6.04 Glossary
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- Plug-in
- A small program that can be downloaded which allows users to enhance their browser; this allows extra activities on the web For example, the Quicktime thing allows visitors to watch movies and Shockwave things allows users to play games.
- San Serif Font
- Fonts that have straight edges without extensions. (Example: Arial) This font is easier to read on a website
- Serif Font
- Font that have small extensions at the end of the letters. (Example: Times New Roman)
- GIMP
- Free downloadable graphics software program to design new graphics, retouch graphics, or create animation.
- True-type Fonts
- Fonts that are downloadable to the printer==they are usually generic and universal for viewing on most computer screens and printed correctly on printers.
- Flash
- A vector-based animation application that created animations that download quickly and run smoothly.
- Anchor
- These tags are used to link the text or a graphic in one web page to another web page or image.
- Proportional Font
- A font which bases the size of the letter on its blank width; for example, the letter would take up must less space than the letter M.
- Printer Fonts
- Fonts that are built into the printer; they are totally dependent on the make and model of the printer.
- Monospaced Font
- A font in which each letter is exactly the same size regardless of width.
- Applets
- A small computer program written in the language, Java. In web pages it can run games, animations, and puzzles. It runs within the web browser environment; it will not run as a standalone program.
- Anti-aliasing
- Software to remove the jiggered edges of graphics with poor resolution.