Term | Definition |
animation | A moving clip art graphic |
audio | Relating to sound or its reproduction of sound |
bit (Binary DigIT) | A single digit number in base-2 (either a one or a zero). This is the smallest unit of computerized data |
browser-safe colors (web-safe colors) | There are millions in the computer world, there are 216 that are browser-safe, or are able to be read by any browser. Colors will remain no matter what platform or browser you use, and hexadecimal codes are made up by using any combination... |
byte | A set of 8 bits that means something to the computer, like a letter, number, or punctuation mark. For example, the byte 01001000 signifies the character H. The three-letter word “hat” requires 3 bytes |
clipart | Drawings you can add to your documents or presentations. Clip art includes items such as cartoons, maps, symbols, and flags. |
digital camera | A camera that stores images in digital format rather than on film |
desktop publishing | Using features of word processing/DTP software to format and produce documents, letters, reports, flyers, and newsletters with graphics. |
e-books | A book composed in or converted to digital format for display on a computer screen or handheld device |
frame | a graphic panel in a display window, esp. in a web browser, that encloses a self-contained section of data and permits multiple independent document viewing |
gigabyte (GB) | Approximately one billion bytes. (Approximately 1,000 MB.) |
GIF (Graphic Interchange Format) (Pronounced "jiff.") | A file format for pictures, photographs, and drawings that are compressed so that they can be sent quickly. |
Graphic | Images/pictures created, edited, and/or published using a computer |
illustrate | explain or make (something) clear by using examples, charts, pictures, etc. |
illustration | Clipart, graphics or drawings on a computer. |
JPG or JPEG (Joint Photographic Experts Group) | An efficient method for storing graphic files for transmission. Unlike GIF files, JPG files lose a little data when the image is converted, and their files are often much larger than GIFs. However, JPGs are your best choice for photographic images. |
layout | the process of setting out material on a page or in a work |
megabyte (MB) | 1 million bites of information. |
PING (Packet Internet Gopher) | A TCP/IP application that sends a message to another computer, waits for a reply, and displays the time the transmission took. This serves to identify what computers are available on the Internet and how long wait-times are. |
zipped files | Zipped files are files that are compressed and must be "unzipped" to be read. Zipped files download faster because they are smaller than an uncompressed equivalent. |