An early sketch that identifies where elements will appear on a screen, without colors, typography or graphics
What is a Wire Frame?
100
An international development funding source created by the founder of Microsoft
What is the Gates Foundation?
100
Acronym for Search Engine Optimization
What is SEO?
100
The three letter acronym for text messaging.
What is SMS?
100
The name of the gold standard for research
What is a Randomized Control Trial (RCT)?
200
The design and interface that helps humans and machines interact in a way normal humans understand.
What is User Interface?
200
Acronym for information and communication technologies for development
What is ICT4D?
200
A software development model that allows free and open access to the product
What is Open Source?
200
The operating system used for Apple products
What is iOS?
200
The amount of participants in a research study that affects the accuracy and generalizability of results
What is a Sample Size?
300
A web design approach aimed at crafting sites so they are easily viewable on multiple device sizes (ex: computer, tablet, and phone)
What is Responsive Design?
300
Knowledge-based support given to ministries of health, project country teams, etc. Often seen as an advisory role. This term does not mean the same thing in software development.
What is Technical Assistance?
300
A system that allows for easy editing and uploading of text, images, videos, etc. to a website
What is Content Management System?
300
A product that is good enough functionally to do initial user testing and marketing
What is an MVP?
300
A group of people in a research study who do not receive the intervention or medication
What is a Control Group?
400
Human + technology interaction during the development of a product. This can either be observed or written feedback can be given.
What is User Testing?
400
The process of accurately catching, recording, sharing, and effectively using knowledge collected during the course of a project.
What is Knowledge Management?
400
An error, flaw, failure, or fault in a computer program or system that causes it to produce an incorrect or unexpected result, or to behave in unintended ways
What is a bug?
400
An application created specifically for a mobile platform, like iPhone or Android
What is a native application?
400
A demographic study of health in most countries around the world, conducted every few years and used as major tool in global public health research.
What is the Demographic and Health Survey (DHS)?
500
The visual look and feel of a company or organization-- often recognized by a mark or symbol
What is a brand?
500
A term used for the practice of medicine and public health supported by mobile devices
What is mHealth?
500
A set of routines, protocols, and tools for building software applications.
What is an API?
500
A software wrapper that allows app code to work on both iOs and Android platforms.
What is Phone Gap?
500
Communications used to influence a target population’s behavior for positive health outcomes.