What Is a Network

question 2

Multiple Choice

What is a network?

• A) Enables the transmission of data over public or private networks
• B) A communications, data exchange, and resource-sharing system created by linking two or more computers and establishing standards, or protocols, so that they can work together
• C) Any network without a central file server and in which all computers in the network have access to the public files located on all other workstations
• D) A computer that is designed to request information from a server

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Definitions:

Scaffolding

Temporary support that permits a child to bridge the gap between his or her current competence level and the task at hand.

Guided Imagery

A technique used in therapy and self-improvement that involves using mental images to help relax or positively change behaviors.

Zone of Proximal Development

A concept in developmental psychology referring to the difference between what a learner can do without help and what they can achieve with guidance and encouragement from a skilled partner.

Effective Scaffolding

An educational approach involving the provision of temporary support to students or learners to help them achieve a task or understand concepts that they would not be able to grasp independently.