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Technology Applications: General Concepts 1

Subjects : it-skills, literacy
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1. A camera that stores pictures in computer compatible digital format rather than on film.






2. A field of study focusing on the design of technology systems that align with human characteristics - needs - and capabilities.






3. 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.






4. Types of computer systems identified by their operating systems - e.g. - PCs with Windows operating systems or Macintoshes with Mac-OS operating systems






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






6. A term coined by Lloyd Morrisett - former president of the Markle Foundation - used to describe the gap between those individuals who have access to technology such as computer software - the Internet - and so on and those who do not.






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






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. 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.






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






11. 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






12. Literally 'multiple media' or 'a combination of media -' a software product or system that incorporates sequential or simultaneous use of a variety of media formats in a single presentation or program. Today - this term conveys the notion of a system






13. 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






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






15. 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






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






17. A branch of computer science concerned with the design of computers and software that are capable of responding in ways that emulate the decision-making capabilities of the human mind.






18. Comprehension exercises with certain words removed to require students to fill in the blanks






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






20. In a browser - a set of Internet locations or URLs organized so that a user can return to them quickly






21. A pointing device used to select and move information on the computer display screen. When the mouse is moved along a flat surface such as a desktop - an arrow moves across the display screen in the same direction. The mouse typically has one to thre






22. A device that assists with analyzing and monitoring physical fitness levels by determining the percent of body fat






23. Groups of people who 'meet -' usually via email - webpages - or other electronic means - to support each other's learning; in distance education - strategic - ongoing efforts by the instructor to encourage student-to-student interaction - as well as






24. Input/output devices that provide for storage and retrieval of programs and other types of data that must be stored over a long period of time. Also referred to as external or auxiliary memory.






25. Each individual category of information recorded in a database; the smallest unit of information in a database






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






27. 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






28. 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






29. 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






30. The use of the computer in the delivery of instruction.






31. The purpose of interlacing is to have a partial image initially appear on screen rather than having to wait for the entire image to download. The main advantage of interlacing is that end users know what type of graphic image they are about to view a






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






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






34. Also called a personal computer - a stand-alone - desktop - or laptop computer that uses a microprocessor and is designed for use by an individual






35. Originally - the ability to use computer devices and software to locate and use information; now refers to skills in using the information that technological devices carry - in addition to skills in using the devices themselves






36. Software that assists teachers in preparing individual educational plans (IEPs) required by law for students with special needs; automates the process by providing on-screen prompts that remind teachers of the required components in the plan






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






38. 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






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






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






41. A shortcut to encoding a series of actions in a computer program. Provides the means to perform a number of separate steps through a single command.






42. A collection of a person's work products over time - arranged so that he or she and others can see how skills have developed and progressed - and presented in an electronic form such as a website or multimedia product; websites created by students to






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






44. A dynamic instructional method in which individuals talk together - share information - and work cooperatively toward a solution or consensus. This method encourages classroom rapport and actively involves students in learning.






45. In cognitive load theory - mental activity uses cognitive capacity but does not help the learner learn






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






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






48. Devices that assist with analyzing and monitoring physical fitness levels by monitoring and reporting blood pressure






49. Most animation software lets developers specify a beginning position and an ending position - then calculates the positions in between.






50. 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 -