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Technology Applications: General Concepts 1

Subjects : it-skills, literacy
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1. The process of taking a series of individual pictures -- called frames -- and stringing them together in a timed sequence to give the appearance of continuous motion. Animations are motion files - either in 2-D animation or 3-D animation. On the Web






2. 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






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






4. General category of portable computer devices such as smart phones and tablets (e.g. - iPads)






5. A printed copy of computer output.






6. Sequences of frames shown in a linear way with presentation software (e.g. - PowerPoint)






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






8. 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.






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






10. The central processing unit - or brain - of the computer - which controls the functions of the rest of the system and performs all numeric calculations.






11. Also referred to as a domain designator - a required part of a Uniform Resource Locator (URL) on the Internet that indicates what kind of group owns the server; examples include '.edu -' '.com -' and '.org'






12. Guidelines limiting the rights of copyright holders and allowing portions of copyrighted materials to be used for educational purposes; guidelines for portion - time - amount - and distribution of copyrighted materials for educational purposes.






13. 'Lossless' compression such as the GIF format is generally safer for recompression since it utilizes 'lossless' compression. Meaning when the GIF image is compressed - no information is lost from its contents. On the other hand - formats that utilize






14. A single networked delivery system that combines sophisticated computer-assisted instruction (CAI) with computer-managed instruction (CMI). Intellectual skills A type of learning that refers to a variety of thinking skills - including concept learnin






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






16. A video or computer display device. The most common output device for personal computers.






17. Pavlovian view of learning as involuntary physical responses to outside stimuli (e.g. - dogs salivate automatically at the sight of a dog food can)






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






19. Customized keyboards created for users with special needs (e.g. - enlarging the keys to provide more space for the student to press a key; removing keys that are not relevant for a given software; programming multi-step functions like save - print -






20. Within a computer - this is an area that stores instructions (programs) and information that can be readily accessed by the processor.






21. Short for metamorphosing; refers to an animation technique in which one image gradually turns into another; also known as tweening






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






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






24. On computer networks - a location for person-to-person real-time (synchronous) interaction by typing messages.






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






26. 'Image map' allows graphics to respond to mouse clicks to lead to more than one place from a single graphic. Clickable maps can be based on graphical maps such as floor plans - road maps - regional maps - and the like. The imagemapper - or simple ima






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






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






29. A single silicon chip that contains all of the CPU circuits for a computer system.






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






31. 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






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






33. 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






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






35. According to the American Library Association (ALA) - it is a set of abilities requiring individuals to recognize when information is needed and have the ability to locate - evaluate - and use effectively the needed information






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






37. Stands for 'Joint Photographic Experts Group -' an image format used for photographs; it is a format for encoding photographs that uses fewer bytes than the pixel-by-pixel approaches of GIF. It supports many colors and it is possible to obtain good q






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






39. The term describes the data-carrying capacity of a transmission line. In other words - how much data flows on a given transmission path. It can apply to network connections - system buses - or any 'pipe' through which data pours. High-bandwidth conne






40. An electronic go-between by which the computer communicates with a peripheral device.






41. Graphics generally use RGB (Red - Green - and Blue) or CMYK colors. While graphics on the Web or designed for on-screen display are RGB images - both commercial offset printing and inkjet desktop printing utilize CMYK. Dots of cyan (blue) - magenta (






42. A worldwide collection of computer networks that can exchange information by using a common software standard; sometimes referred to (erroneously) as synonymous with the World Wide Web (WWW) - which is actually a subset of the Internet






43. 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






44. Use of the computer to orchestrate text - images - audio - and video to support a storytelling narrative with multimedia.






45. The products created by a database program; any collection of data stored in a computer or on a computer medium






46. 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.






47. A portion of the instructional objective that indicates under what circumstances students are expected to perform.






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






49. One of the first browser programs designed to allow Internet resources to be displayed graphically rather than just in text






50. 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