Career:
Multimedia Specialist
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Career Vocabulary

animation – the technology of making drawings and objects appear to move

CD – Compact Disk - a small optical disk on which data, music, text, or graphic images is digitally encoded

digital – the electronic storage or transmission of data as a sequence of numbers

DVD – Digital Versatile Disk/Digital Video Disk - a compact disk that stores large amounts of data in a digital format

e-commerce – the electronic buying and selling of goods over the Internet

edit – to prepare material for publication or presentation, by correcting, revising, or adapting

exhibit – a collection of items presented for others to see, for example, an art exhibit

hexadecimal – a number system based on the number 16; the hexadecimal system uses the digits 0-9 plus the letters A-F to represent the values 10 to 15; used when coloring an animation or web page

interactive – a computer program or video game where the viewer can use a device such as a mouse to affect events on the screen

LCD – Liquid Crystal Display - display screens containing a liquid crystal solution that allows light to pass through and show an image

monitor – the electronic box that holds the display screen for a computer

multimedia – combining the use of several types of communication media such as text, animation, graphics, and video

pixel – a small square of color that makes up an image on a television screen, computer monitor, or similar display

script – to prepare text for filming or broadcasting

storyboard – a panel or series of panels of sketches outlining the scene sequence and major changes of action or plot in a production to be shot on film or video

technology – the practical application of science to commerce or industry