...software packages used in graphic work I will be comparing two different software, being Adobe Photoshop and Microsoft Paint. Photoshop is used professionally by graphics designers around the world, and it’s the most common graphics editing software. The possibilities with Photoshop are endless and pretty much any images can be edited. Images can be edited in a number of different ways; these include colour corrections, special effects, lighting and background changes. Lasso tools and magic wand tools can be used to cut out images so they can be placed elsewhere, these go on colour so certain bits of images that are the same colour can be cut out. Layers are also available in Photoshop;...
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...Computer Graphics –B.C.A. (VIth sem ) Viral B. Polishwala Chapter - 6 : Applications of Computer Graphics Computers have become a powerful tool for the rapid and economical production of pictures. There is virtually no area in which graphical displays cannot be used to some advantage, and so it is not surprising to find the use of computer graphics so widespread. Although early applications in engineering and science had to rely on expensive and cumbersome equipment, advances in computer technology have made interactive computer graphics a practical tool. Today, we find computer graphics used routinely in such diverse areas as science, engineering, medicine, business, industry, government, art, entertainment, advertising, education, and training. Figure 1-1 summarizes the many applications of graphics in simulations, education, and graph presentations. Before we get into the details of how to do computer graphics, we first take a short tour through a gallery of graphics applications. 6.1 Presentation Graphics One of the major application areas is presentation graphics, used to produce illustrations for reports or to generate 35-mm slides or transparencies for use with projectors. It is used to produce illustrations for reports or to generate slide for with projections. Examples of presentation graphics are bar charts, line graphs, surface graphs, pie charts and displays showing relationships between parameters. 3-D graphics can provide more attraction to the presentation...
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...485 Oak Place, Suite 800 485 Oak Place, Suite 800 08 Fall 08 Fall Computer Structure and Logic – Instructor: Mrs. Nicholas – NT1110 - 28 March 2014 Different Computer Users Today Lavon Hawkins Analyzing 6 different types of computer users and the needs of their profession. Different Computer Users Today Lavon Hawkins Analyzing 6 different types of computer users and the needs of their profession. Abstract Most computer users fit into one of these basic categories. The Internet & Email user, home users, small or home business, computer graphics, and gaming users. Based upon the profession, and the needs within said profession, would determine what is needed to perform daily duties Different Types of Computer Users I would identify the “stay at home” Mom or Dad as the more basic user. Basically he or she would be a basic internet user. Most of the time just for checking his or her email, processing letters, tracking bills and finances. It may also be used for saving photos or listening to music. Browsing web sites like Facebook, MySpace or maybe a dating website (if he or she is single) may also be an option. Processing speeds probably wouldn’t be a concern because of the low priority for internet purposes. Because of this, I believe an AMD processor computer would be better because less space would be needed and it wouldn’t require much hard drive space and/or RAM. Home business owners may need more reliability. Depending on their business they...
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...problems that I see with using them is how do you know if the customer has the latest update or not. If they don’t then they will have to update their computer and that may inhibit them from being able to navigate the site. Taking this into consideration my site will not be using any of these. I will be using graphics in several different areas of the website. The first area will be the logo used for the site. This will be used on all the pages within the site. The next area they will be used as thumbnails. The last area will be the graphic examples that were created for different customers. The content will consist of a home page, a gallery page, multiple example pages and a contact page. The home page will provide information on the services that are offered. The gallery page will have thumbnail examples of the different scalable vector graphics that were created, which then will hyperlink to a the example pages. The example pages will show a larger view of the scalable vector graphics and a brief description of what the graphic was created or used for. The contact page will provide the contact information. As the designer of all the SVGs on this site there are no copyright restrictions. When dealing with the usability and accessibility of this site. I wanted the site to be very easy to navigate. All the graphics will have alternate text added to them accessible the...
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...ESSAY Computer Aided Drafting better known as CAD has revolutionized the engineering world. It simplifies complex 2D drawing processes into virtual form which can easily be corrected at a click of a mouse. By the drawings being completely digitized, it almost eliminates wasted time for travel and mailing projects mainly because the engineer can just simply email the files anywhere around the world. Another advantage is the user can clean up jagged lines by zooming in on the imperfections and join them together. There are so many pluses with CAD such as no more smudges on paper, no fidgeting between drafting tools and extra care isn’t necessary damaging the paper it’s drawn on. The areas of profession it helps are vast, Architects, Mechanical Engineers and of course Graphic Designers. CAD makes it so much easier across the board regardless of the language barrier. Everyone is on the same page because it mainly requires the use of drawings and measurements. When the program first developed, it was an instant overnight success with its capabilities. Today, there isn’t any industry in sight that’s not using it for example: movie companies, car manufacturers, furniture companies and also forensic scientists. Computer-aided design, more commonly referred to as CAD, is the use of computer software, programs, and systems to create two-dimensional (2D) vector-based graphics and three-dimensional (3D) models that are used extensively in the architectural, design, drafting, and...
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...and 3rd computer-aided design and drafting. Available since 1982 as a desktop application since 2010 as a mobile web and cloud-based application marketed as AUTOCAD 360. AUTOCAD was first released in December 1982, running on microcomputers with internal graphic controllers. Prior to the introduction of AUTOCAD, most commercial CAD programs ran on mainframe computers or minicomputers, with each CAD operator (user) working at a separate graphical terminal. AUTOCAD is used across a wide range of industries, by architecture, project managers, engineers, designers, and other professionals. it is supported by 750 training centers worldwide as of 1994. As Autodesk’s flagship product, by March 1986 AUTOCAD had become the most ubiquitous CAD program worldwide. As of 2014, AUTOCAD is in its twenty-ninth generation, and collectively with all its variants continues to be the most widely use CAD program throughout most of the world. Western Institute of Technology La Paz, Iloilo city September 30, 2014 Ms. Chenny Ruth Lianda Faculty, College of Art and Sciences Western Institute of Technology Dear Ma’am Lianda: In compliance with the fulfillment of the requirements on the course writing in the discipline and in accordance with your oral instruction dated August 28, 2014, we are submitting our library research paper entitled “The Contribution of Computer in the Field of Engineering”. The main purpose of the research paper is to determine the use of the computer on the...
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...jesuslovedworld@yahoo.com[->1] TEL: 08098705575, 08137252617 OBJECTIVES o To do things right the first time; every time and never to stop learning effectively with existing staff and facilities. SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS Computer Science OND (in view) Advance National Diploma – Electronics/Computer Technology (Upper Credit) Certificate in Swift First Step PRESENT EMPLOYER Linsa Computronics System Services Limited (Consultant) / Linsa Computronics Educational Services Institute. DATE OF BIRTH February 04, 1988 PLACE OF BIRTH Lagos Island, Lagos State. SEX Male MARTIAL STATUS Single NATIONALITY Nigerian STATE OF ORIGIN Ogun LANGUAGES English and Yoruba EDUCATION 2010 – Till date Lagos State Polytechnic Lagos State Computer Science OND (in view) JAN’09-DEC’09 NIIT Surulere Lagos State Certificate in Swift First Step JAN’07 – JUL’07 National Directorate of Employment (NDE) Lagos State Advance Diploma, System Engineering JAN’06 – JUL’06 Rina Computer Training Centre Lagos State Diploma in Desktop Publishing/Graphics JAN’05–DEC’05 Linsa Computronics Educational Services Institute. Lagos State (Federal Govt. Approved). Advance National Diploma – Electronics/Computer Technology (Upper Credit). 1998 – 2004 St Gregory’s College Lagos State Obalende, Ikoyi W.A.E.C Ordinary Level WORKING EXPERIENCE 2008 – To Date Linsa Computronics System Services Limited (Consultant) / Linsa...
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...(P1) Hardware: • Graphics Card: the graphics card takes digital information sent out by the operating system, specifying what is to be shown on the screen and make this into signal that the display can understand. Professional graphic designers value a digital visual interface connection between graphics card and monitor compared to the much older, much outdated visual graphics array cable connection, as it gives a better picture on screen. • Internal Memory (RAM): This is mainly used to hold programs when they are running and any documents or graphic files that the user has opened. At all times there is a flow of data between the hard disk, RAM and the processor. When a software application is run, a copy is made from the hard disk and stored in the RAM. When in the RAM the program can travel at very high speed to the processor where the program code can be run. • Processors (CPU):...
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...Hardware: CPU- The processor allows programs on the computer to run, every programs has a set of instructions that the processor decodes to make them work. The quicker the processor runs the instructions, the quicker the program responds to the user. The power of the CPU is dependent on how fast the circuits are driven. Many graphics work require a lot of processing, for example rescaling images or applying complex effects to graphics. Graphics Card- Graphics cards take digital data from the operating system and translates it into a signal that the display video understands. The signal travels along a video cable and into the monitor to display the image. Modern graphics cards are capable of displaying images without slowing the PC down. Professional graphics designers use a DVI (digital visual interface) between the graphics card and monitor...
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...Benefits of AutoCAD AutoCAD is a computer-aided drafting software (CAD) application, which was developed and initially released in 1982 by Autodesk. This software enables the architects, cartographers, drafters and engineers to create three-dimensional (3D) and two-dimensional (2D) models of solid and mesh surfaces. The models are made possible by the software ability to offers a robust set of features and automated drafting tools. Prior to its invention, manual drafting and drawing tools such as drafting boards, geometrical set instrument and pencils were used but they only offered a subset of what now is accomplished by the programs such as the AutoCAD. Manual drafting was a difficult task for the professionals since it consumed a lot of time and resources. Therefore, this paper will examine some of the key benefits of the AutoCAD. AutoCAD has led to increasing the productivity of the designer. The AutoCAD software aids the designer in visualizing the final product to be made, its constituents and subassemblies parts. The design can also be given animation to figure out how the final product will work thus giving the designer room for any modification if required. The software also helps the designer in analyzing, synthesizing and documenting the designs. All these aspects ultimately assist in improving the productivity of the designer thus translating to lower cost of designing, faster designing and shortening of the project completion time (Groover & Zimmers...
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...ICS FINAL EXAM STUDY GUIDE I. Week 8 (Video Games) a. Genres of Games i. Action ii. Adventure iii. Role Playing (RPG) iv. Simulation v. Strategy vi. Serious b. Elements of a Game i. Rendering engine (graphics) ii. Physics engine (collision detection) iii. Sound iv. Artificial Intelligence v. Animation vi. Scripting vii. Networking c. Game Development i. Studio teams of 20 to >100 ii. Designers iii. Artists iv. Programmers v. Level designers vi. Sound engineers vii. Testers d. Early Games i. 1951: Nimrod ii. 1958: Tennis for Two 1. Like Pong, but with real physics simulation iii. 1975: Adventure, Colossal Cave 1. First modern adventure game iv. 1980: Rogue 1. ASCII terminal e. What makes a game fun? i. Hard Fun 1. Meaningful challenges, strategies, puzzles ii. Easy Fun 1. Exploring new worlds. 2. Focus on player attention (immersion) 3. Ambiguity, incompleteness and detail iii. Serious Fun 1. Self-Improvement 2. Relaxation and excitement 3. Creating 4. Becoming better iv. People Fun 1. Just to spend time with friends 2. Build teamwork and comraderie 3. Enjoy rivalries f. WTF [for Games]: “Where‘s the Fun.” II. Week 9 (Data Visualization) a. Data Science i. The science and technology of turning data into wisdom b. Wisdom, Knowledge, Information Relationship i. Information is Data that has been processed with context to give it meaning. ii. Knowledge is information you...
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...The Effect of a Computer Simulation Activity versus a Hands-on Activity on Product Creativity in Technology Education Kurt Y. Michael Computer use in the classroom has become a popular method of instruction for many technology educators. This may be due to the fact that software programs have advanced beyond the early days of drill and practice instruction. With the introduction of the graphical user interface, increased processing speed, and affordability, computer use in education has finally come of age. Software designers are now able to design multidimensional educational programs that include high quality graphics, stereo sound, and real time interaction (Bilan, 1992). One area of noticeable improvement is computer simulations. Computer simulations are software programs that either replicate or mimic real world phenomena. If implemented correctly, computer simulations can help students learn about technological events and processes that may otherwise be unattainable due to cost, feasibility, or safety. Studies have shown that computer simulators can: 1. Be equally as effective as real life, hands-on laboratory experiences in teaching students scientific concepts (Choi and Gennaro, 1987). 2. Enhance the learning achievement levels of students (Betz, 1996). 3. Enhance the problem solving skills of students (Gokhale, 1996). 4. Foster peer interaction (Bilan, 1992). The educational benefits of computer simulations for learning are promising. Some researchers even suspect...
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...Computer crime involves: Theft by computer (including identity theft and phis hing) Software piracy and intellectual property misuse Software sabotage (malw are- including worms, viruses, Trojan horses, e tc.) Hacking and electronic trespassing. The computer crime dossier Computer crime: any crime accomplished through knowledge or use of computer technology Businesses and government institutions lose billions of dollars every year to computer criminals The majority of crimes is committed by company insiders Typically covered up or not reported to authorities to avoid embarrassment According to a 2001 survey of over 500 companies and government agencies: 85% detected computer security breaches in the preceding 12 months Financial losses due to security breaches topped $377 million 70% reported that Internet connections were frequent points of attack Only 31% said that internal systems were frequent points of attack. Theft by computer Theft is the most common form of computer crime. Computers are used to steal Money Goods Information Computer resources One common type of computer theft today is the actual theft of computers, such as notebook and PDAs Notebook and PDAs are expensive Data stored on a computer can be more valuable Denial o f Service ( DOS) Attacks bombard servers and Web sites with so much bogus traffic that they are effectively shut down networks, denying service to legitimate customers and clients. Computer security Protecting computer systems...
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...Team New Zealand The New Zealand was more limited than other teams in terms of resources; such as, money, team size, and access to computer time. However, the team attempted to use this as an advantage by having a small team that regularly met to work out the best strategies. Advantages: Simulation is resource (time, money) efficient: The team could create a simulation of a new design every three hours. Money savings from not having to build a physical yacht. It costs $50,000 per prototype and because silicon graphics lend computer simulation time, simulations were not as expensive Avoid problems of scale-up because models are smaller size and prototypes may not reflect actual issues. Ability to understand trade-offs between differences in designs. Disadvantages: Sponsors want to see a physical prototype, which requires spending money to build the prototype. Simulation needs to be done after physical prototype has been built, so it is difficult to rely only on simulation. Simulation relies on the designer. If the design parameters are not accurate, there is no value added from outcome of the simulation. Approach American Team had the backing of Cray and Boeing for the extensive computer simulations, while Team New Zealand only had a small local company that provided some support late in the development program. Team New Zealand management was open to feedback and team consensus approach was used for the design. They also used Peterson’s experience and training...
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...Although he was not a good artist, Catmull used his physics and computer science skills to start creating 3-D computer animations, unintentionally starting his career as an animator. Catmull got the opportunity to use his animation skills under George Lucas, reinventing the technology for creating movies. Steve Jobs later purchased this division from Lucas, which led to the creation of Pixar. Ed Catmull and Steve Jobs envisioned that Pixar’s culture would equally incorporate both the creative culture of Hollywood and the technological aspect of Silicon Valley. Since then, Pixar has created twelve successful feature films, increased their workforce to over 1,100 people, and been acquired by Disney. Yet the culture that started Catmull’s dream still exists today and continues to drive Pixar’s success. (SFGate) Corporate Structure’s Influence on Culture Pixar’s organizational structure reinforces many of Catmull’s beliefs, including his emphasis on cross-departmental communication. Catmull realizes the importance of human capital through Pixar’s flat hierarchy and team-oriented environment. The low power distance derives from Catmull’s faith that every individual at the company is highly qualified in their field and should be able to express themselves freely without any pressures from above. Every worker has access to talk to any other person at Pixar, regardless of title or department. Because Pixar brings computer technology and art together, workers are encouraged to work together...
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