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Universidad Mariano Gàlvez de Guatemala

Facultad de Humanidades

Escuela de Idiomas

Licenciatura en la enseñanza del idioma inglès con

Especialización en Tecnologìa Educativa

Software Educativo y Herramientas 2.0 y +

Licda. Silvia Sowa

Digital Book

Malibu Lorena de Leòn de Leòn

6076 08 6626

Guatemala, March 21st, 2014

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Technological Concepts

Introduction

Students need time and opportunity to explore these; to

appreciate the breadth, depth, and subtlety of meaning that

attaches to them; to learn that different people view them from

different perspectives; and to understand that meaning is not

static.

By approaching the key concepts in different ways and by

revisiting them in different contexts within a relatively short time

span, students come to refine and embed their understanding of

them.

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Technological Concepts

Screenshot

A screenshot, or screen

capture, is a picture

taken of your computer's

desktop. This may include

the desktop background,

icons of files and folders,

and open windows.

Scanner

A scanner is an input

device that scans

documents such as

photographs and pages

of text. When a

document is scanned, it is

converted into a digital

format.

Secondary

Memory

Refers to storage devices,

such as hard drives and

solid state drives. It may

also refer to removable

storage media, such as

USB flash drives, CDs, and

DVDs.

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Technological Concepts

Server

A server is a computer

that provides data to

other computers. It may

serve data to systems on

a local area network

(LAN) or a wide area

network (WAN) over the

Internet.

Speakers

Speakers are one of the

most common output

devices used with

computer systems. Some

speakers are designed to

work specifically with

computers, while others

can be hooked up to any

type of sound system.

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Technological Concepts

Telecomunications

Telecommunications, or

telecom, is the

transmission of signals

over long distances. It

began with the invention

of the telephone in 1876,

and then expanded to

radio broadcasts in the

late 1800s and to

television in the early

1900s.

Tablet

A tablet, or tablet PC, is a

portable computer that

uses a touchscreen as its

primary input device.

Most tablets are slightly

smaller and weigh less

than the average laptop.

Toolbar

A toolbar is a set of icons

or buttons that are part of

a software program's

interface or an open

window. When it is part of

a program's interface, the

toolbar typically sits

directly under the menu

bar.

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Technological Concepts

Touchscreen

A touchscreen is a display

that also serves as an

input device. Some

touchscreens require a

proprietary pen for input,

though most modern

touchscreens detect

human touch.

Tutorial

A computer tutorial is an

interactive software

program created as a

learning tool. Tutorials

help people learn new

skills by using a step-by-

step process that ensures

the user is following along

and comprehending the

material.

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Technological Concepts

Undo

Undo is a command

included in most software

programs. It is typically

located at the top of the

Edit menu and has the

standard shortcut

"Control+Z" in Windows

and "Command-Z" in Mac

OS X. The Undo

command allows you to

undo the last action you

performed in the

program.

Upload

While downloading is

receiving a file from

another computer,

uploading is the exact

opposite. It is sending a

file from your computer to

another system. Pretty

straight forward.

URL

Stands for "Uniform

Resource Locator." A URL

is the address of a

specific Web site or file on

the Internet. It cannot

have spaces or certain

other characters and uses

forward slashes to denote

different directories.

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Technological Concepts

USB

Stands for "Universal Serial

Bus." USB is the most

common type of

computer port used in

today's computers. It can

be used to connect

keyboards, mice, game

controllers, printers,

scanners, digital cameras,

and removable media

drives, just to name a few.

Username

A username is a name

that uniquely identifies

someone on a computer

system. For example, a

computer may be setup

with multiple accounts,

with different usernames

for each account.

Conclusions

It is important to manage and know about

technical vocabulary, so we can talk

appropriately. Images can help us to understand some

technical vocabulary that will help us to

develop in our professional life.

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