dilluns, 30 d’octubre del 2017

SESSION 19: Image formats, storing, publishing and sharing


   
Part 1: IMAGE FORMATS


a)    Find out the most common formats for images and write a short description of the features of each of them

There are 5 main formats in which to store images:
  •  TIFF: images create very large file sizes.
  •  JPEG: are images that have been compressed to store a lot of information in a small-size file. 
  • GIF: this format compresses images but the compression is losslessThis format is never used for photography, because of the limited number of colors. GIFS can also be used for animations.
  • PNG: this is a full range of color and better compression.
  • Raw Image Files: contain data from a digital camera, they haven’t been processed and therefore can’t be edited or printed yet.
b)    Which image format preserves the quality better when it is compressed

The JPEG format.



c)    Which formats are more suitable for web design?

The formats that are more suitable for a web design is the GIF.


Part 2: ORGANIZING IMAGES

a)   This are pictures of my high school


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       c)   This is my presentation



dimecres, 20 de setembre del 2017

SESSION 7: Internet terms

1. INTERNET TERMS:                      TRUE / FALSE 

    1.4. IT is an abbreviation for Information Technology:                      TRUE

    1.2. The Internet and the World Wide Web are the same               thing: FALSE

    1.3. A browser is a person who enjoys looking at the                      WWW: FALSE 

    1.4. You can see pictures and words online but you cannot            listen to sounds: FALSE

    1.5. You need the newest' fastest computers to see the                  Web: FALSE

    1.6. Most Internet users are men: TRUE 

    1.7. @ Is called "at" in English: FALSE

2. MATCH THE WORDS YTO THEIR DEFINITIONS:

    2.1. A BROWSER: Software that lets you access the WWW

    2.2. TO DOWNLOAD: To get programs from the Internet

    2.3. TO CHAT: To have a conversation through the Internet by "writing or speaking

    2.4. EMAIL: Letters you send by Internet

    2.5. A MODEM: Thing that connects a computer to the Internet.

    2.6. Wi-Fi: Wireless device that allows computers to connect to the Internet using a router: 

    2.7. ON-LINE: When you are connected to de internet

    2.8. SOFTWARE: Computer programs.

    2.9. SCROLL DOWN/UP: Move the page up or down using the side tabs with your mouse.

3. CHOOSE THE BEST WORD TO COMPLETE THESE SENTENCES:

    3.1. I use a fast modem to connect my computer to the Internet.

    3.2. RealPlayer is computer software that you se to listen to music on the World Wide Web.

    3.3. I always save my documents on floppy disks.

    3.4. Chat is a good way of meeting other people on the Internet.

    3.5. A beep is a sound your computer makes when there is an error.

4. Answer these questions

    4.1. The difference is that a Browser we usually use to acces information to the internet, and the Search Engine to point you in the right direction of a website. 
Examples: google, mozilla firefox, internet explorer, https...

    4.2. I always use google because it's more popular than the others.

   4.3. I use more https than for example WWW.







    


dilluns, 18 de setembre del 2017

SESSION 6: Computers and you


1. Answer this questions about the computer you are using. Then compare your answers with your partner.

    1.1. This screen is philips and LG is the tower.

    1.2. The operating system is windows.

    1.3. The computer use this webs: mozilla firefox, google                chrome and internet explorer.

    1.4. There are 2 buttons and a scroll wheell.

    1.5. Yes, my computer have a CD-ROM drive, a DVD-drive            and USB drives.


    1.6. 


    RETURN (ENTER)- enrere
    SPACE BAR- espai
    SHIFT- majúscula
    TAB- tabulador
    DELETE- esborrar
    CONTROL- control
    ESCAPE- sortir de la pàgina
    HYPEN OR DASH- guió
    PERIOD OR DOT-   -
    COMMA-  ,
    COLON-    :
    RIGHT PARENTHESIS-  )
    SLASH-    /
    AT SYMBOL-   @

2. Match these word-processing terms with their definitions.           Then compare your answers with a partner.

    2.1. A list of computer operations: MENÚ

    2.2. A box on the screen that shows information:                            WINDOWS

    2.3. A small picture or symbol: ICON

    2.4. Text or other data stored together with a special name:            FILE

    2.5. Software for creating text files: WORD PROCESOR

    2.6. Press and release the button on the mouse: CLICK

    2.7. A little arrow on the screen that moves when you                    move the mouse: HIGHLIGHT

    2.8. Select text/images with the mouse: CURSOR

3. Match these word processing commands with their definitions below.

      3.1. Duplicate highlighted text /images to put somewhere              else: COPY

    3.2. Preserve the contents of a document: SAVE    

    3.3. Cut text/images from one place and put them                          somewhere else: CUT AND PASTE

    3.4. Open an existing document: OPEN

    3.5. Create a new document: NEW

    3.6. Send the contents of a document to the printer:                      PRINT 

    3.7. Close the document without quitting the word                          processor: CLOSE 

    3.8. Save the contents of a document under a new file                  name: SAVE AS