Specialized application software (NHẬP môn điện TOÁN SLIDE)

Chapter 04:
04: Specialized
Application
Application Software

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Competencies (Page 1
of 2)graphics software, including
• Describe
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

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Competencies (Page 2
of 2)Web authoring, Web site
• Explain

design, and Web authoring programs
• Describe artificial intelligence,
including virtual reality, knowledgebased systems, and robotics
• Discuss cell phone
apps and apps stores

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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

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Specialized
Applications
• Graphics
Programs
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Audio and Video Software
Multimedia Programs
Web Authoring Programs
Artificial Intelligence
– Virtual Reality
– Knowledge-based Systems
– Robotics

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Graphics
• Desktop publishing
• Image editors
ã Illustration programs
ã Image galleries
ã Graphic suites

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Desktop Publishing
• Programs that allow you to create
publications
– Mix text and graphics
– Professional quality

ã Popular programs




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Adobe InDesign
Microsoft Publisher
QuarkXPress

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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
– Corel Paint Shop Pro

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Illustration Programs
• Programs used to create & edit vector
images
• Drawing programs
• Vector images use geometric shapes
Vector Image
Bitmap Image
or objects
ã Popular programs




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Adobe Illustrator

Inkscape
CorelDRAW
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Image Galleries
• Libraries of electronic images
• Used for a variety of applications
• Two basic types
– Stock photographs
– Clip art

• There are numerous
Web image galleries

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Graphic Suites
• Bundled graphic programs
• Can buy a larger variety of graphics
programs at a lower cost
• CorelDRAW Graphics Suite
– Five individual programs
– Library of clip art, media clips & fonts

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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
and make MP3s using
Apple’s Garage Band

or Sony’s ACID

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Digital Video Editing
• Capture, edit, and produce Videos
• Create a DVD or upload to YouTube

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Multimedia
• The integration of a variety of media
into one presentation
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Video
Music
Voice
Graphics
Text

• Include user interactivity

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Links & Buttons
Links can be to…
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Video
Sound
Graphics
Text Files

• Buttons are links and
provide the ability to
navigate through
a presentation

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Multimedia Authoring
Programs

• Special programs used to create
multimedia presentations
• Bring together all the video, audio,
graphics, and text elements
ã Popular programs
Adobe Director
Toolbook

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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
ã Web Site Design
ã Web Authoring
Programs

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Web Site Design
• Interactive multimedia form of
communication
– Create a graphical map of overall content
Add multimedia elements like animation
ã Macromedia's Flash

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Web Authoring
Programs
• Known
as Web page editors or HTML
editors

– Provide support for Web site design
Creates HTML coding

ã Popular programs

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Adobe Dreamweaver
NetObjects Fusion
Microsoft Expression

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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
– Knowledge-based
(expert) systems
– Robotics

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Virtual Reality
• Artificial or simulated reality
– Generated in 3-D by a computer
– Commonly known as VR, artificial reality,
or virtual environments

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Knowledge-Based (Expert)
Systems

• Artificial intelligence that uses a
database for assistance
• Database is known as a knowledge
base
ã Many use "fuzzy logic"

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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
ã Industrial robots
ã Mobile robots
ã Household
robots

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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

that allow you to download
apps for a nominal fee or free
– Examples include Apple’s App
Store and Android Market

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