Issues in Technology Word Scramble: eWaste from hardware upgrades to What is RADCAB? (Part 2 of 2)
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Word scramble
Unscramble the letters and write each key term on the line.
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AESETW
Electronic waste - discarded devices and hardware that are thrown away instead of reused or recycled.
2
MAR
Short-term memory that lets a computer run several programs or tasks at once smoothly.
3
PUC SV PUG
The CPU handles general tasks while the GPU handles graphics and parallel calculations.
4
OOAEM-RR-NPECCFTREPI
How much speed or power you get for the money spent on hardware.
5
SIBA
Checking whether information is written to inform fairly or to persuade you toward one viewpoint.
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UITTOAYHR
Checking who created the information and what makes them qualified to write it.
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YEUNCCRR
Checking how recently information was written or updated.
8
ILDETA
Checking whether a source gives enough depth and evidence to answer your question.
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PEPSAOPESNRTIRA
Checking whether information suits your age, values, and purpose.
10
VLEYCERAN
Checking whether information actually relates to the question you are researching.
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CBADRA
A checklist of six questions (Relevancy, Appropriateness, Detail, Currency, Authority, Bias) used to check if information is trustworthy.
Answer Key
Issues in Technology · Part 2 of 2
1AESETW → eWaste — Electronic waste - discarded devices and hardware that are thrown away instead of reused or recycled.
2MAR → RAM — Short-term memory that lets a computer run several programs or tasks at once smoothly.
3PUC SV PUG → CPU vs GPU — The CPU handles general tasks while the GPU handles graphics and parallel calculations.
4OOAEM-RR-NPECCFTREPI → Price-to-performance — How much speed or power you get for the money spent on hardware.
5SIBA → Bias — Checking whether information is written to inform fairly or to persuade you toward one viewpoint.
6UITTOAYHR → Authority — Checking who created the information and what makes them qualified to write it.
7YEUNCCRR → Currency — Checking how recently information was written or updated.
8ILDETA → Detail — Checking whether a source gives enough depth and evidence to answer your question.
9PEPSAOPESNRTIRA → Appropriateness — Checking whether information suits your age, values, and purpose.
10VLEYCERAN → Relevancy — Checking whether information actually relates to the question you are researching.
11CBADRA → RADCAB — A checklist of six questions (Relevancy, Appropriateness, Detail, Currency, Authority, Bias) used to check if information is trustworthy.