Vocab 1
Digital Camera
Cameras that store photograph in a digital format on magnetic disk or internal memory.
Digital Video
Video that is in a format that can be interpreted by the computer.
Digital Video Camera
Video camera used to capture full-motion images and sound as digital
data.
Digitize
-to change analog information into digital information that the computer can use
Domain name
a pointer to a numeric web address.
Download
– files or programs that can be transferred from one computer to another via the
internet or other network avenues.
DPI
dots per inch (pixels)
DVD
Digital Versatile Disc. Optical storage device that holds 4.7 to 17 GB of data.
Editor –
application used to create and design web pages/ uses menus and buttons on toolbars
that represent HTML tags.
Electronic slideshow
– 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.
Fair use policy –
– exclusionary right to use copyright images under certain circumstances such as
research and instruction.
File format
type of file created by a program.
FireWire
a new high speed connector used to transfer video and sound from digital video
cameras to computers. IEEE1394.
Flash player
– plug in needed to view Macromedia Flash content on the web.
Flatbed scanner
– 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.
Flowchart –
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.
Fonts
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.
FTP
– file transfer protocol. One of the methods used to upload files from a computer to a
server for use on the internet.
GIF
Graphics Interchange Format – Graphic file format created by CompuServe for use on the
web. The GIF format only supports up to 256 colors.
Graphics
2D and 3D images.
HTML
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.
55. Hyperlink – text or graphics that are coded to “jump” to another location.
Hypermedia
multimedia element in a multimedia application that serves as a trigger to
another screen, page or topic.
Image edition programs
useful in making changes in images, such as changing the brightness
or contrast, or applying textures. Etc.
Image resolution
the amount of Information stored in each image, measured in pixels (dots)
per inch. Ppi or dpi
Interactive multimedia
multimedia applications that allow users to directly respond to and
control and or all of the media elements.