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| graphics or images | pictures that you can create, modify, store, download, and transmit using your PC |
| bitmap graphics | Represent an image as a grid of colored dots |
| paint software | Software used to create and manipulate bitmap graphics |
| color depth | The number of bits required to store teh clor number |
| true color | A 24-bit color depth that produces 16.7 million colors |
| vector graphics | Consists of a set of points, lines, arcs, and other geometrical shapes |
| drawing software | Provides tools to create and manipulate vector graphics |
| wireframe | The first step to creating a 3-D object |
| rendering | The process of applying surfaces to a wireframe |
| ray tracing | Part of the rendering process when you can specify light sources and your PC automatically determines where to put highlights and shadows. |
| digitizing | The process of converting an image into a series of 1s and 0s that your PC can store, transmit, and display |
| graphics tablet | Works like an electronic canvas. |
| scanner | A digitizing device that "reads" test, images, and bar codes. |
| scanning software | Allows you to preview a scan, select a resolution, and initiate the scan from your PC |
| digital camera | Takes a photo and stores them as bitmap images, instead of capturing them on film |
| megapixel | A million pixels |
