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






2. The software capability to copy images from web pages or computer applications and store them on your own computer.






3. A computer database program that can store and manipulate students' grades.






4. One of the rights accorded to the owner of copyright is the right to reproduce or to authorize others to reproduce the work in copies or phonorecords. This right is subject to certain limitations found in sections 107 through 118 of the copyright law






5. 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






6. An online activity in which students look at a database of caches listed at a geocaching website (e.g. - http://www.geocaching.com) - decide on a cache to hunt for - use GPSs to help them locate it - and share their experiences with others involved i






7. 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






8. 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






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






10. Software designed to help teach information and/or skills related to a topic; also known as instructional software or courseware - computer-based instruction (CBI) - computer-based learning (CBL) - computer-assisted learning (CAL) - or generic terms






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






12. Any pictorial representation of information such as charts - graphs - animated figures - or photographic reproductions.






13. The application of knowledge to solve problems or complete tasks that are realistic and meaningful.






14. 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






15. Piagetian view of how children learn by fitting new experiences into their existing view of the world






16. A teaching and learning model based on behavioral and cognitive theories; students receive information from teachers and do teacher-directed activities






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






18. An individual's preferred ways for processing and organizing information and for responding to environmental stimuli.






19. A major category of locations on the Internet. Major domains include com (company) - edu (educational institution) - gov (government) - net (network) - and org (organization).






20. Multiuser dungeon (or dimension or domain); a location on the Internet where several users at a time can interact with each other's avatars (graphic representations of each other); also known as a MUD Object Oriented or MOO






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






22. 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'






23. A question typically used at the beginning of a lesson to direct students' attention to particularly important aspects of the new information.






24. 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






25. Software tools that automatically draw and print desired charts or graphs from data entered by users






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






27. 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.






28. 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






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






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






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






32. Software used by architects and others to aid in the design of structures such as houses and cars






33. The systematic process of translating principles of learning and instruction into plans for instructional materials and activities.






34. A procedure of instruction selected to help learners achieve objectives or understand the content or message of instruction (e.g. - presentation - simulation - drill and practice - cooperative learning).






35. 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






36. Professional organization for music educators






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






38. 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






39. 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 (






40. Text used to name parts of an electronic spreadsheet.






41. Channels of communication that carry messages with an instructional purpose; the different ways and means by which information can be delivered to or experienced by a learner.






42. 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






43. 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.






44. 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






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






46. Software designed to maintain and calculate student grades






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






48. A worldwide radio-navigation system made possible by a bank of orbiting satellites and their ground stations to pinpoint exact geographic locations on earth; a device that cross-references a GPS signal with mapping software and shows the location to






49. A type of learning that refers to the ability to recall specific information.






50. Media formats that allow or require some level of physical activity from the user - which in some way alters the sequence of presentation.