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






2. The adaptive use of previously acquired knowledge to analyze and understand new situations.






3. An object-oriented scripting language that - like Java - is used to create dynamic websites






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






5. A small pictorial or graphical representation of a computer hardware function or component - or a computer software program - commonly associated with a graphical user interface.






6. In Adobe Flash - an advanced authoring environment for creating content for the web - a mobile - or virtually any digitalplatform






7. The term authoring suggests writing. Authoring programs are designed to help teachers and students produce courseware and programs. These authoring programs help the user develop computer programs in computer languages that can be otherwise quite dif






8. Also known as a web browser - software designed to allow a computer user to go to Internet websites that are connected to each other via the World Wide Web (WWW)






9. The interest - or value - that instructional materials or activities have for the learner.






10. 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






11. Can be defined as a pleasing arrangement of parts - whether it be music - poetry - or color. In visual experiences - harmony is something that is pleasing to the eye. It engages the viewer and creates an inner sense of order. There are three formulas






12. A single block in a spreadsheet grid - formed by the intersection of a row and a column that may contain numerical values - words - or character data - and formulas or calculation commands.






13. 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.






14. A device that assists with analyzing and monitoring physical fitness levels by counting calories






15. Motivation in which the act itself is the reward.






16. An animation key frame is a single still image defined throughout an animated sequence that occurs at a pivotal point in that sequence.






17. Also known as a hot link or hot spot. On the Internet - a piece of text or an image that has been programmed into a web page to send the browser to another Internet location; in a multimedia product - a piece of text or an image that has been program






18. 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






19. 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)






20. Software programs designed to perform a specific function for the user - such as processing text - performing calculations - and presenting content lessons.






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






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






23. A graphical means of illustrating the logical flow of a computer program.






24. On the Internet - a way of transferring files from one computer to another using common settings and transmission procedures; also - to transfer files; computer users can use a File Transport Protocol (or FTP) client to transfer files to and from com






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






26. 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






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






28. An instructional approach that provides an appealing environment in which learners invest effort to follow prescribed rules in order to attain a challenging goal; designed to increase motivation by adding game rules to a learning activity






29. The setting or physical surroundings in which learning takes place - including the classroom - science or computer laboratory - gymnasium - playground - and so on.






30. A distance education technology that uses a speakerphone to extend a basic telephone call and permits instruction and interaction between individuals or groups at two or more locations.






31. A unique vocal distortion technique made possible with vocal-editing software






32. The continuous evaluation of instruction before - during - and after implementation - which leads to continual revision and modification in order to increase student learning.






33. Software that provides on-screen blank musical bars on which the user enters the musical key - time - and individual notes that constitute a piece of sheet music






34. Category of visuals that are generally exhibited on display boards - (e.g. - multipurpose boards - bulletin boards) and are not projected.






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






36. 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






37. 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






38. A communications service that allows users to create a private chat room which only members of a mutually agreed upon list may enter; the system alerts a user when someone from the IM list is online; IM also designates the act of instant messaging -






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






40. The manner in which individuals identify themselves based on their (or their ancestors') country of origin.






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






42. 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






43. 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






44. Television-like display screen that uses a cathode ray tube.






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






46. Previously created graphics designed to be added to word processing or desktop publishing documents or to computer-based instruction.






47. Online sites that allow users to input sentences and paragraphs of text in one language and get a translation into another language






48. A type of learning that refers to the ability to perform complex physical actions in a smooth - coordinated manner.






49. 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 -






50. A term introduced by Whitehead in 1929 to mean skills that students learn in isolation but do not know how to transfer later to problems that require them