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Technology Applications: General Concepts 1

Subjects : it-skills, literacy
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1. A collection of eight bits - equivalent to one alphanumeric character.






2. A type of hypermedia authoring software from Adobe that has become commonly used to create interactive web-based animations






3. 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'






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






5. 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






6. Hardware such as a keyboard - mouse - or joystick through which the user sends instructions to the computer.






7. 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.






8. In education - academic dishonesty in which someone uses another's work obtained from the Internet as his/her own - also known as online cheating






9. According to learning theorist Howard Gardner - nine different and relatively independent types of intelligence that may be fostered by differentiated instruction and assessment






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






11. Devices that record data over time with sensors






12. A network created in 1969 by the U.S. government-funded Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA) to enable communications among important defense sites in the event of a worldwide catastrophe such as a nuclear attack; later became the Internet






13. An event - object - or circumstance that prompts a behavior.






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






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






16. The selection and arrangement of information - activities - methods - and media to help students meet predetermined learning goals.






17. 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 -






18. 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






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






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






21. A type of information that describes the potential usefulness of facts - concepts - and principles.






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






24. Coined by a Boeing researcher in 1990 - it refers to a computer-generated environment in which a real-life scene is overlaid with information that enhances our understanding and uses of it






25. A type of learning that refers to feelings - beliefs - and values that lead individuals to make consistent choices when given the opportunity.






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






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






28. For learners of English and foreign languages - activities in which they use computers in language testing - teaching - and learning in and out of class






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






30. 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






31. Software that uses e-mail to deliver topic specific information to a targeted group of respondents.






32. Programs that allow users to create and manipulate geometric constructions and provide environments in which to make discoveries and conjectures related to geometry concepts and objects






33. The specific items used in a lesson and delivered through various media formats - such as video - audio - print - and so on.






34. A level of skill that allows a person to respond immediately (i.e. - automatically) with the correct answer to a problem






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






36. A term used on the Twitter system for a prefix to a message (Tweet)consisting of a pound sign (#)and a topic name (e.g. - #ripstevejobs). Users begin a Tweet with a hash tag to allow others to identify posts and create their own messages on that topi






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






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






39. The iris is used to control the opening behind the lens that allows light to enter the camera. When lighting is low the iris may be opened to let in more light. And when the light level is high the iris can be partially closed to let in less light. B






40. Combines detailed information about a subject area and common student mistakes with a model of student performance to diagnose a given student's level of understanding. Also provides instruction designed to meet that student's individual needs. Somet






41. A statement that likens something new to something familiar. Analogies are typically used either to make abstract information more concrete or to organize complex information.






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






43. The amount of working memory that is available to a learner to process new information and that is taken up at a given time by a learning task






44. Applying scientific knowledge about human learning to the practical tasks of teaching and learning; the subset of educational technology that deals directly with teaching and learning applications (as opposed to educational administrative application






45. 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.






46. 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






47. Flaming messages are messages which express overly strong feelings. Spam is the term for e-mail junk mail - which should not be for¬warded. Chain letters are letters that have been forwarded from several previous e-mail readers. According to netiquet






48. 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.






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






50. Stories that can be read from a computer screen - on mobile devices - or as print books with interactive buttons; also known as interactive storybooks







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