Vocabulary Set 1
A pointer to a numeric web address.
Domain name
Dots per inch (pixels).
DPI
Type of file created by a program.
File format
2D and 3D images.
Graphics
Video that is in a format that can be interpreted by the computer.
Digital video
Cameras that store photographs in a digital format on magnetic disk or internal memory.
Digital camera
Video camera used to capture full-motion images and sound as digital data.
Digital video camera
To change analog information into digital information that the computer can use.
Digitize
Files or programs that can be transferred from one computer to another via the internet or other network avenues.
Download
Digital Versatile Disc. Optical storage device that holds 4.7 to 17 GB of data.
DVD
Application used to create and design web pages/ uses menus and buttons on toolbars that represent HTML tags.
Editor
Similar to presentations or traditional overhead transparencies or slides but superior because of the power of the delivery system - the computer, which allows multimedia elements to be part of the presentation.
Electronic slideshow
Exclusionary right to use copyright images under certain circumstances such as research and instruction.
Fair use policy
A new high speed connector used to transfer video and sound from digital video cameras to computers. IEEE1394.
FireWire
Plug in needed to view Macromedia Flash content on the web.
Flash player
Input hardware that is able to translate a graphic image into computer data so that the image may be displayed and manipulated on a computer.
Flatbed scanner
Planning document that provides a visual guide of the entire web site. Also provides a graphical representation of how the information within a web site is organized as well as how it flows.
Flowchart
Synonyms with typefaces in a print environment; useful in focusing attention to certain text on the screen, enhancing readability, setting a tone, and projecting an image.Serif/SanSerif.
Fonts
File transfer protocol. One of the methods used to upload files from a computer to a server for use on the internet.
FTP
Graphics Interchange Format - Graphic file format created by CompuServe for use on the web. The GIF format only supports up to 256 colors.
GIF
Hypertext Markup Language. The standard language used to create web pages,designed to be a non-platform specific language that enables different computers running different operating systems and using different browsers to display the same page.
HTML
Text or graphics that are coded to "jump" to another location.
Hyperlink
Multimedia element in a multimedia application that serves as a trigger to another screen, page or topic.
Hypermedia
Useful in making changes in images, such as changing the brightness or contrast, or applying textures. Etc.
Image edition programs
Multimedia applications that allow users to directly respond to and control and or all of the media elements.
Interactive multimedia