Vocab

formatting-line spacing, text size, margin size,

template- a pattern used to create more documents.

spell check- To verify the spelling in a document using a program

grammar check- A program on the computer that attempts to verify the grammar. (does not work)

ASCII/unicode-ASCII- binary code in 8-bit bytes Unicode- allows for more characters- both how the computer works with use of 1 and 0's

animation-The rapid display of 2D or 3D images to create the allusion of movement

bit-map versus vector graphics Bit Mapped graphics have more control but they tend to look grainy when blown up. on the other hand vector graphics or object oriented graphs are better for creating computer things, like logos, charts and graphs. And the lines are smother.

object-oriented- When the images that are created using the computer are made with vectors and not pixels.

clip art Images on the computer that are made to be used as logos and such, and are made with vector graphics so that the client can resize the graphic to any size that they want.

CAD-Computer aided design software-it is cheep and quick-can help business make designs of what their prototypes will look like.

hypermedia- A hypermedia system connects all different and related forms of information(media) in one place so that it can all be presented together.

hypertext- Text on a document/webpage (only on the computer) and this text has links imbedded in it so that it can take you to another place.

pixel- For computers and science, the smallest part of a picture, and they appear grainy if the image is blown up.

resolution- the number of pixels per square inch in a computer display.

MP3- MPEG-1 Audio Layer 3, an audio file using lossy file compression so it gets rid of the sounds that we can not hear, so this way there is no space on the CD that we can not hear.

MIDI-Musical instrument design interface- the protocol for communications between musicians and computers.

morph- A change of shape in computer design images.

PDF-Pros Free access to doc (portable);can include images/graphics.

Cons- Not everyone can edit it; potentially large files

Text-Pros-Simple;portable; tiny files

-Con-Simple; only text; No Unicode

RTF (rich text format) (blogger)-Pros- Portable;allows formatting

Cons-potential conflict with html; no unicode

MSWord-Pros-allows vast formatting;allows graphics/images; easy to edit

-Cons- Not portable; expensive