Desktop Publishing

Desktop Publishing:

It is the process of using the computer and specific types of software to combine text and

graphics to produce documents such as newsletters, brochures, books, etc.

GIF

The letters "GIF" actually stand for "Graphics Interchange Format," but you don't need to

remember that. What you should know is that a GIF is a compressed image file format. GIF

images use a compression formula originally developed by CompuServe (which is why you see

the term "CompuServe GIF" in Photoshop, for those of you that care). GIFs are based on

indexed colors, which is a palette of at most 256 colors. This helps greatly reduce their

file size. These compressed image files can be quickly transmitted over a network or the

Internet, which is why you often see them on Web pages. GIF files are great for small icons

and animated images, but they lack the color range to be used for high-quality photos.

JPG:

a commonly used method of lossy compression for digital photography (image). The degree of

compression can be adjusted, allowing a selectable tradeoff between storage size and image

quality. JPEG typically achieves 10:1 compression with little perceptible loss in image

quality. This is the right format for those photo images which must be very small files, for example,

for web sites or for email. JPG is often used on digital camera memory cards, but RAW or TIF

format may be offered too, to avoid it. The JPG file is wonderfully small, often compressed

to perhaps only 1/10 of the size of the original data, which is a good thing when modems are

involved. However, this fantastic compression efficiency comes with a high price. JPG uses

lossy compression (lossy meaning "with losses to quality"). Lossy means that some image

quality is lost when the JPG data is compressed and saved, and this quality can never be

recovered.

PNG:

Portable Network Graphics (PNG play /ˈpɪŋ/[2]) is a bitmapped image format that employs

lossless data compression. PNG was created to improve upon and replace GIF (Graphics

Interchange Format) as an image-file format not requiring a patent license. The initialism

PNG can also be interpreted as a recursive initialism for "PNG's Not GIF".[2]

Vector graphics is the use of geometrical primitives such as points, lines, curves, and

shapes or polygon(s), which are all based on mathematical expressions, to represent images

in computer graphics. "Vector", in this context, implies more than a straight line.

Tailor made software is software the is made to the specifications of a client. In other

words it is custom made or 'tailored' to address a specific need.

Software designed to handle time and billing tracking as well as invoicing customers for

services and products. Billing software can track the hours worked by employees as well as

expenses associated with projects or clients.

Most time and billing software applications also create billing cycle reports to display information such as hours worked, expenses incurred, how much to bill clients, and which clients owe money for specific projects.

Popular time and billing software tools include Sage Timeslips, Intuit QuickBooks Time and Billing Manager, Billing Tracker and Billing.

BillingTracker Pro is time billing and invoicing software for service industry professionals such as lawyers, engineers, accountants, programmers, and consultants. Anyone who bills time and projects, and demands ease of use will enjoy BillingTracker. It allows hourly, project-rate, retainer, or even contingency invoicing, tracks outstanding client debts, has a built-in timer, and creates professional invoices to be printed or emailed.

Inventory management software is a computer-based system for tracking product levels, orders, sales and deliveries.[1] It can also be used in the manufacturing industry to create a work order, bill of materials and other production-related documents. Companies use inventory management software to avoid product overstock and outages. It is a tool for organizing inventory data that before was generally stored in hard-copy form or in Microsoft Excel spreadsheets.

Point of sale (POS) software is software that retailers use to calculate sales and operate the cash drawer; it is the computerized cash register. Point of sale software adds up the sales total, figures the state sales tax, calculates the change back from the amount tendered, and automatically adjusts the store's inventory levels to debit the amount of inventory sold.

Custom software is any type of software designed for the exclusive use of a particular organization.

With custom software, the idea is to create something new and unique that meets specific needs with a specific organization, and is not intended to be adapted for use by any other organization. This form of software product is desirable when the nature of the business or other entity is highly specialized, and there are no existing software packages that can adequately meet the needs of the entity.

A multi-user dungeon or MUD is a gaming and social concept developed in the late 1970s, when connectivity to a common server was possible for a number of people at the same time. The initial goal of the multi-user dungeon was to create places where people could explore Dungeons & Dragons themed adventures together, and also interact socially in designated chat rooms or areas. Groups of players each connecting from personal computers usually via telephone line, played together in text based language, exploring various dungeons or areas, leveling up characters, or using simple commands to perform actions within the program.
The earliest multi-user dungeon types were developed at universities. In particular, the University of Illinois and the University of Essex both could connect people from their universities (and outside of them) for social interaction. The first real game on these early systems was called Oubliette, and was created at the University of Illinois for their system. It was so hard people had to work together in order to solve clues and survive.

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