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| Animation | The process of adding movement to a graphic. |
| Audio Card | A card (set of chips) that converts analog sound to digital data for use or storage inside a computer. |
| Audio Files | Files that add music or voice sounds to a presentation. |
| Bitmap | Windows format for storing simple graphics. |
| Cache | A special, extra part of RAM where frequently accessed information is temporarily stored. |
| Camera Ready | Final copy of a document or artwork used by commercial printers to make the plate for printing multiple copies. |
| CDROM | A medium that holds text, graphics, and sound. |
| Compressed Files | Data encoded so it takes up less storage space. |
| Configuration | Makeup of a computer system. |
| Decompress | Restore compressed data back to its original size. |
| Device Driver | A program that links a component, such as a mouse, printer, CD ROM player, etc. to the operating system. |
| Digitize | A method of recording information in binary pulses so it can be stored in computers. |
| Execution File | A file name having a .com, .bat., or .exe extension. |
| File Formats | BMP, ASCII, JPG, GIF, AU, DOC. |
| Media Player | A windows utility that can play video clips, animation, or sound files. |
| MIDI File | A file containing musical data encoded according to Musical Instrument Digital Interface specifications. |
| Motion Card | A card that enables a presentation to display a motion picture on a computer monitor. |
| MP3 | Compresses large wave files into much smaller files that can be easily transmitted across the Internet. |
| Photo CD | A system used to store camera photographs on a compact disc. |
| Printer Driver | Software that converts an application program's printing request into language that the printer understands. |
| Videodisk | A magnetic disk device that records both video and audio from a television signal. |
| Waveform Files | A file that stores digitized sound (such as music or spoken words). |
