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COMPUTER & INDUSTRY LANGUAGE

COMPUTER & INDUSTRY LANGUAGE. For Commercial Art. MACINTOSH. Computers known as “Mac” for short A family of personal computers Manufactured by Apple Computer, Inc. Since 1984. Apple History. Apple History. Apple History. What Ms. Messer used in 1989. Apple History.

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COMPUTER & INDUSTRY LANGUAGE

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  1. COMPUTER & INDUSTRY LANGUAGE For Commercial Art

  2. MACINTOSH • Computers known as “Mac” for short • A family of personal computers • Manufactured by Apple Computer, Inc. • Since 1984

  3. Apple History

  4. Apple History

  5. Apple History • What Ms. Messer used in 1989

  6. Apple History • Funny Apple Ad… mid 1980s

  7. CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT • Or “CPU” for short • A computer’s primary control circuitry

  8. HARDWARE • Equipment and electronic components that make up your computer system

  9. SOFTWARE • Computer applications / programs • Written coded commands that tell a computer what tasks to perform • Do not install any additional software on any of the Commercial Art computers!

  10. SOFTWARE

  11. BIT • A binary digit • This is the single digit of a binary number • The smallest unit of information a computer can hold • 0 or 1

  12. RAM • Random Access Memory • Found in computers and other devices, like printers • The main memory available for programs • Don’t confuse with ROM (Read-Only Memory) • Special memory that stores programs that boot the computer and performscomputer diagnostics.

  13. MONITOR • The hardware that displays information, text, and visuals on a screen in full color • The iMac computers we use in class include both the monitor and the CPU within one unit

  14. RGB • Red, Green, Blue • The primary colors of a screen / monitor

  15. PIXEL • Short of “Picture Element” • The smallest unit of a picture element / digital image displayed on a screen / monitor

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  21. DPI • Dots per inch • Refers to the measure of output resolution produced by the printer • The higher the DPI, the higher the image quality

  22. PPI • Pixels per inch • Refers to the measure of resolution produced on a computer monitor

  23. IMPORT • To bring a support file into another program • You will be “importing” a Microsoft Word file into a Quark document and/or an InDesign document

  24. EXPORT • To output a document from one application and be able to place it or open it in another program • You will be “exporting” PDF files from Quark and/or InDesign so that they can be read by anyone, anywhere, on any computer type

  25. KEYBOARD • The main input device which connects to the computer, similar in appearance to a typewriter

  26. MOUSE • A hand-size input device, used in addition to the keyboard, designed to move a cursor quickly around the screen

  27. ICON • An on-screen symbol representing a file or other computer function

  28. MENU • A list of choices by a program to select a desired function

  29. FONT • All of the characters and numbers available to a specific family variation of a typeface • Computer fonts have 2 components: • Screen Fonts – Display the text on the monitor • Printer fonts – Communicate to the printer how to correctly print the text • An improperly constructed font may not print or display correctly

  30. FONT

  31. CDs & DVDs • Storage devices used to save digital data • Used to store completed projects / backups to avoid storage of large files on the hard drive

  32. FLASH DRIVES • A small self-powered device that connects to a computer directly through a USB port • Transers file to and from multiple computers • Both Mac and PC compatible • Also called • key drives • thumb drives • jump drives • USB drives • pen drives

  33. FLOPPY DISK • A thin, flexible plastic disk coated with magnetic material • Stored data - smaller files such as text documents • Held 1.44 MB of data • NOT USED ANYMORE!

  34. ZIP DISK • A portable device used for storing information • Similar in size to a floppy disk • Held between 100 and 250 MB of data • NOT USED ANYMORE!

  35. SCANNER • A device that converts visual informationinto digital data • Used in conjunction with software that allows you to scan a visual or document onto your computer

  36. PRINTER • The process of applying ink / toner to paper • A piece of hardware that allows you to produce a hard copy of what appears on the computer screen

  37. LOG OFF (OUT) / SHUT DOWN • Log Off: To terminate a work session on a computer • Shut Down: To turn off the computer

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