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ISDS 1100
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Internet/New Media
Undergraduate 1
03/11/2013

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computer
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device that performs the information-processing cycle
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information processing cycle
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consists of four basic operations: input, processing, output, and storage
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computer system
Definition
group of associated components that work togerhet and divided into two main groups: hardware and software
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hardware
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the physical parts of the computer and includes such components as the system unit, monitor, keyboard, and printer
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software
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made up of all the programs that instruct the computer
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system software
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the programs that assist with the proper functioning of the computer
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application software
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the programss used to perform takss
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input
Definition
the 1st operation of the information-processing cycle, enables the computer to accept data
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data
Definition
refers to facts that are raw and unorganized
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input devices
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how data is entered into the computer for processing such as keyboard and mouse
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processing
Definition
the 2nd operation of the information-processing cycle; converts data into information
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information
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refers to consolidated,organizd, processed data
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the central processing unit (CPU)
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processes data into information
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random access memory (RAM)
Definition
temporarily storesprograms and data needed by the CPU
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output
Definition
the 3rd operation of teh information-processing cycle and requires outpout devices
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output devices
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part of output, the 3rd operation of the information-processing cycele, these are monitors and printers to display results for people to see or hear
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storage
Definition
the 4th operation of the informatin-processing cycle, holds programs, software, adn data that the computer system uses
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storage devices
Definition
hard drives,CD and DVD drives, and media card readers that are used with USB drives and flash memory rads
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communications
Definition
the high speed movement of data or information
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communication device
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hardware component that moves data into and out of a computer
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network
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connects 2 or more computers to share input/output devices and other resources through the use of a network interface card
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computers for individuals
Definition
notmally designed for one users at a time
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computers for organizations
Definition
designed to be used by many people at the same time
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personal computers (PCs)
Definition
generally either Mac (apple's Macintosh) syttems or IBM compatible systems
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desktop computers
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designed for home or office desk use, now include all in one computers
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all in one computers
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combine teh system unit and the monitor
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notebook computers
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small enough for easy computer mobility
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subnotebooks
Definition
run full desktop operating systems but have fewer componenets than notebooks, weigh less and are smaller
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Tablet PCs
Definition
can be used to input date with a keyboard or mouse and the user can write on the monitor with a special pen or stylus
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netbooks
Definition
small inexpensive noteboooks designed primarily for wireless Web browsing and email
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smartphones
Definition
combine the capabilities of handheld computers such as PDAs and monbile phones
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professional workstations
Definition
intended for technical applications that need powerful processing and output
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servers
Definition
enable users connected to a computer network to have accessto the network's programs, hardware, and data
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cleients
Definition
include the user computers connneected to the network
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client/server network
Definition
the use of client computers with centralized servers
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minicomputers or midrandge servers
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designed to meet the needs of smaller companies or businesses
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mainframes
Definition
carry out very large processing jobs to meet the needs of large companies or agencies of the government
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supercomputers
Definition
able to perform exremely high-pspeed processing and show underlying patterns
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eb based applications
Definition
online applications such as google docs encourgae colarboations
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wiki
Definition
allows anyone to contribute or modify content of a collectin of web pages
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social networks
Definition
social interatction are types of wikis
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when using your computer harddrive
Definition
dont plug too many devicesinto electiral outlets, use surge protectoors, place hardware where it cant fall or be damaged, proovide adequate space for air circulation arund hardware, securely fasten computer cables, cords,and wires
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sortware programs contain
Definition
flaws. erros cause programs to run slowly or miscalculate, these bugs are almost impossible to eliminate completely
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comuter ethics
Definition
deals with moral dilemmas relating to computer usage; unethical behavior includes sending viruses, stealing cc infoo, computer stalking, and installing illegitimate copies of software on computers
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computers provide
Definition
disableed and disadvangtags people with added support and oppritunities
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e-learning
Definition
allows students to learn without requiring them to be at a specific location at a specific time
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skilled workes
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who are computer proficient are in high demand
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automation
Definition
the replacement of people by machines adn computers
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computer technology has aided
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globilization and the resulting outsourcing of jobs as well as structural unemployment- the obsolescence of certain jobs
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be a responsible computer user
Definition
understand how one's computer use affects others; obey laws and confrom to requests regarding use of cell phones; be aware of e-waste and the proper disposal of outdated computer hardware
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stay informed about
Definition
advances in computer technology; upgrade softeare to obtain the latest softeare features; stay informaed to help avoid computer viruses
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computer literacy
Definition
ability to understand how to use a computer effectively
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skills of computer literacy
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ability to create, formati, save, open and print documents; familarity with email programs, ability to keep track of petty cash or phone logs in a speadsheet, understand the uses of databaes and the basics of a table query, report, and form; familiarity with presentaion software; ability to conduct web searches; basic photo-editing skills; ability to create or edit a basic web page
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compuer literacy in job searcing
Definition
career assessments, salary surveys, jobs postings, email reumes and other requested documetsn
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popular inerenet IT job search sites
Definition
dice.come; careerbuilder.com; code-jobs.com; computerjobs.com; computerwork.com
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web interviews
Definition
conducted via webcam and the internet. benefits are save time and moey, ability to take the interview for other screensers, accommoodates different time ones or accessibility
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IT professionals
Definition
inddivudlal working with all ofmrs of IT and functions, demand for skilled IT professionals will continue to grow;
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previous declines in the IT field blamed on
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outsourcing and labor dumpping
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outsourcing
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where one company contracts with another company to have services performed that could have been done by employees
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labor dumping
Definition
flooding the labor market with foreign workers
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IT jobs
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predicted to show the most growth: software engineering, network systems anaysis, data communication
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other IT jobs for teh future
Definition
computer support, system admin, system anaalysis, database admin, security support
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Information Systems (IS) Department
Definition
functional area within a company or universiy responsible for managing information technology and systems
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vvendor
Definition
software development firm
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offshoring
Definition
transfer of larbor from workers i one country to workers iin another; job categoriesaffected- calle centers and computer programming, some US companies question cost saving because of communication and cultureal iconsistencies
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education
Definition

computer science (CS

managgement information systems (MIS)

systems and software engineering

electrical enginneering (EE)

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computer sceince (CS)
Definition
study of storage, change, and transfer of information; programs focus on programming languages and mathmatics; requires theoretical and analytical skills
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managment information systems (MIS)
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focuses on proactical applications of information systms and technoology; important knowlegede areas: finance adn marketing; requires good communication and interpersoal skills
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system engineering
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uses interdisciplinary approach- people,organization, technologies, requires strong project managment skills
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software engineering
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involves upgrading, managing, andmodifying computer progams requires string interpersonal skills, programming skills, busness skiiilslls, system anaylsis skills
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electrivcal engineering (EE)
Definition
focuses on cutting edge communitoin and circuit desgin; key areas of interst- hardware design, robotics, solid-state, mobile, and emedded technology, integrated circutis, computer chips
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continuing education
Definition
traingin seminars, web conference, web conferances, webinars, online workshops, computer magazines, newspapers, journals, computer career-related Web sites, conferences and trade shows, professinoal organziations and professional associations
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It careers constanly change
Definition
changes in technology and changes in business
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empoyers want employess with
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business skills hard and soft and technical knowldege
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soft usiness skills
Definition
people related communication, analytical.research, teamwork, project management, buisness acumen
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personal values and attributes
Definition
honesty, integrit, morality, dideicated, hardworking, tenacious, dependable, reliable, professinal, self conident, self motivated
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hard business skills
Definition
process related like networking and web development
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technical skills
Definition
networking, microsoft products, linux, TCP/IP, Oracle, AJAX, Enterprise Resource Planning systems (ERP systems)
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telemedicine
Definition
combines computers and medical expertise t simulate a long-distance house call
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telehealth
Definition
expansion of telemedicine that xtends services to the preventive side of medice
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certification
Definition
skills and knowldege assessment process; organized by computer industry vendors and profesional associations, beefits include provides benchark to assess skills, may lead to higher salary offers, helps match applicatns skill set with emploer job requirements
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certicfication risks of employee
Definition
narrow scope of information may be emphasized, much time adn work dedicated to vendor- spefici technology that may change or may be less valuale in the future
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certification riisks of employers
Definition
employeee may have narrow training, knowledge only in one area
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application software: tools for productivity
Definition
prouctiviet, media and grappgic, internet based, home and educational
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productivity
Definition
word processsing, spreadsheet, database, Presentation, project mangement, personal information managment
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media graphic
Definition
desktop publishing/multimedia authroing, image animation creation and editing, 3d redering, audio editing, video editing
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internet based
Definition
email, web browsers, internet messaging, video conferencing and IP telephony, web hosted applications, spyware, adware, pop-ups
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home and educational
Definition
peronal finance, tax preperation, home desgin and landscape deisgn, computer assisted tutorials, computer assisted refrencing (eg enclopedias), and games
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applications software
Definition
anyprograms that gives teh user the ability to complete work on teh computer
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general - purpose applications
Definition
enable users to complet common tasks examples word processing spread sheet programs
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general purpose application software
Definition
productivity programs, media and graphic software, interet based software, home and education programs
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productivity programs
Definition
make it easier to do work examples: word-processing software, spreadsheet or database software, prsentation softear, project management software, personal information managmement oftware
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microsoft office 2010
Definition
office button changed to file tab on ribbon, alllows customization of the ribbon, live preview for the paste clipboard, option to capture and insert secreen shots, enhanced multimedia editing, like vidoe cutting, remvoing backgrounds, recording a slide show as a video, Offce web aplications like ree online companions to Word, Excel, Powerpoint, OneNote, and real time buddy list identifies who is currently editing a document and stronger security settings for working on collaborative projects
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shared office interface
Definition
features interfaces similar to microsoft's windows operating systems like application windon, application workspace, document, title bar, window control buttons to minimize, restore down, maximize adn close, window border, status bar adn scrooll arrows, ribbon, tab and contextual tab, group quick access toolbar
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microsoft word 2010
Definition
auto text wrapping, find adn replace utility, ability to cut, copy and paste text images secreen captues wi document and between documents and progrgams, editing and formatting tools insert heasers, footers, page breaks, page numbers, and dates, embed pics grapics, charts, tables, footnotes, endnotes adn more,add tables columns, tabs buletd or numbered lists, theme feature provides precreatedcolor schemes and font selections, live preview options, portrait or landscarpe orientation print options
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microsoft excel 2010
Definition
leading spreadsheet program for business adn personal use, stores and manipulates numbers, modeling/what-if analysiss-prediction of things tha might happend, each file is a workbook holding worksheet with columns, rows and cells peadshheet entries and features like labels, formulas, mathematical formulas, functions, arguement set, charts, splarklines
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microsoft access 2010
Definition
database managment system desigend to store related data in tables, create relationships, generate forms, queries, and reports. features of access include tabel, data set, form, filter, query, report
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microsot powerpoint 2010
Definition
popular program used to creat adn deliever presentations, powerpoint presentations features slide/outline pane, notes ane, view buttons, slide plaane, includes professionally designed templates, slide transitions, placeholder and image animation options, animation painter, ability to insert a video, and convert presentation into a WMV video file
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microsoft project 2010
Definition
useful for the managment of one or more projects that can vary in complexity. features include visually enhanced timline emphasizes due ate and deadlines, team-planning capability, portfolio manager monitos allocation of scarce resources adn current project costs
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microsoft outlook 2010
Definition
personal info mangaement system, features include email, conversation grouing, ignoring conversations, think before you send featue, calendar with alarms
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media
Definition
refers to the technology used in presenting informatin including: pictues sound, video
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media programs
Definition
enable users to incorporate more than one type of technology
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multimedia and graphics software programs
Definition
professional desktop publishing, multimedia authoring, paint, drawing adn animation, image editing, 3d rendering such as CAD, audiio, video edting
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compression and decompression includes
Definition
codecs, losslesss compression, lossy compression, and audio video interleave (AVI)
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codecs
Definition
algorithms that reduce filesize and allow faster internet trasfer sppeds
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lossless compression
Definition
does not delete info needed to reproduce the imae withougt flaws
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lossy compresion
Definition
removes some onfo but the loss is typically not noticalbe
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audio video interleave (AVI)
Definition
microsoft-created specification for packaging audio and video data into a file
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desktop publishing programs
Definition
used to create newslettes, product catalogs, advertising brochures, and other documents requiring unusal desgin and layout normal word procesors do no provide
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paint programs
Definition
create bitmapped images (raster graphics) made up of tiny dots known as pixels; paint programs standard file formats GIF, JPEG, PNG, BMP,TIF
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graphics interchange formatt (GIF)
Definition
lossless compression of simple images, often used for web pages
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Joint photographic experts group (JPEG)
Definition
lossy compression of complex images and also used for web pags
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portable network graphics (PNG)
Definition
patent free alternative to a GIF, lossless compresssion, suitable for Web use only
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Windows Bitmap BMP
Definition
compression optional, files tend to be large
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Tag Image File Formatt (TIFF)
Definition
includes descriptive information with theimage, used in publishing
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drawing programs
Definition
create vector graphics that can be edited and resided without distortion
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3D rendering programs
Definition
provide graphic objects with three dimensional effectis
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ray tracing
Definition
manipulates variations in color inensity that would be produced by lightfalling on an object from multiple directions
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Comptuer Aided Design (CAD)
Definition
3d rndering programs used by engineers and scienctist
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image editors
Definition
advanced types of paint programs, can chagne complicated bitmapped objects, including photographs , can edit but not create bitmapped image
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animation programs
Definition
give the ability to create animation from images and run the animation
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audiio software
Definition
used to capture and process sound used in multimedia presentations
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standard sund file formatts
Definition
MP#, Windows Media Audio (WMA), WAV, OGGVorbis, Musical instrument Digtial Interface (MIDI)
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video editors
Definition
enable the users to modify digitized videos, save in at least one of these formats: moving picture Expert Groups (MPEG), Quicktime, Video for indows
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multimedia authoring systems
Definition
used to create multimedia presentations, require alarge amoun of disk space and memory to run properly
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Web page authoring progams
Definition
professional developement tools that have greater scope to creat Web pages: Dreamerweaver, Flash, FIreworks
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Web-hosted technology
Definition
share files and collaorate: Windows Office LIve, Goodgle Docs; help avoid file icompatibilty
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undesirable internet software
Definition

spyware- monitors your activity

pop-up- small window that appeasrs in the current browser window

adware- targets products to your interests

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home and educationsal programs
Definition
personal finance and tax prep software, home disgin and landscaping software, computerized referace software like Multimedia dictionaries, encyclopedias, how -t guids, and computer gamses
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computer games
Definition

toal sales up to 68.4 billion by 2012, started in 1970's, multiplayer online gaming-players interacet with charcters controlled by other players

MUDs= multiuser dungeons or dimensions

gMUDs = graphical MUDs

MMORPGs= massively multiplayer online role-playinggames

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gaming trends
Definition
gamers spend an average 18 hours per week playing games, two of every five gamesrs are female, members of 65% of US households palay video games, age of average gamer is 32
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tailor made applications
Definition
software designed for specific businesses or users, often cost more than general purpose applications becasue of their development costs
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custom versus packages software
Definition

custom software: developed for a user's specific neds, necessary when an application is not available

pakages software: developed for the massmarket

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standalone proram
Definition

fully self contained program

advanages: purchased and installed sseparately, function b themselves

disadvantages: take a lot of storage pace, do no share resources

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integrated programs
Definition

single program that combines the most commonly used fuctins of many productivity software programs exaple: icrosoft works

modules (functions) share teh same interface

lacks features

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software suite (office suite)
Definition
bundle of standalone progarams like word processing, spreadsheet, presentations graphics, database, personal info, chare common code, drivesrs, and graphic libraries
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system requirements
Definition
outline the minimal level of resources that a program requires
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relaeases of programs are cited by a year or version number
Definition
in a version number a deciaml number indicates a maintenance release
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time limited trial version
Definition
offeredfor commerical programsby software companies
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beta versions
Definition

sometimes available to users

software is in the final testing stages an may contain bugs

access is free

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software upgrading
Definition

how software is kept current

small fixes to software are called patches,

 large or major fixes to software are called service packs or sevice relases

software can be distributed through the internet and/or purchased in stores

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documentation
Definition

in print or downloaded from the internet

brief tutorials, read me files, help files

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software license
Definition
permits the user to install the program on one computer
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site license
Definition
tight to install copeies of programs on a precised number of computers
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validate softeare
Definition
providing a special code or product key befire using it
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commercial softeare

 

Definition

software that must be purchased

may have a trial period, xamples: microsoft office, adobe acrobat, apple ilife

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shareware
Definition
you may try before purchasing
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freeware
Definition
free to users as long as users do not sell it to otehrs
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public domain software
Definition
copyright-free software, users can modify or sell
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copy-protected software
Definition
internal proces prohibits making unauthorized copies
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installing
Definition
moving the software to the hard disk and properly configuring the software
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uninstalling
Definition
takes the program off teh hard disk
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launching
Definition
moves it from teh hard disk to memory
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options
Definition
can be chosen to identify program is run
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defaultss
Definition
software settings used by the program unless overriden by theuser
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autosace or auto recover
Definition
automatically saves the user's work at spcficed intervals
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exiting
Definition
quitting or closing down an application
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