Task 1 technical glossary

Task 1 technical glossary

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  Task 1 TechnicalGlossary
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  Pixel and resolution Resolutionrefers to the number of pixels in an image. Resolution is sometimes identified by the width and height of the image as well as the total number of pixels in the image. For example, an image that is 2048 pixels wide and 1536 pixels high (2048X1536) contains (multiply) 3,145,728 pixels (or 3.1 Megapixels). You could call it a 2048X1536 or a 3.1 Megapixel image. As the megapixels in the pickup device in your camera increase so does the possible maximum size image you can produce. This means that a 5 megapixel camera is capable of capturing a larger image than a 3 megapixel camera.
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  Vector and rasterimage BITMAP (Photograph, scanned image, image made in MS Paint, image from the internet) VECTOR (Image made with Vector tools of Fireworks or Illustrator, image from Clipart, image from the internet )
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  Vector and rasterimage Most images you see on your computer are composed of bitmaps. A bitmap is a map of dots, or bits (hence the name), that looks like a picture as long you are sitting a reasonable distance away from the screen. bit map is used in advertising and house hold product labels
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  File format The mostcommon image formats, the most important for cameras, printing and internet use, are bmp, png, gif, tif, jp, psd, pdf,eps and ai
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  compression File compression isused to download large files in a smaller format from the internet with a slow download speed and once the file is downloaded you can extract the file in its larger size. File compression is also used when transferring files over to another computer hard drive or another storage device when backing up a computer.
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  Image capture devices Imagecapture devices are used to capture digital images of an object that can then be transferred over to a computer. Some devices you can use to capture an image are cameras and photo copiers Going back o pixels Image capture devices are measured using there pixel count. http://www.geek.com/digital- camera-buyers- guide/megapixels/
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  optimising Optimising is changingthe settings of a game or program to suit your computer specs so you compute doesn’t run slow and so the frame rate doesn’t decease per second in a game. If the game or program settings are to high this can cause a computer to over heat , cash and even breakdown completely.
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  Storage and assetmanagement Storage • Hard drive- hard drives are usually built in to your computer and used as your main means of storage if you run out of memory you can also install an external hard drive for extra download space. • USB Stick-A USB (Universal Serial Bus) is often used to transfer files from one computer to another and is rarely used as a main source of storage although USBs are often used by students to do work on at home and then transferred over to a school/college computer. • Asset management • Files are used to organise documents on a storage device like a hard drive or a USB to your preferred locations. • Print screen is used to keep a record of what you have done and what time you did it ,this is also used to make step by step guides on how to do something.