Chapter 04: Specialized Application Software McGraw-Hill Copyright © 2012 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. Competencies (Page 1 of 2) • Describe graphics software, including 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 Making IT Work for You for Work IT Making : 2012 Computing Computing Essentials McGraw-Hill Copyright © 2012 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. 4-2 Competencies (Page 2 of 2) • Explain Web authoring, Web site design, and Web authoring programs • Describe artificial intelligence, including virtual reality, knowledge-based systems, and robotics • Discuss cell phone Making IT Work for You for Work IT Making apps and apps stores Computing Essentials 2012: Computing Essentials 2012: McGraw-Hill Copyright © 2012 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. 4-3 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 Making IT Work for You for Work IT Making : 2012 Computing Computing Essentials McGraw-Hill Copyright © 2012 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. 4-4 Specialized Applications • Graphics Programs • Audio and Video Software • Multimedia Programs • Web Authoring Programs Making IT Work for You for Work IT Making • Artificial Intelligence – Virtual Reality – Knowledge-based Systems – Robotics Computing Essentials 2012: Computing Essentials 2012: McGraw-Hill Copyright © 2012 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. 4-5 Graphics • Desktop publishing • Image editors • Illustration programs • Image galleries Making IT Work for You for Work IT Making : 2012 • Graphic suites Computing Computing Essentials McGraw-Hill Copyright © 2012 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. 4-6 Desktop Publishing • Programs that allow you to create publications – Mix text and graphics – Professional quality • Popular programs – Adobe InDesign Making IT Work for You for Work IT Making – Microsoft Publisher – QuarkXPress Return Computing Essentials 2012: Computing Essentials 2012: McGraw-Hill Copyright © 2012 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. 4-7 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 Making IT Work for You for Work IT Making : – Corel Paint Shop Pro 2012 Return Computing Computing Essentials McGraw-Hill Copyright © 2012 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. 4-8 Illustration Programs • Programs used to create & edit vector images • Drawing programs • Vector images use geometric shapes or objects • Popular programs Vector Image – Adobe Illustrator Bitmap Image Making IT Work for You for Work IT Making – Inkscape – CorelDRAW Return Computing Essentials 2012: Computing Essentials 2012: McGraw-Hill Copyright © 2012 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. 4-9 Image Galleries • Libraries of electronic images • Used for a variety of applications • Two basic types – Stock photographs Making IT Work for You for Work IT Making : – Clip art 2012 • There are numerous Web image galleries Return Computing Computing Essentials McGraw-Hill Copyright © 2012 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. 4-10 Graphic Suites • Bundled graphic programs • Can buy a larger variety of graphics programs at a lower cost • CorelDRAW Graphics Suite – Five individual programs Making IT Work for You for Work IT Making – Library of clip art, media clips & fonts Return Computing Essentials 2012: Computing Essentials 2012: McGraw-Hill Copyright © 2012 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. 4-11 Audio and Video • Video editing software – Enhance digital video footage using Apple's iMovie or Windows Movie Maker • Audio editing software – Create and edit audio clips Making IT Work for You for Work IT Making : and make MP3s using Apple’s Garage Band 2012 or Sony’s ACID Computing Computing Essentials McGraw-Hill Copyright © 2012 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. 4-12 Digital Video Editing • Capture, edit, and produce Videos • Create a DVD or upload to YouTube Making IT Work for You for Work IT Making Computing Essentials 2012: Computing Essentials 2012: McGraw-Hill Copyright © 2012 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. 4-13 Multimedia • The integration of a variety of media into one presentation – Video – Music – Voice Making IT Work for You for Work IT Making : – Graphics 2012 – Text • Include user interactivity Computing Computing Essentials McGraw-Hill Copyright © 2012 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. 4-14 Links & Buttons Links can be to… – Video – Sound – Graphics – Text Files Making IT Work for You for Work IT Making • Buttons are links and provide the ability to navigate through a presentation Computing Essentials 2012: Computing Essentials 2012: McGraw-Hill Copyright © 2012 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. 4-15 Multimedia Authoring Programs • Special programs used to create multimedia presentations • Bring together all the video, audio, graphics, and text elements • Popular programs Making IT Work for You for Work IT Making : – Adobe Director 2012 – Toolbook Computing Computing Essentials McGraw-Hill Copyright © 2012 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. 4-16 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 Making IT Work for You for Work IT Making Programs Computing Essentials 2012: Computing Essentials 2012: McGraw-Hill Copyright © 2012 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. 4-17 Web Site Design • Interactive multimedia form of communication – Create a graphical map of overall content – Add multimedia elements like animation • Macromedia's Flash Making IT Work for You for Work IT Making : 2012 Return Computing Computing Essentials McGraw-Hill Copyright © 2012 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. 4-18 Web Authoring Programs • Known as Web page editors or HTML editors – Provide support for Web site design – Creates HTML coding • Popular programs – Adobe Dreamweaver Making IT Work for You for Work IT Making – NetObjects Fusion – Microsoft Expression Return Computing Essentials 2012: Computing Essentials 2012: McGraw-Hill Copyright © 2012 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. 4-19 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 Making IT Work for You for Work IT Making : – Knowledge-based 2012 (expert) systems – Robotics Computing Computing Essentials McGraw-Hill Copyright © 2012 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. 4-20 Virtual Reality • Artificial or simulated reality – Generated in 3-D by a computer – Commonly known as VR, artificial reality, or virtual environments Making IT Work for You for Work IT Making Return Computing Essentials 2012: Computing Essentials 2012: McGraw-Hill Copyright © 2012 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. 4-21 Knowledge-Based (Expert) Systems • Artificial intelligence that uses a database for assistance • Database is known as a knowledge base • Many use "fuzzy logic" Making IT Work for You for Work IT Making : 2012 Return Computing Computing Essentials McGraw-Hill Copyright © 2012 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. 4-22 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 Making IT Work for You for Work IT Making • Industrial robots • Mobile robots • Household robots Return Computing Essentials 2012: Computing Essentials 2012: McGraw-Hill Copyright © 2012 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. 4-23 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 Making IT Work for You for Work IT Making : that allow you to download 2012 apps for a nominal fee or free – Examples include Apple’s App Store and Android Market Computing Computing Essentials McGraw-Hill Copyright © 2012 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. 4-24 Open-Ended Questions (Page 1 of 2) • Describe graphics, including desktop publishers, image editors, illustration programs, image galleries, and graphics suites. • Discuss audio and video editing software. Making IT Work for You for Work IT Making • What is multimedia? Discuss interactivity, links, and buttons. Computing Essentials 2012: Computing Essentials 2012: McGraw-Hill Copyright © 2012 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. 4-25 Open-Ended Questions (Page 2 of 2) • Describe Web authoring, including Web site design and Web authoring programs. • Discuss three areas of artificial intelligence. Making IT Work for You for Work IT Making : 2012 Computing Computing Essentials McGraw-Hill Copyright © 2012 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. 4-26.