Chapter 04: 04: Specialized Application Application Software McGraw-Hill Copyright © 2012 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc All rights reserved Computing Essentials 2012: Making IT Work for You Competencies (Page of 2)graphics software, including • Describe desktop publishing, image editors, illustration programs, image galleries, and graphics suites • Discuss audio and video editing software • Describe multimedia, including links, buttons, and multimedia authoring programs McGraw-Hill Copyright © 2012 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc All rights reserved 4-2 Computing Essentials 2012: Making IT Work for You Competencies (Page of 2)Web authoring, Web site • Explain design, and Web authoring programs • Describe artificial intelligence, including virtual reality, knowledgebased systems, and robotics • Discuss cell phone apps and apps stores McGraw-Hill Copyright © 2012 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc All rights reserved 4-3 Computing Essentials 2012: Making IT Work for You Introduction • Specialized applications let users perform advanced computing tasks • Robots provide security and assistance in homes • Competent end users need to be aware of specialized applications McGraw-Hill Copyright © 2012 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc All rights reserved 4-4 Computing Essentials 2012: Making IT Work for You Specialized Applications • Graphics Programs • • • • Audio and Video Software Multimedia Programs Web Authoring Programs Artificial Intelligence – Virtual Reality – Knowledge-based Systems – Robotics McGraw-Hill Copyright © 2012 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc All rights reserved 4-5 Computing Essentials 2012: Making IT Work for You Graphics • Desktop publishing • Image editors • Illustration programs • Image galleries • Graphic suites McGraw-Hill Copyright © 2012 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc All rights reserved 4-6 Computing Essentials 2012: Making IT Work for You Desktop Publishing • Programs that allow you to create publications – Mix text and graphics – Professional quality • Popular programs – – – McGraw-Hill Adobe InDesign Microsoft Publisher QuarkXPress Return Copyright © 2012 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc All rights reserved 4-7 Computing Essentials 2012: Making IT Work for You Image Editors • Programs for creating and editing bitmap images – Bitmap images use dots or pixels to represent an image – Bitmap images are also called raster images • Popular programs – Paint.NET – Adobe Photoshop – Corel Paint Shop Pro McGraw-Hill Return Copyright © 2012 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc All rights reserved 4-8 Computing Essentials 2012: Making IT Work for You Illustration Programs • Programs used to create & edit vector images • Drawing programs • Vector images use geometric shapes Vector Image Bitmap Image or objects • Popular programs – – – McGraw-Hill Adobe Illustrator Inkscape CorelDRAW Return Copyright © 2012 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc All rights reserved 4-9 Computing Essentials 2012: Making IT Work for You Image Galleries • Libraries of electronic images • Used for a variety of applications • Two basic types – Stock photographs – Clip art • There are numerous Web image galleries McGraw-Hill Return Copyright © 2012 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc All rights reserved 4-10 Computing Essentials 2012: Making IT Work for You Links & Buttons Links can be to… – – – – Video Sound Graphics Text Files • Buttons are links and provide the ability to navigate through a presentation McGraw-Hill Copyright © 2012 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc All rights reserved 4-15 Computing Essentials 2012: Making IT Work for You Multimedia Authoring Programs • Special programs used to create multimedia presentations • Bring together all the video, audio, graphics, and text elements • Popular programs – Adobe Director – Toolbook McGraw-Hill Copyright © 2012 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc All rights reserved 4-16 Computing Essentials 2012: Making IT Work for You Web Authoring • Corporations use the Web to reach new customers • Many individuals create their own personal sites, called Web logs or blogs, to keep in touch with friends and family • Web Site Design • Web Authoring Programs McGraw-Hill Copyright © 2012 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc All rights reserved 4-17 Computing Essentials 2012: Making IT Work for You Web Site Design • Interactive multimedia form of communication – Create a graphical map of overall content – Add multimedia elements like animation • Macromedia's Flash McGraw-Hill Return Copyright © 2012 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc All rights reserved 4-18 Computing Essentials 2012: Making IT Work for You Web Authoring Programs • Known as Web page editors or HTML editors – Provide support for Web site design – Creates HTML coding • Popular programs – – – McGraw-Hill Adobe Dreamweaver NetObjects Fusion Microsoft Expression Return Copyright © 2012 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc All rights reserved 4-19 Computing Essentials 2012: Making IT Work for You McGraw-Hill WYSIWYG Copyright © 2012 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc All rights reserved 4-20 Computing Essentials 2012: Making IT Work for You Artificial Intelligence • Attempts to simulate human senses, thought processes, and actions • Designed to help people and organizations become more productive • Three areas of AI – Virtual reality – Knowledge-based (expert) systems – Robotics McGraw-Hill Copyright © 2012 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc All rights reserved 4-21 Computing Essentials 2012: Making IT Work for You Virtual Reality • Artificial or simulated reality – Generated in 3-D by a computer – Commonly known as VR, artificial reality, or virtual environments McGraw-Hill Return Copyright © 2012 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc All rights reserved 4-22 Computing Essentials 2012: Making IT Work for You Knowledge-Based (Expert) Systems • Artificial intelligence that uses a database for assistance • Database is known as a knowledge base • Many use "fuzzy logic" McGraw-Hill Return Copyright © 2012 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc All rights reserved 4-23 Computing Essentials 2012: Making IT Work for You Robotics • The field of study concerned with using robots • Robots are computer-controlled machines – Mimic the motor activities of living things – Four types of robots • Perception system robots • Industrial robots • Mobile robots ã Household robots McGraw-Hill Return Copyright â 2012 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc All rights reserved 4-24 Computing Essentials 2012: Making IT Work for You Cell Phone Apps • Cell phone apps are add-on features that perform a variety of tasks (e.g., address books, to-do lists, and alarms) – Over 10,000 apps for the iPhone alone • App stores are Web sites that allow you to download apps for a nominal fee or free – Examples include Apple’s App Store and Android Market McGraw-Hill Copyright © 2012 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc All rights reserved 4-25 Computing Essentials 2012: Making IT Work for You Careers in IT • Desktop publishers use computers to format and create publication-ready material – – – – Books Magazines Newsletters Newspapers • Generally requires completion of a program, good communication skills, and artistic ability • Desktop publishers can expect to earn $25K - $42K annually McGraw-Hill Copyright © 2012 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc All rights reserved 4-26 Computing Essentials 2012: Making IT Work for You A Look to the Future Artificial Intelligence • Research is being done to give robots a sense of values so they can make decisions independently • The Saya robot is under development in Tokyo McGraw-Hill Copyright © 2012 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc All rights reserved 4-27 Computing Essentials 2012: Making IT Work for You Open-Ended Questions (Page of 2) • Describe graphics, including desktop publishers, image editors, illustration programs, image galleries, and graphics suites • Discuss audio and video editing software • What is multimedia? Discuss interactivity, links, and buttons McGraw-Hill Copyright © 2012 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc All rights reserved 4-28 Computing Essentials 2012: Making IT Work for You Open-Ended Questions (Page of 2) • Describe Web authoring, including Web site design and Web authoring programs • Discuss three areas of artificial intelligence McGraw-Hill Copyright © 2012 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc All rights reserved 4-29 ... Introduction • Specialized applications let users perform advanced computing tasks • Robots provide security and assistance in homes • Competent end users need to be aware of specialized applications... reserved 4-4 Computing Essentials 2012: Making IT Work for You Specialized Applications • Graphics Programs • • • • Audio and Video Software Multimedia Programs Web Authoring Programs Artificial... (Page of 2)graphics software, including • Describe desktop publishing, image editors, illustration programs, image galleries, and graphics suites • Discuss audio and video editing software • Describe