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Wireless Fidelity (Wi-Fi)

a type of wireless local area network technology

Bluetooth

Uses packet-based transmission over short range radio signals

3G

Third generation wireless communication technology allows high speed wireless data transfer

4G

The fourth generation of mobile phone telecommunications network that enables mobile devices to connect to the internet.

Global System for Mobile Communications

What does GSM stand for?

General packet radio service

WHAT DOES GPRS STAND FOR?

Data Services

DATA NETWORKING SERVICES FOR MOBILE PHONES

Dial-up services

data networking services using modems and telephone lines

VPN OR VIRTUAL PRIVATE NETWORKS

Secure access to a private network

Artificial Intelligence
Robotics
Biometrics
Quantum cryptography
Computer-assisted translation
3d IMAGING AND HOLOGRAPHY
VIRTUAL REALITY

Emerging technologies

A.I or artificial intelligence

The branch of computer science focused with making computers work and act like humans

ROBOTICS

The field of computer science and engineering concerned with creating devices that can move and react to sensory input. A form of artificial intelligence

Biometrics

The technology used to measure and analayze human body characteristics such as DNA, fingerprints, eye retinas and irises, voice patterns, facial patterns, and hand measurements, mainly for authentication purposes

DNA, fingerprints, eye retinas and irises, voice patterns, facial patterns, and hand measurements

Give 5 examples of what biometrics measures

Quantum cryptography

The science of encoding and decoding information or messages which depends on physics, not mathematics. It is used for information privacy and security

Computer-asssisted Translation (cat)

The use of computers to assist in the translation of one or more natural languages into another or others, vice versa

ICT / Information and Communication technology

refers to all technology that is used to handle telecommunication and access information

holography and 3d imagining

Is a photographic technique that uses light to project objects in a way that appears to be three dimensional

Virtual reality

term used to describe a three-dimensional computer-generated environment that can be explored and interacted by a person

Online

The concept "___" is described as a state of being connected to the cyberspace through a medium of internet or simpty to a computer network even without internet.

Online systems

can vary in nature since there are many services that are now offered using the internet

platform

defined as a group of technologies that are used as a base upon which other applications, processes, or technologies are developed

Platform

a system that can be programmed and therefore customized by outside developers who are the users.

Social Media platform
E-commerce platform
Online learning platform
Online video platforms

The common social media platforms

Social media platform

Web-based technology that allows the development, deployment, and management of social media solutions and services. provides solutions to creating social media websites

E-commerce platform

A collection of software technologies that allows merchants to create a storefront on the internet

Online learning platform

An incorporated set of interactive online servicese that provides the teachers, learners, parents, and others involved in the education sector with a wide range of tools and resources to suppport and enhance the delivery and management of education through the internet

Online video platforms

A service providing end-to-end tools used to create, customize, manage, and publish videos online.

productivity tool

can be freeware or shareware.

freeware

copyrighted, can be used for free for unlimited time

shareware

commercial software that is copyrighted, copied for trial but needs to be purchased for continued use

Microsoft office

Most popular productivity suites made by microsoft

processing software, electronic spread-sheet, presentation software.

Microsoft office includes :

Microsoft Office

This includes processing software, electronic spread-sheet, presentation software.

access and publisher

Not all microsoft office applications include ___ and ___

create, organize, present

These tools (microsoft office) will help you ____, _____, ____ information to an audience

hyperlink

A link that will direct you to another page or part of the same document

HYPERLINK - MS WORD
MAIL MERGE - MS WORD
ANIMATIONS AND HYPERLINK - POWERPOINT
FORMULAS AND FUNCTIONS - EXCEL

ADVANCED TECHNIQUES USING MICROSOFT WORD

hyperlink

can be a word, phrase, symbol, or image

MAIL MERGE

Is a useful tool that allows you to quickly produce and send information, newsletter, resumes, or brochures, to many people

Slide animation

A moving computer graphic effect that can be added to text, object, or the entire slide itself

slide transistions

controls how your presentation moves from slide to slide

hyperlink

allows you to go to other slides in the same or different presentation or even to email addresses

Functions

Predefined operations to make the worksheet construction easier

= (equal sign)

Excel formula always begins with ____

=SUM

calculates the sum of the values of a range of cells

=AVERAGE

calculates the arthmetic mean of values of cells

=MAXIMUM

Gives the maximum value of the cells

=MINIMUM

Gives the minimum value of the cells

=COUNT

Counts the number of cells in a range of cells

doesnt exist get trolled

what function is used in excel when getting the difference?

Convenience
Scalability
Safety
Sustainability

Benefits of online software

Convenience

Applications should be intuitive and easy to use

Scalability

Applications able to be used in all areas if your business and also work effectively no matter how much demand there is to use them

Safety

All the applications should be safe to use with all exisiting systems. Shouldn't inhibit the worker's abilities to do their job

Sustainability

All consumer-based software should be flexible and adaptable and have the ability to last for up to 10 years

Productivity Software

Used for creating digital content

Functions and Formula

Help you generate electronic spreadsheet and computations easier

Balance
Movement
Unity
Repetition
White Space
Contrast
Proximity

Principles of graphics and Design

Balance

Described the placement of the elements of equal weight on the page

symmetrical
asymmetrical
radial

The 3 types of balance

Movement

Flow of the elements on the page

Unity

Sense of oneness of the elements that creates balance and harmony

Repetition

Describes the consistent and balanced repetition of a design or element

Proximity

Describes the organization and relationship of elements included in the design

Contrast

Combination of opposing characteristics of element like color, size, thickness. Allows emphasis on key elements

White space

Negative space, large margins that allow your design to breathe

Infographic

Also known as data visualization

Infographic

A visual image such as a chart or diagram that is used to explain information or data

Infographics

Makes the data easily understood at a glance and quickly communicates a message especially to simplify the presentation of large amounts of data. Also used to easily compare data patterns and relationships

JPEG
GIF
BPM
TIFF
PNG

Most common image file formats

jpeg or Joint photographic experts group

Most popular image format used on the web, very lossy files(much of the information about the image is lost to keep the image file size small)

GIF or Graphics interchange format

Limited to the 8 bit palette with only 256 colors, popularized in 1980's

GIF or Graphics Interchange Format

best used in cartoons, diagrams, logos

BMP( Bitmap Image File) or DIB (Device independent bitmap)

image file used in microsoft windows operating system. Uncompressed file made up of millions of dots called pixels.

BMP( Bitmap Image File) or DIB (Device independent bitmap)

also called raster image

BMP( Bitmap Image File) or DIB (Device independent bitmap)

Takes up a big space in the memory, does not scale well

TIFF

Originally created by aldus corporation for desktop publishing

Aldus corporation

TIFF created by ___ for desktop publishing

TIFF(Tagged Image File Format)

Supported by many imaging programs and is a good format for graphic storage, processsing, and printing.

TIFF(Tagged Image File Format)

Superior raster image format. control was transferred to adobe in 2009

PNG or Portable Network Graphic

an image format developed by a group of graphic software developers as a nonproprietary alternative to the gif format. The resulting file is much larger than with lossy JPEG compression

PNG or Portable Network Graphic

Supports full color and used for photographic images. does best with line art, text, and logo.

August 1991
Tim Berners-Lee

First website on the world wide web which went live at ____ was created by :

Level 1 - Access API
Level 2 - Plug-in API
Level 3 - Runtime Environment

Three levels of a platform

level 1 API or Apllication programming interfaces

Most common type of internet platform, the processes of building and running the application itslef is soley done by a developer who possesses both technical expertise and financial resources

level 2 Plug-in API

Historically has been used in end-user applications to let developers build new functions that can be injected or plugged into the core system and its user interface.
EX : Offline : Photoshop, Firefox
Online : Facebook

level 3 Runtime Environment

The third-party application code actually runs inside the platform-developer code. referred to as online platforms.

Example :
Andreessen's own Ning and Salesforce.com

Visual Hierarchy
Proportion
Hick's Law
Fitt's Law
Accessibility
Visible language
White space and simple design
Regular Design

WEB DESIGN PRINCIPLES

Visual Hierarchy

Explains the order in which human eye perceives what it sees. This is a technique where you have to distinguish the importance of every part of your webpage

Visual Hierarchy

Impotance shown through the use of varying sizes and amount of content

Proportion

You can make use of the golden ratio to make the design aesthetically pleasing. keep in mind the proper division of the contents of your web page

Hick's Law

can be considered as a guideline for decision-making in a viewer's perspective

Hick's law

States that with every additional choice, the time required to make a decision increases.

Fitt's law

The time needed to move to a target is depended upon the size of the target as well as the distance to the target.

Accessibility

The visitor must be able to access each bit of information in the easiest manner

Visible language

Web page design should communicate with the users clearly and in an engaging manner

White space and simple design

Helps divide the web page into several distinct parts or areas that make it simpler for the users to process information

WYSIWYG

editor or program that allows a developer to see what the end result will look like while the interface or document is being created.

what you see is what you get

meaning of WYSIWYG