The appearance of movement or motion added to an object or text by displaying a sequence of still images, each with small changes from the previous image.
Animation
The process and systems used to share information between and among people.
Communications
A program that allows nontechnical users to create webpages by automatically coding text with HTML tags.
web development software
An image based on pixels in which a color value is assigned to each pixel to give the illusion of continuity and to create a realistic-looking image.
Bitmap
A program that has been designed to run on a specific operating system such as Android, IOs, or Windows
Native App or Native Application
In presentation software, a small version of each slide used to change the order of slides in the presentation
Thumbnail
Measurement used to determine the height and size of a character; a point is 1/72 of an inch.
Point
In a web search, a way to narrow a search to include only certain types of results, such as images or news, or pages posted in a certain date range, such as within the last 24 hours.
Filter
A type of application software used to create and manage data, such as customer names and addresses.
Database
The character placed before a line of text to create a list.
Bullet
In presentation software, a slide that determines themes or formatting for all slides in a presentation based on that master.
Slide Master
In a database, used to defined fields, such as text, date, or number.
Data Type
A database in which two or more tables are related (connected) with linked tables with common fields so that data doesn’t have to be repeated, making it more prone to error.
relational database
In a worksheet, identifies a cell by its location relative to other cells and changes when a formula is moved or copied.
relative reference
A unique description assigned to a field in a table in the database so it can be identified.
Field Name
A graphic that helps a person viewing a video or presentation know when one scene or slide ends and another begins.
Transition
A program that resides on a server on the Internet, rather than a user’s device, and is run through a web browser.
web application (web app)
An effect that can happen when the flash from a camera is used to take a photo and results in a person appearing to have red eyes;
red eye
Application software that combines word processing with advanced graphics capabilities to create documents such as flyers and newsletters.
desktop publishing (DTP) software
A collection of worksheets in spreadsheet software.
Workbook
Software used to create electronic slides for presentations and can include pictures, charts, audio, video, and animation.
Presentation Software
A program used to create, edit, format, view, print, and publish documents.
word processing software
Software that is stored on and run from portable removable storage devices such as DVDs, or flash drives; you connect the storage device to a computer to run the application.
Portable Application
A software application installed on your computer’s hard drive.
local application
Online sharing of ideas and images on websites such as Twitter, Facebook, and Pinterest.
Social Networking