TExES Technology Education 6-12 (171)
(2022/2023) Rated A+
Define basic information technology concepts and essential applications. ✔✔There are six basic
concepts important to understanding IT. These concepts should be introduced to students
beginning in the first grade and continuing through hs years.
Binary ✔✔brief representations of long strings of numbers used in computations
ASCII (American Standard Code for Information Interchange) ✔✔letters and punctuation signs
combined with strings of binary numbers
Hierarchy ✔✔the order to understanding and using information technology; this concept is
sometimes referred to as "nesting quality"
World Wide Web ✔✔the www is a communication tool that links information via bursts of
binary data
Stored Program ✔✔a CPU (central processing unit) stores multiple sets of instructions and
determines the next step in a process
, Routing ✔✔sequences of binary numbers move through a connected network
The three essential applicable benefits of the basic concepts of IT are: ✔✔Word and number
processing, searching the internet, greater efficiency
Word and Number Processing ✔✔formatting of documents and spreadsheets
Searching the Internet ✔✔using the ASCII encoding system to find information
Greater Efficiency in IT ✔✔increased speed in finding, comparing, and transmitting data
Graphic Design ✔✔both the process of visual communication and the product created; uses
typography, visual arts, page layout to tell a story
Typography ✔✔the features of an object
Visual Arts ✔✔paintings, sculptures, drawing, etc.
(2022/2023) Rated A+
Define basic information technology concepts and essential applications. ✔✔There are six basic
concepts important to understanding IT. These concepts should be introduced to students
beginning in the first grade and continuing through hs years.
Binary ✔✔brief representations of long strings of numbers used in computations
ASCII (American Standard Code for Information Interchange) ✔✔letters and punctuation signs
combined with strings of binary numbers
Hierarchy ✔✔the order to understanding and using information technology; this concept is
sometimes referred to as "nesting quality"
World Wide Web ✔✔the www is a communication tool that links information via bursts of
binary data
Stored Program ✔✔a CPU (central processing unit) stores multiple sets of instructions and
determines the next step in a process
, Routing ✔✔sequences of binary numbers move through a connected network
The three essential applicable benefits of the basic concepts of IT are: ✔✔Word and number
processing, searching the internet, greater efficiency
Word and Number Processing ✔✔formatting of documents and spreadsheets
Searching the Internet ✔✔using the ASCII encoding system to find information
Greater Efficiency in IT ✔✔increased speed in finding, comparing, and transmitting data
Graphic Design ✔✔both the process of visual communication and the product created; uses
typography, visual arts, page layout to tell a story
Typography ✔✔the features of an object
Visual Arts ✔✔paintings, sculptures, drawing, etc.
