~Graphics programs for creating professional-looking published documents, for creating and editing images, and for locating and inserting graphics.
~Audio and video software to create, edit, and play music and videos.
~Multimedia programs to create dynamic interactive presentations.~Web authoring programs to create, edit, and design Web sites.
~Artificial intelligence, including virtual reality, knowledge-based systems, and robotics.
Graphics
~Professionals in graphic arts use specialized graphics programs.
Desktop Publishing
~Desktop publishing programs, or page layout programs, allow you to mix text and graphics to create publications of professional quality.
~Professional graphic artists use desktop publishing programs to create documents such as brochures, newsletters, newspapers, and textbooks.
~Eg. Adobe InDesign, Microsoft Publisher, and QuarkXPress.
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~Bitmap images, also known as raster images, one of the most common types of graphic files, use thousands of dots or pixels to represent images.
~Image editors, also known as photo editors, are specialized graphic programs for editing or modifying digital photographs.
~Eg. Adobe Photoshop, Corel Paint Shop Pro, and Paint.Net.
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~Vector images, also known as vector illustrations, another common type of graphic file, use geometric shapes or objects.
~Illustration programs, also known as drawing programs, are used to create and edit vector images.
~Eg. Adobe Illustrator, CorelDRAW, and Inkscape.
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~Image galleries are libraries of electronic images.
~Two basic types of electronic images:
-Stock Photographs ( Photographs on a variety of subject material from people to landscape.)
-Clip Art ( Graphic illustrations representing a wide range of topics. Most applications provide access to a limited selection of free clip art. )
~Some companies have combined or bundled their separate graphics programs in groups called graphics suites.
~Eg. CorelDRAW Graphics Suite and Adobe Creative Suite. |
| CorelDRAW Graphics Suite |
~Recent advances in video and audio technology allow individuals to assemble near- professional-quality video and audio footage.
Video editing software
~Allow to reorganize, add effects, and more to your digital video footage.
~Eg. Apple iMovie and Window Movie Maker.
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Audio editing software
~Allow to create and edit audio clips.
~Eg. Apple GarageBand and Sony ACID.
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Multimedia
~Multimedia is the integration of all sorts of media into one presentation.
~Effective multimedia presentations incorporate user participation or interactivity.
~Interactivity allows user to choose the information to view, to control the pace and flow of information, and to respond to items and receive feedback.
Links and Buttons
~Pages in multimedia presentation preseinformation, and to respond to items and receive feedback.
~By clicking special areas called buttons on a page, you can make appropriate links and navigate through a presentation to locate and discover information.
Multimedia Authoring Programs
~Multimedia authoring programs are special programs used to create multimedia presentations.
~Eg. Adobe Director and Toolbook.
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Web Authoring
~Individuals create their own personal sites, called blogs.
~Creating a site is called web authoring.
~It begins with site design followed by creation of a document file that displays the web site's content.
Web Site Design
~A Web site is an interactive multimedia form of communication
~The overall site design is commonly represented in a graphical map.
~The first page, or home page, typically serves as introduction and supplies a table of contents.
~One multimedia element found on many web sites is moving graphics called animation.
Web Authoring Programs
~Web authoring programs are typically used to create sophisticated commercial sites.
~Also known as Web page editors and HTML editors.
~WYSIWYG ( what you see is what you get )editors, which means you can build a page without interacting directly with HTML code.
~Eg. Adobe Dreamweaver, NetObjects Fusion, and Microsoft Expression.
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Artificial Intelligence
~The field of computer science known as artificial intelligence ( AI ) attempts to develop computer systems that can mimic or simulate human senses, thought processes, and actions.
~These modern applications of artificial intelligence are designed to help people and organizations become more productive.
Virtual Reality
~Virtual reality is an artificial, or simulated, reality generated in 3-D by a computer.
~It is also commonly known as VR, artificial reality, or virtual environments.
~May use virtual reality hardware including headgear and gloves.
~Some virtual reality services to be an immersive experience, allowing a user to walk into a virtual reality room or view simulations on a virtual reality wall.
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~Knowledge-based systems, also known as expert systems, are a type of artificial intelligence that uses a database to provide assistance to users.
~Many expert systems use so-called fuzzy logic, which allows users to respond to questions in a very humanlike way.
Robotics
~Robotics is the field of study concerned with developing and using robots.
~Robots are computer-controlled machines that mimic the motor activities of living things.
~Four types of robots:
-Perception Systems ( Perception system robots imitate some of the human senses. Eg. Robots with television-camera vision system. )
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-Mobile Robots (Mobile robots act as transports and are widely used for a variety of different tasks. Eg. the police and military use them to locate and disarm explosive devices. )
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-Household Robots ( Household robots are now widely available and are designed to vacuum or scrub floors, mow lawns, patrol the house, or simply provide entertainment. )
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*** Information is getting from the book - Computing Essential 2011
