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THE TOP 20 MOST IMPORTANT TERMS

These are a collec5on of the most used, relevant, and
important terms rela5ng to the internet, telecommunica5ons,
and other forms of technology.

 Adap%ve learning: When teaching methods cater to an individuals

learning level and pace. Technology can oDen be incorporated to
create dieren5a5on within each student through soDware.
Blooms Taxonomy: A classica5on which provides the structure
for learning. It highlights these learning objec5ves from lower level
type of thinking to higher level type of thinking.

 Browser: The soDware used to view the material on the

World Wide Web. The most common are Google Chrome,
Firefox, Apple Safari, and MicrosoD Internet Explorer.
Cut: When the image, text, or a piece from the document is
highlighted and copied to the computers memory,
simultaneously dele5ng the original informa5on. This is
dierent from copying because it is not saved and
transferred.

 Digital Na%ve: A person who is born during or aDer the use

of digital technologies; therefore, assumed these people are
more knowledgeable and comfortable using such items. For
example Internet, Apps, cell phones, etc. (Lee, 2012)
Discussion Boards: A place created on the internet where
mul5ple people can post messages to others and
communicate back and forth. This is how several online
classes structure discussions.

 Encoding: The process of compressing a media le for a

specic purpose, such as streaming on the web (Ed
Technology Glossary of Terms, n.d.)
Ethernet: A telecommunica5ons tool to connect computers
to local networks. (Hawthorne, n.d.)

 Home Page: The rst and main page to a website. This page
will direct a person to alterna5ve documents and pages from
this original site.
Hub: A common point for devices in a network (Ed
Technology Glossary of Terms, n.d.).

 Open Source: A soDware which provides the source code

free & available to the public. These are soDwares open to
the public and downloadable. Examples include Apache web
server, Linux, OpenOce, etc. (Hawthorne, n.d.).
Opera%ng System: Programs that control a systems
resources and provide access to its dierent services. Some
examples of opera5ng systems are Windows XP and
Macintosh OS X (Ed Technology Glossary of Terms, n.d.).

 PDF: Stands for Portable Document Formatit is a type of

le format created by Adobe which allows all users from any
type of soDware to view the original document. This allows
users to see the exact document in the original format with
fonts, links, images, etc. (Ed Technology Glossary of Terms,
n.d.).
Portal: A web site that acts as a doorway to the Internet or
a por5on of the Internet, targeted towards one par5cular
subject (Ed Technology Glossary of Terms, n.d.).

 Resolu%on: This is the exact number of pixels in a certain

given space. This determines how an image is seen and the
quality of an image.
Router: This is a specialized computer than connects a local
network to a wide area network. Routers are typically found
in an individual's home and in schools to help run on high-
speed networks (Hawthorne, n.d.).

 Server: A device or computer of a network which helps

control and manage the resources of a network. There are
dierent types of servers such as le servers, print servers,
and network servers which each manages dierent tasks
(Ed Technology Glossary of Terms, n.d.).
Simula%ons: Highly interac5ve applica5ons that allow the
learner to model or role-play in a scenario. Simula5ons
enable the learner to prac5ce skills or behaviors in a risk-
free environment(Ed Technology Glossary of Terms, n.d.).

 Virus: A bad & destruc5ve type of computer program you do

not want to have. This program disrupts normal func5ons
and aeempts to delete, rewrite, and create damage to the
computer.
Zip: A type of data format. This format compresses data into
a reasonable size le. It allows you to save large sized data
and not lose any informa5on.

REFERENCES
Educa5onal Technology - UEN. (n.d.). Retrieved November 8,
2015.

Hawthorne, T. (n.d.). Dic5onary of Technology Terms. Retrieved
November 8, 2015.

Lee, M. (2012). The Educa5on Technology Dic5onary | edshelf.
Retrieved November 8, 2015.