Chapter 6 - Application Software Used For Presentation And Communication Of Data Flashcards
What are paragraphs?
Blocks of text separated by different subjects
What are characters?
Any letters numbers or symbols used in a document
What are sections?
Section of text that can be formatted differently
What divides documents?
Section breaks
What are frames?
Area of a page containing text or graphics, continuing from on page to the next
What’s a header?
Text on the top of every page
What’s a footer?
Text on the bottom of every page
What’s a footnote?
Note at the bottom of the page referencing a point in the main body of the text
What’s a page?
A single side of a document
What’s a mail merge?
Process of combining information from a data source to create a standard document
Name 3 fonts
Script, sans serif and serif
What’s a clip art library?
Collection of pre drawn images that can be copied and edited
What’s a graphic library?
A collection of graphics related to a specific topic
What’s cartography?
The art of map making
Name three graphic application
Kitchen design
Cartography
Network design
What does network design contain?
Industry standard symbols for components needed in a network such as servers routers and cabling
What’s a vector?
Graphic saved as geometric equations.
What’s bitmap?
Graphics saved as pixels
Describe two differences between vector and bitmap
Vector resized without distortion, bitmap becomes pixelated
Vector file size small, bitmap large
Give advantages and disadvantages of presenting on a computer and projector
Ad: saved and edited, quality doesn’t diminish, wide range of features
Dis: features over used, need computer and software which is costly and if there’s a power cut, can’t be shown
Give advantages and disadvantages do printed acetate and overhead projector
Advantages - slides annotated to explain points, OHP is cheap and if there’s a power cut, the slides can be read by the presenter
Disadvantages - no special feautures, slides might get mixed up, quality deteriorates
What are the three different presentation structures
Hierarchical
Linear
Non linear
