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Specialized Application Software

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Key Words & Terms• animation: 动画• artificial intelligence ：人工智能• artificial reality ：虚拟现实• audio editing software ：声音编辑软件• bitmap image ：位图图像• blog ：博客• button ：按钮• clip art ：剪贴画• desktop publisher ：桌面排版软件• desktop publishing program ：桌面排版软件• drawing program ：绘画软件• expert systems ：专家系统• flash ：动画制作软件• fuzzy logic ：模糊逻辑• graphical map ：网页设计结构图• graphics suite ：图形包• HTML editor ： HTML 编辑软件

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Key Words & Terms• illustration program: 绘图软件• image editors ：图像编辑软件• image gallery ：图像收藏• immersive experience ：沉浸式体验• industrial robot ：工业机器人• interactivity ：交互性• knowledge base ：知识库• knowledge-based system ：知识系统• link ：链接• mobile robot ：移动机器人• Morphing ：图像渐变效果• multimedia ：多媒体• multimedia authoring program ：多媒体制作软件• page layout program: 排版软件• perception system robot ：感知系统机器人• photo editors ：照片编辑器• pixel ：象素

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Key Words & Terms• raster image ：光栅图像• robot ：机器人• robotics ：机器人学• stock photographs ：库存图片• story board ：网页设计脚本• vector ：向量 / 矢量• vector illustration ：矢量插画• vector image ：矢量图• video editing software ：视频编辑软件• virtual environment ：虚拟环境• virtual reality ：虚拟现实• virtual reality modeling language (VRML) ：虚拟现实建模语言• virtual reality wall ：虚拟现实墙• VR ：虚拟现实• Web authoring ：网页制作• Web authoring programs ：网页制作软件• Web page editor ：网页编辑软件

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• Describe graphics software, including desktop publishing, image editors, illustration programs, image galleries, and graphics suites

• Discuss audio and video editing software• Describe multimedia, including story boards and

multimedia authoring programs

Competencies (Page 1 of 2)

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Competencies (Page 2 of 2)

• Explain Web authoring, Web site design, and Web authoring programs

• Describe virtual reality and VRML• Discuss knowledge-based (expert) systems• Describe robotics including perception

systems, industrial robots, and mobile robots

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Introduction• Software that for years was only

available for mainframe computers is now available for microcomputers. Specialized application software makes it possible to perform advanced tasks at home.

• Home users can now create Webs sites, work with graphic images, and create music or art.

• Robots now provide security and assistance in homes.

• Competent end users need to be aware of specialized applications such as: graphics programs, audio and video editing software, multimedia, Web authoring, and artificial intelligence.

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Specialized Applications

• Graphics Programs• 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

• Illustration programs

• Image galleries

• Graphic suites

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Audio and Video

• Video editing software– Enhances digital video

footage– Apple's iMovie &

Windows Movie Maker

• Audio editing software– Creates and edits audio

clips– Can create your own

MP3s– Apple’s Garage Band and

Sony’s ACID

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Digital Video Editing

• Capture Video

• Edit a Movie

• Create a DVD

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Multimedia

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

• Should include user interactivity

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Links & Buttons

Links can be to…– Video– Sound – Graphics– Text Files

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

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Developing Multimedia Presentations

• Plan and Analyze• Design• Create• Support

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Multimedia Authoring Programs

• Special programs used to create multimedia presentations

• Bring together all the video, audio, graphics, and text elements

• Popular programs– Macromedia Director– Authorware– 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

• Web Site Design• 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

• Macromedia's Flash

• Morphing

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Web Authoring Programs

• Known as Web page editors or HTML editors– Provide support for Web site design– Creates HTML coding

• Popular programs– Macromedia Dreamweaver– NetObjects Fusion– Microsoft FrontPage

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Web Authoring Sequence

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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

• Virtual reality modeling language (VRML)– Used to create

real-time animated 3-D scenes– Cosmos Worlds

from Cosmos Software

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Knowledge-Based (Expert) Systems

• Artificial intelligence that uses a database for assistance

• Database is known as a knowledge base• 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– Three types of robots

• Perception system robots• Industrial robots• Mobile robots

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A Look to the FutureArtificial Intelligence

• Research is being done to give robots a sense of values so they can make decisions independently

• The Saya robot is under development in Tokyo

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• Describe graphics, including desktop publishers, image editors, illustration programs, image galleries, and graphics suites.

• Discuss audio and video editing software.

• What is multimedia? How are multimedia presentations developed?

Discussion Questions (Page 1 of 2)

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• Describe Web authoring, including Web site design and Web authoring programs.

• Discuss three areas of artificial intelligence.

Discussion Questions (Page 2 of 2)

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Crossword Puzzle Answers:Across

Num. Clue Answer

2 Used to create real-time 3-D animation.

VRML

4 Design tool used to plan multimedia presentations.

Story Board

6 Editing software used to create MP3s.

ACID

8 A type of personal Web site where articles are regularly posted.

BLog

9 Creating a site. Web authoring

10 Representation of overall site design.

Graphical map

13 Image recorded as a collection of objects.

Vector image

15 Widely used type of Web animation.

Flash

Down

Num. Clue Answer

1 Composed of thousands of pixels. Bitmap image

3 Special effect that blends images together. Morphing

5 User participation. Interactivity

7 Allows responses like “OK” and “Great!” Fuzzy Logic

11 Dots that make up an image. Pixels

12 Connection between pages in a multimedia presentation.

Link

14 Attempt to develop computers that mimic human senses.

AI

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Answers for Multiple Choice and Matching

Num Multiple Choice Answers Matching Answers

1 A I

2 A G

3 A D

4 B E

5 A C

6 B F

7 C H

8 B B

9 A J

10 B A

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