Monday, May 12, 2008

Systems Vocab.

Mainframes- perform multiple tasks for many users

Supercomputers- processing trillions of calculations per second

Minicomputers- smaller multiuser systems

Professional Workstation- meets the needs of users requiring more computing power than a personal computer

IBM and IBM-Compatible Computers- personal computers

Apple Computers- personal computer

Hardware- encompasses all the physical components of a computer system

System Unit- case that houses the computer's internal processing circuitry

Motherboard- main circuit board

Central Processing Unit (CPU)- responsible for performing all of the artithmetic and logical instructions that the computer can do

Read-Only Memory (ROM)- information can be used by the computer at any time even when it is turned off

Random Access Memory (RAM)- data stored temporarily, data is erased when power is turned off

Expansion Slots- connections that let you install expansion boards

Input Devices- external to the system unit and are attached to it using specific connectors and ports

Output Devices- shows results of the computer's processing

Hard Drive- the storage device at the heart of most computer system

Flash Memory- Megabytes of data on small, thin, rectangular cards using a type of chip

Operating System- (OS)- the software program that oversees and controls everything that happens while your computer is turned on

User Interface- the weay in which the user interacts with the computer

System Software- pragrams that help operate and maintain your computer's data management tasks

Platform- the combination of a specific type of a computer system and specific version of operating system

Syntax- things used to communicate with the computer by using the computer

Graphical User Interface (GUI)- lets users point and click on recognizable, intuitive, and consistent objects, eliminating the need to memorize complex commands

Linux- a powerful operating system for PCs based on Unix

Utility Programs- the other part of the system software, performs "behind the scenes".

Friday, April 18, 2008

Thursday, April 17, 2008

Tuesday, April 15, 2008

Monday, April 14, 2008

Wednesday, February 13, 2008

Brandon S. 574 Secretary


Brandon S. Vocbulary # 3

change marker-an icon in power-point presentation indicating that a reviewer has made a change.

comment marker-An icon in a power point presentation that looks similar to a sticky note,indicating that reviewer has made a comment.

comment-In word, small balloons in the margin of a document that hold remarks or suggestions.

embedded font-A font inserted in a PowerPoint presentation in such a way that the font will always appear the same, even if the presentation is shown on another computer.

liquid crystal display projector-Equipment that allowss you to project the slides in a powerpoint presentation in slide show view from your computer onto a blank wall or large video screen.

online broadcast-A PowerPoint feature that allows audience memeberes to view a presentaion on their own computers using their web browsers.

publish-to save to a powerpoint presentation as a set of web pages on an intranet or web server, allowing others to open and navigate the presentation using their web browsers.

Wednesday, February 6, 2008

brandon-Organization Chart pg 564


Brandon S.- Vocabulary 3

animated object- An object such as a picture, text box, or other graphic that appears by itself during a power point presemtation.

animated text- Text that displays on a power point slide one line or bulleted point at a time.

animation- A sound or visual effect added to a power piont presentation to make the presentation more interesting.

bit-mapped image (bitmap) - an image made from a series of small dots; it may have a .bmp, .png. jpg. or .gif file extention.

embed - To insert a source file into a destination file; any changes made later to the source file are not reflected in the destination file.

footer - A line of text that appears at the botton of each page in a file, containing inforamtion such as the document's name. a page number, or the date.

header - A line of text that appears at the top of each page in a file, containing information such as the documents name, a page number, or the date.

link - The connection betweem a source file and a destination file, or betweem two tables; any changes made later to the source file are reflected in the destination file.

slide master -A hidden slide in every powerpoint presentaion that stores design template specifcations- such as placeholders sizes and positings, bullet styles, font styles and sizes, and background color- for all slides but the title slide.

The slide master can be used to make changes to an entire presentation.

title master- A hidden slide in every powerpoint presemtation that stores design template specifcations- such as place holders sizes and position, font styles and sizes, and background color-for anyslide that uses the title slide layout

transition- The way in which one slide replaces another during a powerpoint presemtation

Friday, January 25, 2008

RollerCoaster


Vocabulary # 2

color scheme - colors for background, fonts, hyperlinks, etc.


design template- a file that contians the preprogrammed formatting available for the PowerPoint presentation, such as colors, backgfround design, fonts, and bullets


slide layout- a particular combination of placeholders on a PowerPoint slide, reserving space for text and/or graphical elements

Thursday, January 24, 2008

Friday, January 18, 2008

Friday, January 11, 2008

Vocab 2

Title Area-a placeholder for the slide's title

Text Area-a placeholder for a subtitle or a numbered or a bulleted list

Object Area-reserved for objects

Rich Text Format(RTF)- it enables text to be tranferred and read by different applications

AutoContent Wizard- a tool to help you create a presentation easily with preprogrammed layouts, design, and text

Boilerplate text-standard text which is appropriate

Wednesday, January 9, 2008

Vocab.

Presentation-a formal or an informal report or known as a "speach".

Thumbnails-slide tabs in small views

Splitter Bars- horizontal or vertical bars

Title Slide-first slide in a presentation

Title-the main topic of any slide

Placeholders- a preset location reserving space for a slide element

PowerPoint Sumary

Summary:
I have used powerpoint before. It can help explaining presentaions way easier. It also makes it the presentation interesting. You can use pictures to show the viewers exactly what you are talking about. You can use the powerpoint to create a slide show to talk about different topics.