MACINTOSH Computers known as Mac for short A family of personal
computers Manufactured by Apple Computer, Inc. Since 1984
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Apple History
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What Ms. Messer used in 1989
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Apple History Funny Apple Ad mid 1980s
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CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT Or CPU for short A computers primary
control circuitry
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HARDWARE Equipment and electronic components that make up your
computer system
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SOFTWARE Computer applications / programs Written coded
commands that tell a computer what tasks to perform Do not install
any additional software on any of the Commercial Art
computers!
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SOFTWARE
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BIT A binary digit This is the single digit of a binary number
The smallest unit of information a computer can hold 0 or 1
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RAM Random Access Memory Found in computers and other devices,
like printers The main memory available for programs Dont confuse
with ROM (Read-Only Memory) Special memory that stores programs
that boot the computer and performs computer diagnostics.
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MONITOR The hardware that displays information, text, and
visuals on a screen in full color The iMac computers we use in
class include both the monitor and the CPU within one unit
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RGB Red, Green, Blue The primary colors of a screen /
monitor
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PIXEL Short of Picture Element The smallest unit of a picture
element / digital image displayed on a screen / monitor
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PIXEL
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DPI Dots per inch Refers to the measure of output resolution
produced by the printer The higher the DPI, the higher the image
quality
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PPI Pixels per inch Refers to the measure of resolution
produced on a computer monitor
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IMPORT To bring a support file into another program You will be
importing a Microsoft Word file into a Quark document and/or an
InDesign document
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EXPORT To output a document from one application and be able to
place it or open it in another program You will be exporting PDF
files from Quark and/or InDesign so that they can be read by
anyone, anywhere, on any computer type
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KEYBOARD The main input device which connects to the computer,
similar in appearance to a typewriter
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MOUSE A hand-size input device, used in addition to the
keyboard, designed to move a cursor quickly around the screen
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ICON An on-screen symbol representing a file or other computer
function
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MENU A list of choices by a program to select a desired
function
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FONT All of the characters and numbers available to a specific
family variation of a typeface Computer fonts have 2 components:
Screen Fonts Display the text on the monitor Printer fonts
Communicate to the printer how to correctly print the text An
improperly constructed font may not print or display correctly
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FONT
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CDs & DVDs Storage devices used to save digital data Used
to store completed projects / backups to avoid storage of large
files on the hard drive
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FLASH DRIVES A small self-powered device that connects to a
computer directly through a USB port Transers file to and from
multiple computers Both Mac and PC compatible Also called key
drives thumb drives jump drives USB drives pen drives
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FLOPPY DISK A thin, flexible plastic disk coated with magnetic
material Stored data - smaller files such as text documents Held
1.44 MB of data NOT USED ANYMORE!
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ZIP DISK A portable device used for storing information Similar
in size to a floppy disk Held between 100 and 250 MB of data NOT
USED ANYMORE!
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SCANNER A device that converts visual information into digital
data Used in conjunction with software that allows you to scan a
visual or document onto your computer
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PRINTER The process of applying ink / toner to paper A piece of
hardware that allows you to produce a hard copy of what appears on
the computer screen
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LOG OFF (OUT) / SHUT DOWN Log Off: To terminate a work session
on a computer Shut Down: To turn off the computer