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What type of graphics are there?
Bitmap and Vector
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what's BITMAP?
Graphics made up of pixels in a grid
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What's Vector?
Graphics made up of lines and shapes
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Common bitmap formats?
- BMP
- GIF
- JPEG
- JPG
- PNG
- PICT (Macintosh)
- PCX
- TIFF
- PSD (Adobe Photshop)
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Common Vector formats?
- AI (Adobe Illustrator)
- SWF (Flash)
- DXF AutoCAD
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Lossless?
A compression format where you don't lose quality because the quality is stored for later
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Lossy?
Lossy is a compression type that you do lose quality, the quality is thrown away when you compress
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Lossy formats?
JPEG images, MPEG video/sound
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Lossless formats?
GIF images, lossless WMA
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Image resolution refers to?
The detail an image holds. Higher resolution means more image detail
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Colour depth is also referred to as...?
Bit depth
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What is bit depth?
A computer graphics term describing the number of bits used to represent the colour of a single pixel in a bitmapped image.
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Higher colour depth does what?
Gives a broader range of distinct colour.
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One bit represents?
One pixel
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Each pixel has colour and tone, what effect does this have?
The more colour and tones an image has, the greater the bit depth.
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What is the processor speed?
Processor speed measures (in megahertz or gigahertz; MHz or GHz) the number of instructions per second the computer executes.
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What is RAM?
- RAM stands for Random Access Memory.
- It is made up of small memory chips that form a memory molecule. Every time a program is opened, it gets loaded from the hard drive into the RAM. Reading data from the RAM is much faster than reading date from the hard drive.
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Define Graphics card
A printed circuit board that controls the output to a display screen.
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What is a digital camera?
A digital camera is a camera that takes video or still photographs, or both, digitally by recording images via an electronic image sensor.
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What is an analog camera?
An analog camera is one that uses film rather than some type of electronic sensor, such as a charge-coupled device (CCD) or a complementary metal oxide semiconductor chip (CMOS).
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What are the types of storyboards?
- Linear
- Non-linear
- hierarchical
- composite
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What is a linear storyboard?
- Eg: A short film in order of sequence of events.
- Definition:
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Define ergonomics
Scientific discipline concerned with the understandings, designing and arranging of things so that people can use them safely and easily.
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List some elements
- Line
- Shape
- Size
- Colour
- Texture
- Value
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List some principles
- Harmony
- Repetition
- Unity
- Balance
- Variety
- Contrast
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What is a non-linear storyboard?
- Eg: Websites
- A non-linear storyboard has no particular structure; the user moves between different sections in any direction.
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What is a hierarchical storyboard?
A hierarchical layout is used to define a series of levels and sub levels. This approach is referred to as top down design.
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What is a composite storyboard?
- Eg: Games
- A combination of the other storyboards
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What is storage?
a technology consisting of computer components and recording media used to retain digital data.
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What is the motherboard?
The motherboard is the main circuit board of your computer and is also known as the mainboard or logic board. Each motherboard has a collection of chips and controllers known as the chipset.
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Different screen types:
LCD screen, plasma, rear projection, Digital Light Processing (DLP)
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Define sound cards
a device which can be slotted into a computer to allow the use of audio components for multimedia applications.
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Define keyboard
a panel of keys that operate a computer or typewritter
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Define mouse
A small handheld device which is moved across a mat or flat surface to move the cursor on a computer screen.
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List input devices
- Keyboards
- mouse
- joystick
- game controller
- graphics tablet
- microphone
- scanners
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List output devices
- Screens
- printers
- projectors
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Internal and external storage devices
- USB
- compact disc
- digital video disc
- hard drives
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List aspects of design
- functionality
- aesthetics
- factors determining appropriateness of design: -economics
- environment
- manufacturing techniques
- sustainability
- decoration
- anthropometrics and ergonomics
- material suitability
- selection
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WHS stands for and list things
- Work Health and safety
- signage
- WHS principles and requirements
- personal protective equipment
- safe working practices
- first aid
- materials handling
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Define output devices
(output device) electronic or electromechanical equipment connected to a computer and used to transfer data out of the computer in the form of text, images, sounds, or other media
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Define input devices
(input device) data input device: a device that can be used to insert data into a computer or other computational device
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What is authoring?
Authoring is the process of combining materials such as video, graphics, sound, animation, documents, and files into a format suitable for viewing on the appropriate device. Such devices include DVD players, computers, and the internet.
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Appropriate software for publishing?
- disk- Macromedia director
- internet- dreamweaver, microsoft front page
- video/film- adobe photoshop
- paper- MS word
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