Developing ICT Content for Specific Purposes – Vocabulary Flashcards

A comprehensive set of vocabulary flashcards covering key terms, tools and concepts from Lesson 4: Developing ICT Content for Specific Purposes.

ICT (Information and Communications Technology)

The collective term for technologies that facilitate content creation, storage, processing and global dissemination, such as computers, software, the internet and mobile networks.

Content Development

The end-to-end process of planning, creating, editing and distributing information for a specific audience or purpose.

Canva

A cloud-based graphic-design tool that lets users create visual content (e.g., posters, infographics, slides) through drag-and-drop templates.

Google Docs

A web-based word-processing application that supports real-time, multi-user collaboration and automatic cloud storage.

Cloud Collaboration

Working simultaneously with others on the same file or project via internet-hosted platforms (e.g., Google Workspace, Microsoft 365).

Application Software

Programs designed to perform specific user tasks—ranging from productivity and communication to entertainment and data analysis.

Task-Specific Functionality

A key feature of application software whereby each program is built to solve particular problems (e.g., writing, photo editing, data management).

User-Friendly Interface

An intuitive layout of menus, icons and commands that makes software easy to learn and navigate regardless of technical expertise.

Customizability

The ability of software to let users adjust settings, add plug-ins or extensions, and tailor workflows to individual or organizational needs.

Microsoft Office

A productivity suite by Microsoft that includes Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and other tools for document creation, analysis and presentation.

Mail Merge

A Word feature that combines a main document with a data source to generate personalized letters, labels or emails for multiple recipients.

Main Document (Mail Merge)

The boilerplate text/graphics used in a merge; examples include a form letter, envelope template or label layout.

Data Source (Mail Merge)

The file containing variable information—such as names and addresses—that is inserted into the main document during a merge.

Merged Document

The final output of mail merge, containing the combined boilerplate and personalized data for each recipient.

Custom Animation

Any user-defined motion or visual effect applied to objects in PowerPoint to emphasize content and control information flow.

Entrance Effect

An animation that brings an object onto a slide (e.g., fade in, fly in, bounce).

Exit Effect

An animation that removes an object from a slide (e.g., fly out, disappear, spiral).

Emphasis Effect

An animation that highlights an object already on the slide (e.g., grow/shrink, color change, spin).

Motion Path

An animation that moves an object along a predetermined trajectory (e.g., up, down, star, circle).

Hyperlink (Presentation)

A clickable connection in a slide that jumps to another slide, file, web page or email address.

Embedded Object

External content (e.g., an Excel spreadsheet) inserted into a Word or other document that can be edited in place by double-clicking.

Advanced Formula (Spreadsheet)

A complex expression in Excel or Google Sheets used for sophisticated calculations or data analysis.

SUM Function

A spreadsheet formula that adds the numeric values of specified cells or ranges.

IF Function

A logical spreadsheet formula that returns one value when a condition is true and another when it is false.

Slide Master

The top-level template that controls the default formatting (fonts, colors, background) of all slides in a PowerPoint presentation.

Design Template

A pre-designed set of coordinated slide backgrounds, fonts and color schemes applied to a presentation.

Slide Layout

The arrangement of placeholders for titles, text, images or other content on a particular slide type.

Object (PowerPoint)

Any individual element on a slide—such as text, clip art, chart, audio, video or shape.

Transition

A visual effect that governs how one slide is introduced and replaced by the next during a slideshow.