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Technology Applications: General Concepts 1

Subjects : it-skills, literacy
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1. Advanced calculators that can graph equations - as well as perform calculation functions involved in higher-level math and science problems; allows users to enter equations and shows graphs that result from those equations






2. 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






3. A response made by an individual.






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






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






6. In contrast to lossless compression - lossy compression refers to a technique of shrinking file sizes by giving away some precision of detail. JPEG images are an example of a file that is compressed this way. By reducing the quality of a picture when






7. Device consisting of a transmitter - which senses the heartbeat from the heart's electrical impulses - and a wristwatch receiver - which receives and records each beat through radio transmission from the transmitter






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






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






10. Software designed for groups of students or teachers alike. The computer is viewed by a cooperative group of students or can be projected to the entire class to stimulate discussions and debates.






11. An asynchronous communication medium in which two or more individuals exchange messages using personal computers connected via a network or telephone lines.






12. Activity when students submit their written or artistic products to a website






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






14. First released in 2002 - a scripting language that must be installed on a server to be used in web development; a scripting language that generates HTML source code to create dynamic web pages






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






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






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






18. 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






19. Teaching/learning model based on cognitive learning theory; holds that learners should generate their own knowledge through experience-based activities rather than being taught it by teachers






20. A liquid crystal display device used with a computer or VCR for large-group display.






21. 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






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






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






24. Instructional format that combines elements of face-to-face teaching and learning with elements of distance education. Also known as blended learning.






25. 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






26. A collection of information systematized by computer software to allow storage and easy retrieval through keyword searching; the program designed to accomplish these tasks






27. The central processing unit - or brain - of the computer - which controls the functions of the rest of the system and performs all numeric calculations.






28. Inhibited functioning created by excessive demands being placed on memory and/or other cognitive processes.






29. 'Lossless' compression such as the GIF format is generally safer for recompression since it utilizes 'lossless' compression. Meaning when the GIF image is compressed - no information is lost from its contents. On the other hand - formats that utilize






30. General category of portable computer devices such as smart phones and tablets (e.g. - iPads)






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






32. Computer actions or programs - such as hypermedia software - that respond to events in the environment; for example - a mouse action event that occurs when the user clicks on a button.






33. A set of guidelines used to reliably appraise or judge products or performances.






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






35. Video games that provide physical activity or exercise through interactive play






36. The legal rights to an original work produced in any tangible medium of expression - including written works - works of art - music - photographs - and computer software.






37. Condition that occurs when an impairment limits an individual from performing an activity in a manner normally expected for human beings (communicating with others - hearing - movement - manipulating objects - etc.)






38. A printed copy of computer output.






39. A type of instructional activity that provides students with an opportunity to practice using what they are learning.






40. A small text file transferred to a web browser through an Internet server for the purpose of tracking the Internet usage habits of the person using the browser






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






42. A set of instructions that tells the computer how to do something.






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






44. 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






45. 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






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






47. A way to store addresses of frequently used websites on your computer; in a browser - a set of Internet locations or URLs organized so that a user can return to them quickly






48. An individual who gains access to computer systems without authorization.






49. A form of education in which some means - electronic or otherwise - is used to connect people with instructors and/or resources that can help them acquire knowledge and skills; structured learning that takes place without the physical presence of the






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