Praxis 2 technology education questions
Formal assessment
Assessments, such as norm-referenced tests, that use data to compare a student's performance to other students at the same grade level are known as which of the following?
changed into a form that can be transmitted
Encoding means that the message is
Electrical energy
Energy that results from the movement of charged particles is known as which of the following?
electronic publishing
Publishing that produces and combines text and illustrations into one layout are:
Students with low vision or learning differences
Recorded books, electronic texts, and high interest-low level books are useful assistive technology for which of the following type of students with special needs?
Self-awareness is completely distinct from the concept of self-assessmen
Researchers have conceptualized emotional intelligence as related to education. It is a four-pronged concept. Each of the following statements in regard to emotional intelligence is accurate except for:
Secondary reuse
Reusing an item for a use other than its original purpose is known as which of the following?
Telegraph
Samuel Morse contributed to the invention of which of the following technological devices?
geostationary orbit
Satellites that orbit the earth to receive messages from one location to transmit them to another location travel at the same speed as the earth rotates. This is called a(n)
Make big pictures; not small.
Sketching is one of the best ways to express a design graphically. Which of the following is an appropriate guideline for sketching a design?
Gather information
Talking to people who have knowledge and experience that will help you address the problem is an activity you might undertake during which stage of the design process?
ductility
The ability of a material to be formed and reformed is which of the following mechanical properties?
isometric drawing
The above drawing is which of the following types
kaizen
The advanced organizational system in manufacturing that focuses on activities for eliminating wasted movement, time and materials is which of the following?
The computer hardware that holds the computer's circuitry and components is called the motherboard
The computer hardware that holds the computer's circuitry and components is called the
ideation design
The creative process of generating, developing and communication new ideas is:
anaerobic decay
The decomposition of a material in the absence of oxygen is which of the following?
Time sharing.
What is Not a function of operating systems?
Chat messages are posted publicly while instant messages are not.
What is the different between a chat and instant messaging?
DBMS
What is the system that makes it simple to store and retrieve large amounts of information?
Forwarded E-mail
When an e-mail received from someone is sent to someone else what is it called?
assessment of achievement
When an instructor gives a test or conducts an assessment to establish how much a student has learned in a course what type of assessment is this?
Choose something easy to remember, such as your birthday
When choosing a password, which of the following is NOT considered a best practice?
the average of the group scores on an exam
When evaluating exam results, the teacher first considers if the examination was too difficult or too easy. This may be determined through reviewing the mean, median, and mode. The mean is best defined as which of the following?
eminent domain
When land is needed for public purposes, there is a law that states the government has the right to buy private property for public use. This is the law of
Grades 9-12
When teaching about the attributes of design, students learning the steps in the design process is an appropriate learning objective for which of the following grade levels?
URL
A code on the World Wide Web that is a series of characters that identifies the type and name of a document is called the
LAN
A computer network that interconnects computers within a limited area, such as a home, school, or office building, using network media is known as which of the following?
half-duplex channel
A data transmission channel that carries messages in both directions, but only one direction at a time is which of the following?
Design for Recyclability
A design and manufacturing approach that seeks to remove hazardous and non-recyclable materials from the production process and products is known as which of the following?
adapter
A device that allows a specific type of hardware to work with another device that would otherwise be incompatible is called a(n):
An Open Office document
A file that ends in .odt is which of the following?
A form of energy produced by vibrations that travels through the air or another medium and can be heard when they strike the ear drum is known as which of the following?
A form of energy produced by vibrations that travels through the air or another medium and can be heard when they strike the ear drum is known as which of the following?
Internal combustion engine
A gasoline piston engine is an example of which of the following types of engines?
integrated circuit
A microelectronic computer circuit incorporated into a chip or semiconductor is which of the following?
WAN
A network that covers a broad area using leased telecommunication lines is known as which of the following?
Type a single email and put in all the recipient's addresses under BCC
A person wants to send out a message to many recipients but without any of them knowing that it has been sent to others. How can this be done in an email program?
BIOS
A program pre-installed on Windows-based computers that the computer uses to start up is which of the following?
Forging is the process of hammering or squeezing material into shape
A secondary process that involves hammering or squeezing material into shape is known as which of the following?
Text-to-speech software
A student with learning difference has difficulties editing her essays because of her dyslexia. Which of the following assistive devices would be helpful for this student?
Screen reader
A student with low vision has been using a computer with screen magnification, but he easily grows tired trying to read even with the screen magnified. Which of the following assistive devices would be beneficial for this student?
Single switch
A student with severe physical disabilities is unable to use a keyboard or mouse, but she is able to flex her fist. Which of the following assistive devices would enable this student to access a computer?
Compress the file using software to reduce the size of the file that has to be sent
A teacher has a very large eBook that he wants to send by email to his colleague. What is the best thing that he can do?
coupling
A universal joint is an example of which of the following?
Word prediction
All but which of the following are accessibility features that are built-in to the Windows operating system?
Natural gas
All but which of the following are considered to be renewable resources?
Petroleum
All but which of the following are examples of biofuels?
Ceramics
All but which of the following are natural materials used in manufacturing?
Produces air pollutants
All but which of the following are true regarding the environmental impacts of nuclear power production?
Norm-referenced test
All but which of the following are types of informal assessment?
Radio The Information Age places emphasis on the exchange and processing of information. Technologies invented during the Information Age include transistors, microchips, xerographic copying, cybernetics, and communication satellites.
All but which of the following technologies were invented during the Information Age?
Hydraulic press.
All but which of the following technologies were invented during the Renaissance?
Load.
An external force on an object is known as which of the following?
the simplest sketch that shows the front view of a design as if a person is looking directly at it
An oblique sketch of a design is best described as which of the following?
Beowulf clusters
Clusters of computers designed to provide high performance at low cost are called:
Subsystems
Complex systems are made up of smaller systems known as which of the following?
Trade-offs
Conflicts in requirements of a design require which of the following?
troubleshooting
Following a systematic method to find the cause of a problem and fix it is known as
One foot-pound of work is equal to the lifting of one pound a distance of one foot. The formula is: work = weight (pounds) x distance (feet). In this case, it would work out to: 125 lbs x 20 feet which equals 2500 ft-lbs.
How much work does a 125-pound woman accomplish by climbing a 20 foot flight of stairs?
Formative assessment is meant to monitor student learning. It has little or no grade value and only serves to give the educator an idea of what problems need to be addressed
If a teacher would like to evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of each student, what type of assessment would be necessary?
Force and distance
In mathematical terms, work is the product of which of the following?
graphical user interface
In terms of computer user interfaces, which one accepts commands primarily in the form of icons, drop-down menus or tabbed ribbons, mouse movements and mouse clicks?
Summative assessment
Midterm exams, final projects, and papers are examples of which of the following type of assessment?
Energy efficiency
Minimizing energy losses during energy conversions increases which of the following?
internet browser
Mozilla is an example of a/an:
iron tools, stronger than bronze, made farming easier in the Iron Age
Permanent farming settlements developed in which of the following?
reliability
The degree to which test scores are free from measurement error is the test's:
Kilohertz
The frequencies on the AM band of radios is measured in which of the following?
=(SUM(A1:A5)/SUM(B1:B5))
The interest distributed by a bank is stored in cells A1 to A5 of a spreadsheet and the corresponding deposits are stored in cell B1 to B5. What is the formula to find the interest rate?
Renaissance
The invention of movable type brought about an explosion in communication in which of the following eras?
Boyle's Law state that if the pressure of a gas increases, the volume decreases (provided that the temperature is constant). For example, if you double the pressure on an enclosed gas, its volume is cut in half.
The law that states that if the pressure of a gas increases, the volume decreases is
watching other students
The least helpful learning experience in the context of simulation learning is which of the following?
pneumatic power
The measure of work produced using pressurized gases is which of the following?
event driven
The operating system of a computer normally sits idle and executes only if something occurs that requires operating system action. This means that it is:
yield point
The point at which a material does not return to its original shape is the:
Archimedes' principle
The principle that states that the buoyant force is equal to the weight of the fluid displaced by a submerged body is which of the following?
Transportation
The process by which people, animals, products, and materials are moved from one place to another is known as which of the following?
Municipal solid waste
The stream of garbage collected through community sanitation services that may be burned to generate electricity is known as which of the following?
tensile strength
The strength of a material expressed as the greatest longitudinal stress it can bear without tearing apart is:
Microsoft PowerPoint
This software package is the most common for creating presentations.
To speed up processing, modern computers overlap instructions so that more than one instruction is being worked on at a time. This is called pipelining
To speed up processing, modern computers overlap instructions so that more than one instruction is being worked on at a time. This method is known as
technological literacy
Understanding with increasing sophistication what technology is and how it shapes society is known as:
Keyguards are acrylic or metal covers that are placed atop a keyboard.
Which of the following assistive devices is an acrylic or metal cover with holes for each of the keys that is placed atop a keyboard?
Tracking
Which of the following features of a software allows an editor to make changes while editing so that the original author can later choose to accept the change or not?
Which of the following formats would be the best to store any document in, to view later irrespective of the software available on the system?
Therm
Which of the following is a unit used to measure natural gas in the United States?
Steel
Which of the following is an example of an alloy?
RSI
Which of the following is an injury resulting from not using a computer properly?
The SI unit of frequency is hertz, which is equivalent to one cycle per second
Which of the following is the SI unit of frequency that is equal to one cycle per second?
the act of collecting information on individual learners' proficiency or achievement
Which of the following is the best definition of assessment?
Thermoset plastics
Which of the following is the type of plastic that can be heated and shaped ONLY ONCE?
horsepower
Which of the following is the unit for measuring the power of motors and engines?
Innovation involves the creation of a product or introduction of a process for the first time.
Which of the following statements about innovation are least accurate?
Stone Age, Bronze Age, Iron Age, Middle Ages, Renaissance, Industrial Revolution.
Which of the following timelines for the evolution of technology is correct?
Tension
Which of the following types of forces involves a material being pulled?
Amplifier
Which of the main parts of a radio strengthens both the signal the radio receives from a radio station and the signal leaving the tuner?
Headers
While creating some office letters, if the secretary wants the company name and address to appear on top of the letters, the use of which of the following in a word-processing software would make her work the easiest?
Alexander Graham Bell
Who was the first person awarded a patent for the electric telephone?
Microsoft Access Access is the database software that is bundled in with Microsoft Office
You are asked to create a simple database of client information. Which of the following programs would you use?
Open the file with Adobe Acrobat
You receive an email from your boss with a .pdf document attached. The email message explains that the .pdf includes important information about your next project. Which of the following is your next appropriate step?
