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Technology Applications: General Concepts 1

Subjects : it-skills, literacy
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1. A type of information that includes facts - concepts - principles - and the relationships among them.






2. A file format for storing and sending video sequences on a network






3. 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






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






5. Antidote utilities to detect - eliminate and protect from viruses - worms and Trojans. It typically contains an engine - a resident virus shield - virus databases or DAT files - a task scheduler - an e-mail scanner - and an update manager. It guards






6. 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.






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






8. 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






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






10. Professional organization for music educators






11. An online system of web course design and delivery tools; Desire-to-Learn and BlackBoard are examples






12. 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.






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






14. Ancillary feature of word processors that identifies a range of grammatical and format errors such as improper capitalization - lack of subject-verb agreement - split infinitives - and so on.






15. Software designed to maintain and calculate student grades






16. A compression standard that produces compressed - high-quality audio files. To create an MP3 file - you need a program that copies a song from a CD or download from the Internet to your hard drive - and an encoder to convert the file to the MP3 forma






17. Software tools used to enhance and format photos that are then imported into desktop publishing systems or webpage products






18. Sections programmed to display on a web page; the contents of each frame are actually different web pages displayed on one screen; the term refers to a single complete graphic image that is displayed chronologically with other graphic images. A singl






19. A graphic representation of a real person in cyberspace; a three dimensional image that a person can choose to represent himself or herself in a virtual reality environment






20. 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






21. A graphical representation of interrelated concepts that students can use as a learning aid or that teachers can use as an aid in content organization; tools designed to help people think through and explore ideas or topics by developing these visual






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






23. A unique electronic address for an individual or organization - analogous to a postal address.






24. 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






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






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






27. Type of virtual reality (VR) system in which i a user places a headset (e.g. - goggles or a helmet) over the eyes to provide a channel through which the wearer 'sees' (i.e. - is immersed in) a computer-generated environment






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






29. A type of outsourcing in which many people are asked to give their input online to solve a problem that has proven resistant to efforts of single individuals or organizations






30. A computer language that contains instructions that resemble natural language and that does not require knowledge of the inner workings of the computer to use successfully.






31. The process of determining which digital tools and which methods for implementing them are the most appropriate responses to given educational needs and problems






32. A 4.72-inch-diameter disc on which a laser has digitally recorded information such as audio - video - or computer data.






33. In cognitive load theory - cognitive processes that are required for making sense of material a person is trying to learn can overwhelm learner's cognitive capacity unless strategies are in place to handle it by learning theorist Robert Gagné as bein






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






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






36. 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






37. 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






38. Occurs when it is necessary to keep a certain position that is not relative to the new cell location. It is possible by inserting a dollar sign - $ - before the column letter or a $ before the row number - or sometimes both to lock the cell location






39. Short for 'web log -' a web page that serves as a publicly accessible location for discussing a topic or issue; began as personal journals and expanded to become public discussion forums in which anyone can give opinions on a topic






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






41. The physical components of the computer system; the mechanical - magnetic - electronic - and electrical components making up a computer system






42. Subject matter expert who volunteers to work closely with students online






43. A measure of the difference between what learners know before and after instruction; for example - Posttest - Pretest = Achievement.






44. Compression is the process to reduce file size through 'zipping' or 'archiving'. The compressed or zipped file can be from a large file or can contain several files that have been squeezed into a single file. After compression - the extraction proces






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






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






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






48. A large-capacity magnetic storage medium for computer data. Also called a fixed disk - it remains sealed within the case of most computers to protect it from dust - smoke - and other contaminants.






49. 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






50. Abbreviation for application - software that normally has an extension of .app and refers to any Internet application specifically designed to run on mobile devices such as smartphones







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