media terms chap 11
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- Abacus
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An early counting device that can add, subtract, multiply, divide, and find square or
cube roots. Somewhere in the world, skilled hands may still be using them. - Binary
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A base-2 system, meaning it needs only two digits—0 and 1—to express any number. The equivalent of the decimal numbers: 0, 1, 2, 3, 4 are: 0, 1, 10, 11, 100.
- CGI
- Computer-generated imagery used in movies and television.
- Data processing
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The storage, altering, and retrieval of files of records such as personnel
information.
- Decimal system
- A base-10 counting system, meaning it has ten digits available to express any number. So: 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 is followed by 10, 11, 12, etc.
- Desktop publishing
- Production of professional looking books, magazines, and other printed material using inexpensive home equipment such as computers, printers,scanners, and page layout programs.
- Desktop video
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Production of professional looking videos using inexpensive home equipment such as camcorders, computers, and video editing software.
- Modem
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The device that connects a computer to transmission lines for sending and receiving
data. - Morphing
- Smooth transformation from one video image into another; for example, a machine turning into a person.
- Punch cards
- A sequence of cards (cardboard, wooden boards, etc.) with patterns of holes that guide the action of the device that reads them.
- Teletext
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A now obsolete alphanumeric transmission using telephone lines and home television
sets equipped with decoders that provided information that viewers read by tuning in. - Videotex
- Like teletext, but with an interactive feature that allowed viewers to request information on specific topics. Also obsolete.