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Vocabulary 12

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animation   A moving clip art graphic  
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audio   Relating to sound or its reproduction of sound  
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bit (Binary DigIT)   A single digit number in base-2 (either a one or a zero). This is the smallest unit of computerized data  
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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...  
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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  
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clipart   Drawings you can add to your documents or presentations. Clip art includes items such as cartoons, maps, symbols, and flags.  
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digital camera   A camera that stores images in digital format rather than on film  
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desktop publishing   Using features of word processing/DTP software to format and produce documents, letters, reports, flyers, and newsletters with graphics.  
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e-books   A book composed in or converted to digital format for display on a computer screen or handheld device  
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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  
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gigabyte (GB)   Approximately one billion bytes. (Approximately 1,000 MB.)  
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GIF (Graphic Interchange Format) (Pronounced "jiff.")   A file format for pictures, photographs, and drawings that are compressed so that they can be sent quickly.  
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Graphic   Images/pictures created, edited, and/or published using a computer  
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illustrate   explain or make (something) clear by using examples, charts, pictures, etc.  
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illustration   Clipart, graphics or drawings on a computer.  
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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.  
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layout   the process of setting out material on a page or in a work  
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megabyte (MB)   1 million bites of information.  
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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.  
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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.  
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