Digital Media Components A-Z: K & L

Jun 15

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.

Digital Media thingys and bits