Digital Media thingys and bits

• XHTML-XHTML is s stricter, cleaner version of HTML, intended to replace the HTML 4.01 standard. It stands for eXtensible HyperText Markup Language,
• XML-The abbreviation for the eXtensible Markup Language. The XML language is a document processing standard that allows you to create and format

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• Yahoo-A Web directory created by a couple of guys from Stanford who now have more money than the entire state of Arkansas. Rumor has it they own one business suit between them. Their site is constantly updated and provides an easy way of finding almost any Web page.

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• Zip Archive-A ZIP file contains one or more files that have been compressed, to reduce their file size, or stored as-is. A number of compression algorithms are permitted in zip files but as of 2008 only DEFLATE is widely used and supported.

• USB Port-A connection for devices such as printers, scanners, and most digital cameras via cable
• URL-Universal Resource Locator. An Internet World Wide Web Address.
• Upload-Transfer of files off a local computer up to a specified remote computer (as opposed to download where files are pulled off a remote machine).

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• Vodcast-The online delivery of video-on-demand (VOD) content via RSS enclosures. It is an evolution of “podcast,” the term for audio-based .
• Vector Graphics-Notable for their small file sizes and scalability, vector graphics are defined by sets of mathematical points
• Video Card-An adapter card used to manage the display on the monitor.
• Virtual memory-This is system memory that is simulated by the hard drive. When all the RAM is being used (for example if there are many programs open at the same

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• World Wide Web-The Internet. An information system of servers and clients through which users can access data on other computers on a global scale.
• Web Robots or Spiders-programs that traverse the Web.
• Wiki-A wiki is a collection of web pages designed to enable anyone who accesses it to contribute or modify content, using a simplified markup language
• Web 2-Web 2.0 is a term describing the trend in the use of World Wide Web technology and web design that aims to enhance creativity, information sharing,
• WiFi-WiFi is short for wireless fidelity and is the term used generically when referring of any type of 802.11 network, which is the current technology being used to provide wireless access today.
• Web programmer-responsible for designing and developing applications and scripts for the World Wide Web. Web programmers normally work in the programming …
• Webmaster-A Web Master is the person in charge of managing a website. The Web Master may have also designed the website, but not necessarily.
• Web Artist-The Artists Web, webdesign for artists and selling artwork online
• WYSIWYG Editors-What-You-See-Is-What-You-Get Web-editing programs are programs that are used to create Web sites.
• (WAI) Web Accessibility Initiative-The Web Access Initiative (WAI) is a W3C initiative to improve the accessibility of the web. The WAI sets standards for web accessibility.
• Web Safe Palette-he web safe palette consists of a palette of 216 colors that most browser/platform combinations will display without dithering
• Windows Media-Audio and video formats for the Internet, developed by Microsoft. (See ASF, ASX, WMA and WMF).
• Web Banner-he image that you see at the top of a web site. Its purpose is to give your web site and your products or services visibility on other sites on the web and/or drive traffic to your site through users clicking on your banner ad and going to your web site.

• RGB-The RGB color model is an additive color model in which red, green, and blue light are added together in various ways to reproduce a broad array of colors. The name of the model comes from the initials of the three additive primary colors, red, green, and blue.
• Resolution-080i is a shorthand name for a category of video modes. The number 1080 stands for 1080 lines of vertical resolution, while the letter i stands for interlaced or non-progressive scan.
• Relative & Absolute URLS-This URL is known as a relative address. A Relative URL is one in which the link states only the file or image name. If the Web browser is given no other addressing information, it looks for this file or image in the folder that holds the current file or image. However, if someone wished to access this file from some other page or somewhere else on the Web, they would need to use the complete address or the Absolute URL as shown below.
• Raster Graphics-The display of graphic images using a collection of small, separate dots called a bit map. The graphic’s resolution is limited by the capabilities of the display or printing device. Synonymous with bit-mapped graphic. Adobe Photoshop is a popular image editor that rasterizes images that it opens.
• Rollover Button-CSS button allows for both a graphical image and text to be within the link. This gives us the best of both worlds - a nice graphical image swap for our viewers and text for the search engines. Yes, many other CSS buttons do this too, but read on.
• RAM-A folder name selector will display all folders beneath this folder.
• Root folder-A folder name selector will display all folders beneath this folder.
• Royalty free website-they take no money for the making or running of the site. not a moneymaking site
  

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• Search Engine-A software that searches for information and returns sites which provide that information.
• Scripting Languages-A programming language which is designed for a particular application domain.
• Spam-Spam is flooding the Internet with many copies of the same message, in an attempt to force the message on people who would not otherwise choose to receive …
• SSL (Secure Sockets Layer)-The Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) is a commonly-used protocol for managing the security of a message transmission on the Internet.
• Streaming Media-These advances in computer networking combined with powerful home computers and modern operating systems made streaming media practical and affordable for
• Scanner types-A scanner may be linked to optical character recognition software allowing printed documents to be converted to electronic text without having to type them
• Stop Frame Animation-stop-motion animation - The original technique used to create an animated sequence
• Stock Photos-Existing images that can be purchased and licensed for commercial use. Huge databases of stock photography can be searched online and images
• Software Calibration-GlobalSpec offers a variety of battery software calibration for engineers … perform pre-assessments and gap assessments, define corrective action plans,
• Scratch Disk Memory-Find out what to do if you encounter the dreaded ‘Scratch Disk is Full’ Photoshop … requires much more memory than usual to accommodate the image editing.
• Saturation-In color theory, saturation or purity refers to the intensity of a specific hue. A highly saturated hue has a vivid, intense color, while a less saturated hue appears more muted and grey. With no saturation at all, the hue becomes a shade of grey. …
• SLR Camera-The most expensive of all digital cameras, digital SLRs offer complete manual control, higher resolution, advanced exposure control
• Scrolling-What the screen does when you’re at the bottom of it and press Return- -all of the lines roll up

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• Thumbnail-A small version of a photo. Image browsers commonly display thumbnails of photos several or even dozens at a time
• Tiff File-Stands for Tagged Image File Format. This is another bitmap file format that is supported for Artwork Upload
• Tone-An expression of a writer’s attitude toward a subject. Unlike mood, which is intended to shape the reader’s emotional response, tone reflects the feelings of the writer. Tone can be serious, humorous, sarcastic, playful, ironic, bitter, or objective. See Mood, Style
• Typography-The art and technique of composing printed materials from type.
• TCP/IP-Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol. The dominant protocol suite in the worldwide Internet, TCP is Layer 4, the transport layer.
• Text File-A file that contains characters organized into one or more lines. The lines must not contain null characters and none can exceed the maximum line

• OSP (Online Service Provider)- Operator Service Provider. This is a service provided to handle long distance or toll call traffic for certain (usually public) phones.

• Open Source-In general, open source refers to any program whose source code is made available for use or modification as users or other developers see fit.

• Out of Gamut-a colour that cannot be reproduced accurately by the device processing the image.

• Opacity-The amount of light obscured by particulate pollution in the air; clear window glass has zero opacity, a brick wall is 100 percent opaque. Opacity is an indicator of changes in performance of particulate control systems.

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• Photoshop-A professional image-editing and graphics creation software from Adobe. It provides a large library of effects, filters and layers.

• PDA (Personal Digital Assistant)-Personal Digital Assistant) A handheld device that combines computing, telephone/fax, Internet, and networking features. A typical PDA can function as a cellular phone, fax sender, Web browser, and personal organizer.

• Portal-A Web site “gateway” that provides multiple services, which could include Web searching capability, news, free-email, discussion groups, online shopping, references and other services.

• Path (file/folder path)-A path is the general form of a file or directory name, giving a file’s name and its unique location in a file system. .

• Plug In-A program that must be downloaded to view particular content such as animations.

• Podcast-means a specific type of Broadcast, where the Work is incorporated into a file (which may contain one or more works and/or other material)

• Pixel-The smallest mark or dot on a screen. Short for picture element.

• PNG file-PNG (Portable Network Graphics) is a bitmapped image format that employs lossless data compression. PNG was created to improve and replace the GIF format, as an image-file format not requiring a patent license.

• Pixellated-In computer graphics, pixelation is an effect caused by displaying a bitmap or a section of a bitmap at such a large size that individual pixels, small single-colored square display elements that comprise the bitmap, are visible to the eye.

• PDF File-Portable Document Format. A computer file that contains a viewable and printable tariff document. The Acrobat Reader is needed to view tariffs.

• Proxy Server-A proxy server is used in larger companies and organizations to improve network operations and security. It can be used to prevent direct communication between two or more networks

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• Quicktime-A video compression standard developed by Apple Computer, frequently used for video clips on the World Wide Web.
• Quick Mask Mode-Quick Mask Mode (let’s call it QMM for short) is a way to make a selection with the Paint Brush rather than a selection tool like Marquee, Lasso or Magic Wand.

• Microsoft: A software company, best known for the Windows operating system.

  • Memory Stick: A software company, best known for the Windows operating system.
  • Mouse: In computing, a mouse (plural mice or mouses) functions as a pointing device by detecting two-dimensional motion relative to its supporting surface. Physically, a mouse consists of a small case, held under one of the user’s hands, with one or more buttons.
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  • Mash Up-In technology, a mashup is a web application that combines data from more than one source into a single integrated tool;
• Meta Tags-Information placed in the HTML header of a Web page, providing information that is not visible to browsers

• Mirror-A mirror in computing is a direct copy of a data set. On the Internet, a mirror site is an exact copy of another Internet site

• Media File-These are the image, audio, video and text files - “Media Files” or Media. These files (.gif, .wav, .mpg, .txt, etc.) are also known as Assets.

• Monitor-A monitor is an approach to synchronizing two or more computer tasks that use a shared resource, usually a hardware device or a set of variables.

• Media Player-The media player is the software on the client computer that decompresses the streaming video or audio using a codec and plays it back on the computer screen

• Melbourne IT-Melbourne IT is an Australian internet company listed on the Australian Stock Exchange. Formed in 1996, its primary business is domain name

• Megabyte-approximately one million bytes, 1,024 kilobytes

• Motherboard-The main printed circuit board in a computer that carries the system buses. It is equipped with sockets to which all processors, memory modules

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• Nano Technology-Nanotechnology is a field of applied science and technology covering a broad range of topics. The main unifying theme is the control of matter on a scale smaller than 1 micrometer, normally between 1-100 nanometers, as well as the fabrication of devices on this same length scale

• Notebook-Notebook is software for running a client-side personal wiki. It is a desktop application, runs on GNU/Linux, Mac OS X, Windows and any other platform with Tcl/Tk support.

• Network-Any connection of two or more computers that enables them to communicate. Networks may include transmission devices, servers, cables, routers and satellites. The phone network is the total infrastructure for transmitting phone messages.

• Network Security Administrator-The Computer Security Administration group provides a number of services to specific departments and acts as a central point of contact regarding computer security issues for CNS, University community and external users. We endeavor to promote computing security by providing documentation on standard security practise and investigating the application and implementation of security technologies.

• Non-Graphical Display Browser-This invention relates to user interfaces in general, and to a telephony user interface in particular.

• Navigation-The term used to describe the method of wayfinding on a website and the visual elements and areas that direct users to content.

• Noise-The amount of noise that is reduced through the introduction of sound absorbing materials. The level (in decibels) of sound reduced on a logarithmic basis.

• Kai’s Power Tools: Kai’s Power Tools are a set of API plugins created by Kai Krause that were designed for use with Adobe Photoshop and Corel Photopaint
• Kilobyte: 1024 bytes, written KB. used to refer to size of files, relates to amount of information in a file.
• Kbps – (Kilobits Per Second): Kilobytes Per Second, a unit of measurement for transfer rates.
• Kerberos:An authentication protocol in which a trusted third party, an arbitrator, is relied upon to perform the authentication of clients on a TCP/IP 

• Laptop: A laptop is a portable personal computer that is of a size that it can sit on your lap.
• LOWSRC attribute
• Lab Mode
• Lasso Tool: A tool used in photoshop, used to outline an image
• Layer Mask: A layer mask is used in photoshop, this masks an object  over an image, therefore you keep adding effects ontop of layers 
• LAN – (Local-Area Network) : local area network: a local computer network for communication between computers; especially a network connecting computers and word processors 
• LCD (Liquid Crystal Display): It refers to a flat panel technology which uses liquid crystals sandwiched between two glass plates for example in laptop computers, other small portable displays and also in televisions
• LED (Light-emitting Diode):Light Emitting Diode. A display technology that uses a semiconductor diode that emits light when charged.
• LMS – (Learning Management System): Is a software package, usually on a large scale (that scale is decreasing rapidly) 
• Lithium Ion: A high-capacity rechargeable battery used in portable electronic devices such as cell phones, notebook computers, PDAs and digital cameras
• Lossy Compression:A form of compression in which image quality is degraded during compression. 

• Image Capture:Also referred to as digitisation, is the process of creating a digital representation or image of an original through scanning or digital photography.
• iMac: colourful and stylish computer by Apple that offers users features such as easy Internet access with a choice of browsers, the ability to play MP3 files, QuickTime4 for digital video and streaming media, and in some models, a DVD player. Apple’s comparable notebook computer is the iBook.
• iTunes: iTunes is a media player of Apple Computer The software used for transferring music, photos and videos is called iTunes. The user can purchase digital music files from within iTunes.
• Internet:An interconnected system of networks that connects computers around the world via the TCP/IP protocol.b
• Index Page:A subdivision of an index file containing entries that point to data blocks.
• ISDN (Integrated Services Digital Network): ISDN lines are high-speed dial-up connections to the Internet. That’s good. What’s bad is that their cost and availability are determined by local telephone companies which means in some places that are available, in other places, not and sometimes they’re cheap and at other times wildly …
• ISP(Internet Service Provider): An Internet service provider offers various technical services that are required to use or operate Internet services, usually in return for a fee.
• IP Address:Each machine connected to the Internet has an address known as an Internet Protocol address (IP address). The IP address takes the form of four numbers separated by dots, for example: 123.45.67.890
• Image Map: Image maps link regions of an image to other webpages. When you click on different designated regions of the image, your Web browser loads different related webpages.
• Javascript:A scripting language produced by Netscape for use within HTML Web pages.
• JPEG File:Joint Photography Experts Group”. A compressed image format, often used for photographic images. The extension can be .jpg or .jpeg .
• Java Applets: A mini software program that a Java or ActiveX enabled browser downloads and uses automatically. It can add sophisticated support for Web pages, far beyond programming such as DHTML or Javascript.
• Juxtapose: To place side by side, especially for comparison or contrast