Organising Flashcards
What is organising?
Organising is the process of arranging, representing and formatting data for use by other information processes
What does ASCII stand for?
American Standard Code for Information Interchange
What formats can text data be organised into?
DOC (Microsoft Word Document) PDF (Adobe Acrobat Portable Document) HTML (Hyper Text Markup Language RTF (Rich Text Format) TXT (Pure Text)
What is RGB?
RGB (Red, Green, Blue) is a colour system that mixes different intensities of these 3 colours to make different colours
How is audio data organised?
Audio data is organised as a series of sound samples. Sampling recordes instantaneous amplitude at precise time intervals
What are bit map images?
Bit map images contain data that describe the colour of every image in the pixel
What are vector images?
Vector images are organised as an arrangement of different objects each with particular attributes
What is the most widely used file format for the creation of websites?
HTML
What is animation?
Animation is the process of creating and editing artificial moving images
What are the 3 main functions of presentation software?
An editor that allows inserting and formatting text
A method for inserting and manipulating graphic images
A slide show system to display content
What are some non computer tools for organising?
Hard copy systems Phone books Card catalogues Filing cabinets Manual pen and paper techniques
What are the social and ethical issues related to organising?
Cost of poorly organised data
Current trends in organising data
