Digital Media Terms

Digital Media

Content created with technology and distributed through digital platforms

Bandwidth

Transmission capacity of a communication channel.

Broadband

High-capacity transmission techniques

Narrowband

Communication systems that use a small range of frequencies to send signals

Capture

Used to collect information for digital productions

Content Integration

the process of combining and coordinating various forms of digital content

Convergence

The coming together of various technologies and formats of data for production purposes

Compression

The process of reducing the size of a file by encoding its data into a more compact form

Digital Rights Management

Use of technological means to grant access to materials or things that have been copyrighted

Download Media

Content that can be taken from websites or electronic web postings.

Frame

Graphical panel enclosed in a display window that encloses a self-contained section of data.

GIF

Graphical interchange format - a compressed image file used when storing graphic files

HDTV

High Definition Television - a television that provides a higher resolution than a standard television.

HTML

Hypertext Markup Language - a language used to write web pages.

Hypermedia

A system or collection of graphics, data and texts that can be accessed online using web browsers

Hypertext

Texts that create links to other texts

IP

Internet Protocol is a set of rules governing the format of data sent via the internet.

JPEG

Joint Photographic Expert Graphic is an accessible photographic image format 

Linear Editing

The process of selecting, arranging and modifying images and sound in a pre-determined order

Media

A communication through television, radio and the internet for public transmission of information

Multicasting

Transmit signals and messages to a select group of recipients.

New Media

This refers to on-demand access to content, anytime, anywhere, on any digital device.

XML

Extensive Markup Language is a markup language that provides rules to define any data.

PIxels

one of the small dots or squares that make up an image on a computer screen

Stream

The continuous transmission of audio or video content over a network

Vector Graphics

Digital images created from mathematical equations, which define lines, curves, and shapes.

Webcast

Media presentation distributed over the internet 

Pre-industrial Age 

(Before 1700) People discovered fire, developed paper from plants and forged weapons and tools with stone, bronze, copper and iron

Industrial Age

(1700 - 1930s) People used the power of the steam, developed machine tools, established iron production, and the manufacturing of various products

Electronic Age

(1930s - 1980s) The invention of the transistor ushered in the electronic age. The creation of transition radio, electronic circuits, and the early computers

New Information Age

(1900s - 2000s) The internet paved the way for safer communication and the creation of social networks. The invention of personal computers, mobile devices and wearable technology.