Computer Science 1033A/B Study Guide - Final Guide: Web Design, Usb, File Transfer Protocol

• School: Western University
• Department: Computer Science
• Course: Computer Science 1033A/B
• Professor: Vivi Tryphonopolous

Document Summary

Definition: multimedia is everything you can hear or see. Multimedia uses: to inform, to educate, to sell and run business, to entertain. Multimedia history: started in france, first motion picture 1889. Attribute: font type serif, sans serif(no tail, style bold, italics. Layout: kerning space between characters (individual) cha r a cters, tracking distance between letters in a word so like t r a c k i n g. Leading vertical space between lines of text: size points, pixels color, special effects underline, shadow. 1 pt = 1/72 inch: pixel smaller than point. Poster and web design guidelines (crap): contrast, repetition, alignment, proximity. Binary: bit (binary digit) is the fundamental unit of information, numbering systems: binary(0,1), octacle(0-7), decimal (0-9), hexadecimal (0-9, a-f) 1, 2, 3 bit -> number of combinations (0 and 1), binary system base 2 ->2^x: 2 bits = 2 digits = eg. 10.