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Technology Applications: General Concepts 1

Subjects : it-skills, literacy
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Resource for students with hearing impairments in which the teacher wears a wireless microphone and students with auditory processing learning disabilities wear receivers that amplify the teacher's voice and serve to focus attention






2. An activity completed during a lesson to help students learn. There are five types of instructional activities: motivation - orientation - information - application - and evaluation activities.






3. Tools offered through a special Google site that provide users access to online programs for word processing - spreadsheets - and presentations; the site offers storage of documents on a Google server and allows for sharing of documents among multipl






4. Can be either software that supports the on-screen creation of music scores with several parts or tracks - or a hardware component of a music synthesizer workstation






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






6. A statistical method designed by Gene V Glass (1976) to summarize results across studies and measure the size of the effect a 'treatment' such as technology-based methods has over and above traditional methods






7. Various techniques designed to direct attention to certain aspects of information - including the use of bold - underlined - or italicized print; color - labels - and arrows for pictorial information; and speaking more loudly or more slowly to highli






8. Program stored on individual computers or on the school or district network in order to prevent access to Internet sites with inappropriate materials






9. The use of the computer in the management of instruction - including applications such as student record keeping - performance assessment - and monitoring students' progress.






10. 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.






11. A measurement appraisal process that is ongoing - developmentally appropriate - and dynamic; the process of gathering evidence of learning.






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






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






14. A built-in feature of word-processing software that automatically detects and corrects misspelled words and incorrect capitalization






15. An event - object - or circumstance that comes after a behavior and is attributable to the behavior.






16. A highlighted position indicator used on the computer screen.






17. An associational information-processing system in the text domain. In a hypertext system - text information is stored in nodes - and nodes are interconnected to other nodes of related information; in 1960 - Ted Nelson coined the term to describe a da






18. The most common input device; resembles the key layout of a typewriter.






19. 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






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






21. 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






22. A graphical means of illustrating the logical flow of a computer program.






23. A type of instructional software tool consisting of hardware devices (probes) and software (probeware) to allow scientific data to be gathered and processed by a computer






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






25. A camera that stores pictures in computer compatible digital format rather than on film.






26. In cognitive load theory - the use of working memory that results in productive - engaged learning






27. A form of evaluation that involves watching students as they work through some part(s) of the lesson.






28. An internal state that leads people to choose to work toward certain goals and experiences. Defines what people will do rather than what they can do.






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






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






31. 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.






32. Digitally encoded information permanently recorded on a compact disc; Also known as compact disc - read-only memory. It is a compact disc used to store computer data. CD-ROMs have a maximum capacity of 650MB.






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






34. An instructional software function that presents items for students to work on (usually one at a time) and gives feedback on correctness; a series of practice exercises designed to increase fluency in a new skill or to refresh an existing one. Use of






35. 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.






36. 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






37. The products created by a database program; any collection of data stored in a computer or on a computer medium






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






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






41. The incorrect or less appropriate alternative answers for a given multiple-choice question. Also called foils.






42. Sometimes called paint or raster graphics - in which each pixel directly corresponds to a spot on the display screen. When scaled to larger sizes - this type of graphic looks jagged or aliased; Developed originally for use on Disk Operating System (D






43. The term describes the data-carrying capacity of a transmission line. In other words - how much data flows on a given transmission path. It can apply to network connections - system buses - or any 'pipe' through which data pours. High-bandwidth conne






44. Originally called OAK - a high-level programming language developed by Sun Microsystems. An object-oriented language similar to C++ - it has become popular for its ability to do interactive graphic and animation activities on web pages; a computer la






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






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






47. 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






48. 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






49. 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






50. The second phase of the Plan - Implement - Evaluate model. Focus is on the use of instructional materials and activities designed to help students achieve the outcomes specified in the instructional plan.