Apps II 001 Vocabulary
North Carolina Computer Apps II Competency 001 Vocabulary
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copy deck
- Camera ready
- The final copy of a document or artwork used by commercial printers to make the plate for printing multiple copies.
- Audio card
- A card (set of chips) that converts analog sound to digital data for use or storage inside a computer.
- Videodisk
- A magnetic disk device that records both video and audio from a television signal.
- Cache
- A special, extra part of RAM where frequently accessed information is stored.
- Audio files
- Files that add music or voice sounds to a presentation.
- File formats
- (examples) - ASCII, CAD, BMP, EPS, JIFF, PC Paintbrush, PIC, TIFF, JPG, AU, DOC. The format often is shown in the extension for the file name.
- MIDI
- A file containing musical data encoded according to Musical Instrument Digital Interface specifications.
- CD-ROM
- A medium that holds text, graphics, and sound.
- Animation
- The process of adding movement to a graphic.
- Driver--(device driver)
- A program that links a device, such as a mouse, printer, CD ROM player, etc. to the operating systems.
- Bitmap images
- Images created in paint programs or through scanners; the information is stored as a group of pixels and mapped to a grid.
- Media player
- A Windows utility that can play video clips, animation, or sound files.
- Digitize
- A method of recording information in binary pulses so it can be stored in computers.
- Waveform file
- A file that stores digitized sound (such as music or spoken words).
- Decompress
- Restore compressed data back to its original size.
- Configuration
- Makeup of a computer system; choose from a variety of options such as a specific monitor, printer, etc.
- Motion card
- A card that enables a presentation to dispaly a motion picture on a computer monitor.
- Compressed files
- Data encoded so it takes less storage space.
- Printer drivers
- Software that converts an application program's printing request into the language that the printer understands.
- PhotoCD
- A system used to store camera photographs on a compact disk.
- Execution file
- A file name having a .COM or .BAT or .EXE extension; used to load the computer software.