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lOMoARcPSD| Quiz 1 Chapters 1-5 and Tech in Focus 1
Chapter 1
How Will You Put Technology in Action? Learning outcome : You will be able to discuss the impact of technology or global and national issues. Political Issues
Social Media Tools enable the gathering of groups of people to connect and exchange ideas Crisis-Mapping Tool Other Global Issues Technology improvements in: health care, environment Digital divide: gap in the levels of internet access and availability of technical tools in different regions of the world Technology and Our Society Marketing is changing: consumers can check competiting prices and online review Objective Recognize how becoming proficient with technology can help you understand and
participate in political issues in the world at large Social media tools are providing a level of instant connection and information distribution that is reshaping the world. mapping software helped identify areas of violence, helped people locate food and water, and directed rescuers to those in need. Web 2. Set of features and functionality that allows Internet users to contribute content easily and to be easily connected to each other. Cognitive surplus combination of leisure time and access to tools to work on problems and be creative. New collaborative tools available on the Internet allow us to work together on projects with much larger groups. Crowdfunding is a group of people connecting through the Internet to fund projects by strangers. and the automatic retrieval of information lOMoARcPSD| How Will Technology Improve Your Life? Computer Literacy
becoming computer literate means knowing which technologies are on the horizon and how to integrate them into your own life. field of study focused on the management and processing of information new easy accessibility to extremely large data sets he process of searching huge amounts of data with the hope of finding a pattern Mastery of software such as Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, and Corel Painter is essential to creating digital art Key Terms affective computing A type of computing that relates to emotion or that deliberately tries to influence emotion. augmentative reality/augmented reality A combination of our normal sense of the objects around us with an overlay of information displayed. Big Data Very large data sets that are analyzed to reveal patterns, trends, and associations. cognitive surplus The combination of leisure time and the tools needed to be creative.
collaborative consumption Joining together as a group to use a specific product more efficiently. computer forensics The application of computer systems and techniques to gather potential legal evidence; a law enforcement specialty used to fight high-tech crime. computer literate Being familiar enough with computers that a user knows how to use them and understands their capabilities and limitations. crisis-mapping tool A tool that collects information from e-mails, text messages, blog posts, and Twitter tweets and maps them, making the information instantly publicly available. crowdfunding Asking for small donations from a large number of people, often using the Internet; a style of generating capital to start a business through social media. crowdsourcing The phenomenon of consumers checking in with the voice of the crowd before making purchases. data mining The process by which great amounts of data are analyzed and investigated. The objective is to spot significant patterns or trends within the data that would otherwise not be obvious. digital divide The discrepancy between those who have access to the opportunities and knowledge that computers and the Internet offer and those who do not. information technology (IT) The set of techniques used in processing and retrieving information. quick response (QR) code
