ISDS 1100 : Lecture Exam#1
15 Mar 2019
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Computer fundamentals: computer: device that performs the information-processing cycle, info-processing cycle: consists of 4 operations, 1. Pictures, sound, video: multimedia programs: enable to incorporate more than one type of tech. Professional desktop publishing: create newsletters, product catalogs, ad brochures, and other docs that require unusual design. Paint programs: create bitmapped images (raster graphics)- made of tiny dots known as pixels, gif (lossless, web pages), jpeg (lossy, web pages) , png (patent free, lossless, web), Bmp (large files), tiff (info with image, publishing) Drawing and animation: vector graphics: resized without distortion, animation programs give ability to create from image image editing, can edit, not create. Audio: audio software used to capture and process sound formats: mp3, windows media audio, wav, Video editing: moving picture experts group (mpeg, quicktime, video for windows. Multimedia authoring systems: create presentations, need disk space. Mmorpgs (massively multiplayer online role playing games) 65% of us houses play video games.
