Also known as :
- Video Card
- Video Adapter
- Graphic Adapter
Graphic Card is :
- the plug-in card in a desktop computer
- creates the electronic signals required by the monitor
- an expansion card that allows the computer to send graphical information to a video display device
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Flash Memory is :
- a non-volatile computer storage chip that can be electrically erased and reprogrammed.
- primarily used in memory cards, USB flash drives, MP3 players and solid-state drives.
- used for general storage and transfer of data between computers and other digital products.
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ROM stands for Read-Only Memory.
ROM is :
- nonvolatile
- computer memory on which data has been prerecorded
- data cannot be removed and can only be read
- retain its contents even when the computer is turned off
- used extensively in calculators and peripheral devices such as laser printer
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Cache is :
- to store data locally in order to speed up subsequent retrievals
- Reserved areas of memory in every computer that are used to speed up instruction execution, data retrieval and data updating.
- serve as staging areas, and their contents are constantly changing.
- take advantage that same data item is often reused many times.
- holds copies of recently accessed data such as a web page and pictures on web pages
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RAM stands for Random Access Memory.
RAM is :
- small, both in physical size and in the amount of data it can hold.
- any storage location can be accessed directly
- faster to read from and write to than the other kinds of storage in a computer, the hard disk, floppy disk, and CD-ROM.
- data in RAM stays there only as long as your computer is running
- RAM
- Cache
- ROM
- Flash Memory
- Graphic Card
- Sound Card
- Network Interface Card
- Plug and Play
- Universal Serial Bus port (USB)
- Serial port
- Parallel port
- Firewire port
- Ethernet port
- High Definition Multimedia Interface port (HDMI)
Vector Image is:
- a computer image that uses a Wire Frame or Outlines to define a shapes area
- made up of mathematical descriptions of paths and fills to define the graphic
- is drawn in shapes, points, curves, polygon/s and lines called paths
- tend to have a small electronic file size (KB or MB)
- can be enlarged and there is no loss of image quality
- not good at handling images that have textures such as Photos
- can change the color of individual objects without worrying about individual pixels
- not appropriate for use in producing realistic-looking photos and images
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Multimedia is:
- the use of computers or electronic device to present text, graphics, video, animation and sound in an integrated way
- combinations made possible through the advancement of technology
- can be accessed through computers or electronic devices and integrates the various forms together
- usually recorded and played, displayed or accessed by information content processing devices, such as computerized and electronic devices
- media and content that uses a combination of different content forms
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- software that allows images to be edited and also converted to different graphics formats
- provides a variety of special features for altering images
- specialized for modifying bit-mapped images such as GIFs, JPEGs and BMPs (eg. scanned photographs)
- enable you to create and superimpose layers
- cropping and resizing the image and using "filters" to adjust brightness, contrast and colors
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HTML Editor is:
- stands for HyperText Markup Language which is used to develop web pages
- an authoring tool and a software program that insert HTML code as user create HTML file
- code editors offer add different colors to different HTML tags that can help in identification
- WYSIWYG HTML editors provide an editing interface which resembles how the page will be displayed in a web browser
Desktop Publishing Program is: - also known as DTP
- a computer tool for both graphic and non-graphic materials combine together to produce documents like newsletters, books and brochures
- allows user to use different typefaces, specify various margins and justifications, and embed illustrations and graphs directly into the text
- enable user to create own illustration or insert illustrations created by other program
- enable user to see on the display screen exactly how the document will appear when printed using the feature called WYSIWYG(What You See Is What You Get)
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Bitmap Image is:
- a type of graphic composed of pixels (picture element) in a grid
- each pixel or "bit" contains color information for the image
- has a fixed resolution which means that resizing a bitmap graphic can result in distortion and jagged edges
- does not need to contain a bit of color-coded information for each pixel on every row
- Some common bitmap formats are GIF, JPG or JPEG,TIFF, PNG, PICT, PCX and BMP
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Audio Editing Software is:
- to create and record unique voice and music mix files
- to edit recordings including cut and paste options and the ability to edit tag or media information
- to record favorite podcasts, internet radio stations and other types of streaming audio.
- pull audio from a video or audio file, CDs, DVDs or sound card
- to convert file formats (eg. from a MIDI to an MP3, WMA, WAV or OGG file)
- can restore the sound of aged LPs or damaged audio recordings
- to filter out background noises, static or other unwanted noise
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Web Authoring is:
- a category of software that enables the user to develop a web site in a desktop publishing format
- required HTML coding for the layout of the Web pages that the user designs
- can be toggle back and forth between the graphical design and the HTML code
- make changes to the Web page in either the design of the accompanying code
- allows Web pages to be visually created like a desktop publishing program
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Utility Suites is:
- a collection of different tools all packaged into one easy to use tool that optimize you computer
- to help analyze, configure, optimize and maintain the computer
- more appealing when Windows included fewer safety and maintenance features
- examples, history cleaner, temp file cleaner, registry cleaner, Internet usage tracks cleaner, anit-virus
DBMS is:
- stands for DataBase Management System
- a standard method of cataloging, retrieving, and running queries on data
- controls the organization, storage, retrieval, security and integrity of data in a database
- accept requests from the application
- instructs the operating system to transfer the appropriate data
- allows information system be change more easily as the user's requirements change such as store, modify and extract information from a database
- examples of DBMS are MySQL, Oracle, and Microsoft Access
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Spreadsheet is:
- a computer application that acts as a paper or accounting worksheet
- allows users to create and manipulate data and values
- display multiple cells in two-dimentional and three-dimentional matrix or grid consisting of rows and columns
- enable users to produce charts and graphs from the data
- commonly used for financial information
- ables to re-calculate the entire sheet automatically
- examples of spreadsheet applications are Lotus 1-2-3 and Microsoft Excel
