Assignment 5
Hypermedia PowerPoint
Nate Ramezane
5/15/2008 EDX1201X
Professor Scott Weersing
Hardware and Software
• Hardware - The actual
physical components and
devices that make up a
computer system.
• Software - A set of
instructions or
programming code that is
written to instruct a
computer to do a certain
task or function.
• Referenced from
www.pccomputernotes.com
Software
• The term includes application software such
as word processors which perform productive
tasks for users, system software such as
operating systems, which interface with
hardware to provide the necessary services
for application software, and middleware
which controls and co-ordinates distributed
systems.
• Referenced from
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software
Hardware components may
include…
• System case - plays major role in expandability,
protection, cooling and lifetime of your system
• Monitor - how we display text, pictures, video,
graphics etc.
• Keyboard - main device of input, specialized
functions for instructing the computer what to do
• Mouse - a device that translates movements on a
horizontal surface into movements of a pointer on
the computer screen.
• CD-Rom DVD Rom - plays or writes music, pictures,
documents, movies etc
• Printer - Print documents, pictures etc.
Internal Hardware
components
• Motherboard - primary circuit board, helps
send communication between hardware
devices
• Hard Disk Drive - Storage device that hold all
of the files, programs, accessories etc for a
computer
• Other notable hardware devices include a
cooling fan, graphics card, sound card etc.
• PowerPoints on all subjects, first one details
the In's and Out's of Computers
How do they relate?
• Software is installed on
hardware devices.
• Software is the
instructions given to the
pieces of hardware,
telling them what action
to perform.
• Printer Cable Image
Kid Pix, ClarisWorks, and
Hyperstudio
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Programs such as these
advance basic computing
skills (keyboarding, mouse
operation, file management,
cut and paste, drawing ), as
well as higher-order thinking
skills (application, analysis,
synthesis, evaluation) in the
course of creating a project
about a particular topic.
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Hyperstudio Tutorial
Clarisworks
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Can be used for drawing program to design
and/or complete any one of a number of
different organizers: a story map to identify
story elements, a story board to sequence
events, or a Venn diagram to compare and
contrast story elements.
 includes a slide show function which is both
versatile and extremely simple to use.
 Link to Youtube video, slides were created
w/ Clarisworks
Kid Pix
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The interface was designed to be as easy to
use and as "open ended" as possible
Unlike other drawing programs, all of the
canvas is shown all of the time.
Instead of using menus to access the
different options that each tool has, they are
displayed in a row of icons along the bottom
of the screen
Selecting a new tool presents a new set of
options, such as different styles for the Wacky
Brush.
Referenced from
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kid_pix#Features
Hyperstudio
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Multimedia authoring tool
provides relatively simple methods for combining
varied medias
Allows A more sophisticated storybook may be
created using Hyper Studio than with clarisworks.
The program is a bit more complicated, but the
results are interactive and eye-catching. Try a
"choose your own ending" story!
Referenced from Unit 5 Lecture
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Image of a baby typing on a computer
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Sound Files
Audio File extensions
include
.mp3, .mid, .wav, .voc, .rol,
.mod, .mff, .cmf, .wma
Most play songs, wav and
voc play sounds, and mod
plays both
WAV files
Recorded sounds that are converted the
digital format through software
If a sound card is installed you can hear
these files
Common ones are Soundblaster,
Roland, Adlib, Yamaha, etc.
44.10 KHZ is the higher end quality, can
play at CD quality 64-128 kbit
MDI Musical Instrument
Digital Interface
Musicians record finger actions: what note is
being played, its order, its time and length
Musicians use a synthesizer that mimics
instruments
Need a dedicated MIDI port setup: Two MIDI
ports labeled IN and OUT to hook the
synthesizer to your computer
Works like a mixing board in studios
Easy to edit and can be compressed to save
space
CD / Compact Disk
• CD
– Audio - high quality sound
– Sounds are converted to analog audio
inside the CD rom itself and played
back through the audio cable
– Data permanent on CD-R can rewrite
on CD-RW
– Inexpensive to produce, almost error
free\
– Most standardized medium
– Multiformat = multimedia
– 74 minutes of music
– CD Image
DVD / Digital Video
(Versatile) Disc
• Delivers 540 horizontal lines of
resolution, much sharper than VCR
• Digital sound can be separated for
crisper more detailed surround
sound
• Dolby digital output, can play
through either composite, S-video,
or Component Video.
• Enhances picture and sound for
movies and other media
Conclusion
 Referenced from Lectures 1, 2, 3, and 4
off of the course website
 Also references from Wikipedia various
searches for related keywords.
 Links to graphics, pictures, videos,
PowerPoints, html doc.’s, clip art, and
sounds.