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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Animation Software | software that takes independent pictures or frames and puts them together to form the illusion of continuous motion |
| Burner | a CD or DVD writer; can be internal or external |
| Compact disk | an optical storage medium made of molded polymer for electronically recording, storing, and playing back audio, video, text, and other information in digital form; also CD-ROM, CD-R, CD-RW |
| Development system | a high-end computer system used to create multimedia projects Includes additional components like video capture devices, microphones, scanners, etc |
| Digital video disk (DVD) | an optical disk with a capacity of 47 G or more that can hold a full-length commercial movie |
| Drawing software | program used to create vector graphics; provides for freehand as well as geometric shapes |
| DVD authoring software | software that is aimed primarily at converting videos into movie DVDs, complete with titles and menus, that can be played on a DVD player |
| Firewire | high-speed serial technology for connecting peripherals to a computer; particularly popular for multimedia peripherals such as digital video camcorders and other high-speed devices like hard disk drives and printers |
| Flash drive | a plug-and-play portable storage device that uses flash memory and is lightweight enough to attach to a key chain; also known as a pen drive, keychain drive, thumb drive, jump drive |
| Flash memory | sometimes called "flash ram"; is solid-state memory that can be erased and reprogrammed; gets its name because the microchip is organized so that a section of memory cells are erased in a single action or "flash" |
| Gigabyte (Gb) | a unit of storage measuring roughly one billion bytes |
| Image editing software | software designed to edit, manipulate or modify digital photographs |
| Kiosk | a free-standing computer-based system that allows transactions, such as airline self-ticketing systems, or provides information, such as those systems found in shopping malls |
| Magnetic storage | storage device that encodes data as microscopic magnetized needles on the disk's surface |
| Media player | a program that allows you to play audio, video, and mixed-media files |
| Megabyte (Mb) | a unit of storage measuring roughly one million bytes |
| Memory card | a small removable storage medium used to store data in digital input devices such as cameras and audio recorders; some versions are called memory sticks |
| Optical storage | storage device that records data by burning microscopic holes in the surface of the disk with a laser |
| Painting software | programs used to create bitmap images; useful in creating original art because they provide the tools used by artists (such as brushes and pens) |
| Playback system | a computer that is configured to play multimedia projects, as contrasted with a development system used to create multimedia projects |
| Plug-in | a small piece of software that adds features to or enhances a larger piece of software |
| Podcast | an audio broadcast that has been converted to an MP3 file or other audio file format for playback in a digital music player or computer |
| Podcasting software | a collection of programs used to create, broadcast, and receive podcasts |
| Presentation software | programs used to create graphic presentations with visual aids, handouts, slides, etc; or for creating text with graphics, audio, and/or video |
| Recording software | programs designed to record audio files |
| Red, Green, Blue (RGB) | the color model used to display color on computer monitors, televisions and similar devices |
| Resolution | the quality or sharpness of an image, usually measured in pixels per inch; the more pixels, the higher the resolution |
| Sound editing software | software used to edit and manipulate audio files |
| Terabyte (Tb) | a unit of storage measuring roughly one trillion bytes |
| Universal Serial Bus (USB) | an external serial bus standard that supports data transfer rates of 480 mbps |
| Video capture device | an expansion device (internal or external) that digitizes full-motion video from a VCR, camera, or other video source |
| Video editing software | program used to capture, edit and manipulate video images, add effects, titles, music to create studio-quality video |
| Web design software | programs used to design and create single web pages or entire web sites |
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