Data and Telecommunications, terms, concepts and abbreviations.
(19 terms)
DRM
A technology that allows content (digital media, music, video etc) owners to determine and control who and how users can view access and/or content such as media files.
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Computer Hardware parts, abbreviations and concepts.
(6 terms)
Mother Board
1) The main Printed Circuit Board (PCB) of a computer - referred to as a Mother Board because other smaller PCB´s are sometimes attached to it - this are in turn referred to as daughter boards.
2) Any PCB that can accept daughter boards. |
Graphic Design & prepress terms from desktop publishing to offset printing.
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DPI
A measure of image resolution - typical screen resolution is 72 dip whereas printing presse print at 300dpi.
When measuring the resolution of an image you need to know both the physical size and the resolution (in DPI) to acertain the actual amount of data. For example: An image that is 10 inches wide... at 72dpi would be 720 pixels wide at 300dpi would be 3000 pixels wide (roughly 3.5 times the resolution) |
Linux/Unix Terms and Commands.
(9 terms)
SMTP
A set of rules used to define how email should be sent and governing communication between mail servers to achieve this end.
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Photography terms and concepts, including digital and traditional photographic techniques.
(11 terms)
Bracketing
Making several exposures, using different settings (initially this was restricted to exposure but with digital photography can also include white balance and quality). Bracketing allows for error and permits selection of the best exposure after development.
Most professional photographers will always bracket photos where you only have one chance to capture the moment - weddings for example. |
Web design termonology, concepts, and abbreviations.
(46 terms)
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