1. Specialized Application Software © 2013 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.Computing Essentials 2013

2. Specialized Application Software © 2013 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.Computing Essentials 2013 4-2  Describe graphics software, including desktop publishing, image editors, illustration programs, image galleries, and graphics suites.  Discuss audio and video editing software.  Describe multimedia, including links, buttons, and multimedia authoring programs.

3. Specialized Application Software © 2013 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.Computing Essentials 2013 4-3  Explain Web authoring, Web site design, and Web authoring programs.  Describe artificial intelligence, including virtual reality, knowledge-based systems, and robotics.  Discuss mobile apps and apps stores.

4. Specialized Application Software © 2013 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.Computing Essentials 2013 4-4  Specialized applications let users perform advanced computing tasks.  Examples include Web design, graphics, audio and video editing, artificial intelligence, and cell phone apps.  Competent end users need to be aware of specialized applications.

5. Specialized Application Software © 2013 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.Computing Essentials 2013 4-5  Graphics  Audio and Video  Multimedia  Web Authoring  Artificial Intelligence  Virtual Reality  Knowledge-based Systems  Robotics  Mobile Apps

6. Specialized Application Software © 2013 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.Computing Essentials 2013 4-6  Desktop publishing Desktop publishing  Image editors Image editors  Illustration programs Illustration programs  Image galleries Image galleries  Graphic suites Graphic suites

7. Specialized Application Software © 2013 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.Computing Essentials 2013 4-7  Programs that allow you to create publications  Mix text and graphics  Professional quality  Popular programs  Adobe InDesign  Microsoft Publisher  QuarkXPress Return

8. Specialized Application Software © 2013 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.Computing Essentials 2013 4-8  Photo Editors  Editing and modifying digital photographs  Bitmap Images  Use dots or pixels to represent an image  Also called raster images  Popular programs  Paint.NET  Adobe Photoshop  Corel Paint Shop Pro Return

9. Specialized Application Software © 2013 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.Computing Essentials 2013 4-9 Bitmap Image Vector Image  Drawing programs  Vector images  Use geometric shapes or objects  Popular programs  Adobe Illustrator  Inkscape  CorelDRAW Return

10. Specialized Application Software © 2013 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.Computing Essentials 2013 4-10  Libraries of electronic images  Two basic types  Stock photographs  Clip art  There are numerous Web image galleries Return

11. Specialized Application Software © 2013 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.Computing Essentials 2013 4-11  Bundled graphic programs  Lower cost than individual programs  CorelDRAW Graphics Suite  Five individual programs  Library of clip art, media clips & fonts Return

12. Specialized Application Software © 2013 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.Computing Essentials 2013 4-12  Video editing software  Reorganize  Add effects  Popular Programs  Apple iMovie  Windows Movie Maker

13. Specialized Application Software © 2013 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.Computing Essentials 2013 4-13  Audio editing software  Create and edit audio clips  Filter out imperfections  Make MP3s  Popular Programs  Apple Garage Band  Sony ACID

14. Specialized Application Software © 2013 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.Computing Essentials 2013 4-14  Capture, edit, and produce videos  Create a DVD or upload to YouTube

15. Specialized Application Software © 2013 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.Computing Essentials 2013 4-15  The integration of a variety of media into one presentation  Video  Music  Voice  Graphics  Text  Include user interactivity

16. Specialized Application Software © 2013 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.Computing Essentials 2013 4-16  Links can be to…  Other pages  Video  Sound  Graphics  Text Files  Buttons are links  Provide the ability to navigate through a presentation

17. Specialized Application Software © 2013 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.Computing Essentials 2013 4-17  Create multimedia presentations  Bring together video, audio, graphics, and text elements into interactive framework  Popular programs  Adobe Director  Toolbook

18. Specialized Application Software © 2013 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.Computing Essentials 2013 4-18  Creating a web site  Corporations use the Web to reach new customers  Individuals create their own personal sites, called blogs  Web Site Design Web Site Design  Web Authoring Programs Web Authoring Programs

19. Specialized Application Software © 2013 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.Computing Essentials 2013 4-19  Interactive multimedia form of communication  Create a graphical map of overall content  Add multimedia elements like animation  Flash movies Return

20. Specialized Application Software © 2013 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.Computing Essentials 2013 4-20  Web Pages are typically HTML documents  Word Processors can create simple HTML documents  Web Authoring programs known as Web page editors or HTML editors  Advanced Web site design  Creates HTML coding  Popular programs  Adobe Dreamweaver  NetObjects Fusion  Microsoft Expression Return

21. Specialized Application Software © 2013 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.Computing Essentials 2013 4-21

22. Specialized Application Software © 2013 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.Computing Essentials 2013 4-22  Attempts to simulate human senses, thought processes, and actions  Reasoning  Learning from past experience  Vision  Touch  Help people and organizations become more productive  Three areas of AI  Virtual reality Virtual reality  Knowledge-based (expert) systems Knowledge-based (expert) systems  Robotics Robotics

23. Specialized Application Software © 2013 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.Computing Essentials 2013 4-23  Artificial or simulated reality  Generated in 3-D by a computer  Commonly known as VR, artificial reality, or virtual environments  Second Life from Linden Labs Return

24. Specialized Application Software © 2013 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.Computing Essentials 2013 4-24  Artificial intelligence that uses a database for assistance  Database is known as a knowledge base  Facts, rules to relate the facts, and user input to formulate recommendations or decisions  Many use "fuzzy logic" Return

25. Specialized Application Software © 2013 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.Computing Essentials 2013 4-25  The field of study concerned with developing and using robots  Computer-controlled machines  Mimic motor activities of living things  Four types of robots  Perception system robots  Industrial robots  Mobile robots  Household robots Return

26. Specialized Application Software © 2013 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.Computing Essentials 2013 4-26  Add-on features for mobile devices including smartphones, netbooks, and tablets.  Text messaging  Internet browsing  Connecting to social networks

27. Specialized Application Software © 2013 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.Computing Essentials 2013 4-27  App stores are Web sites that allow you to download apps for a nominal fee or free  Apple’s App Store and Android Market

28. Specialized Application Software © 2013 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.Computing Essentials 2013 4-28  Desktop publishers use computers to format and create publication-ready material  Books  Magazines  Newsletters  Newspapers  Generally requires completion of a program, good communication skills, and artistic ability  Desktop publishers can expect to earn $26,500 - $44,500 annually

29. Specialized Application Software © 2013 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.Computing Essentials 2013 4-29  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

30. Specialized Application Software © 2013 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.Computing Essentials 2013 4-30  Describe graphics, including desktop publishers, image editors, illustration programs, image galleries, and graphics suites.  Discuss audio and video editing software.  What is multimedia? Discuss interactivity, links, buttons, and multimedia authoring programs.

31. Specialized Application Software © 2013 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.Computing Essentials 2013 4-31  Describe Web authoring, including Web site design, graphical maps, animations, flash, Web authoring programs, Web page editors, and WYSIWYG editors.  Discuss artificial intelligence including virtual reality, immersive experiences, virtual reality walls, knowledge-based systems, knowledge bases, fuzzy logic, robotics, and four types of robots.