Cambridge Nationals R001 - Software

1. Microsoft Windows
2. Apple OS and iOS
3. Linux
4. Android

Annotations:

• Graphics and photo manipulation software as it has a range of tools and features that are used to create or edit image. Photos can: • be edited to remove red-eye or other unwanted blemishes • be cropped to remove unwanted parts of the image • have elements cut off or out of the image • be resized to fit frames in documents or for use in different devices • have extra layers created to add new elements to the image

1. used to create or edit image
2. edited to remove red-eye or other unwanted blemishes
3. be cropped to remove unwanted parts of the image
4. have elements cut off or out of the image
5. be resized to fit frames in documents or for use in different devices
6. have extra layers created to add new elements to the image

1. Used to display web pages

1. Software applications
   1. make use of limited memory resources.
   2. Touchscreens
   3. Connectivity
      1. Wireless
         1. Bluetooth
            1. Devices need to be paired
         2. Infared
         3. Wi-Fi
      2. Wired
         1. USB
         2. Firewire
2. Devices
   1. Smart phones
   2. Tablets
3. Types of apps
   1. Navigation
   2. Accessing e-mail
   3. sending and receiving text messages
   4. Viewing web pages
   5. Updating social network pages

1. Image types
   1. Bitmap images

      Annotations:

      • http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/dida/graphics/bitmapvectorrev1.shtml
      1. lose quality when they are resized
      2. Made up of pixels
   2. Vector images
      1. Does not loose quality when resized
      2. generally less detailed and realistic than bitmaps
      3. Made up of lines, equations and calulations
2. File formats
   1. JPG
      1. small file size, used by cameras and for images on the internet
   2. GIF
      1. small file size, used on the internet for images that have large blocks of colour
   3. PNG
      1. small to medium file size, designed to replace GIF. It is slowly growing in use.
   4. BMP
      1. large file size, rarely used these days.
   5. TIFF
      1. very large file size, primarily used in the print industry.