FILMP/MEDP 150 • LEC 5 • NEW MEDIA & ITS PROPERTIES
CONCEPT SHEET (10/6/09)
new media
Digital
decimal (base 10 number system)
binary (base 2 number system)
bit
byte
asc ii character set (pronounced ‘askey’)
transistor = switch
RAM = random access memory
CPU = central processing unit
i/o = input/output device
data input
data storage
computer language
microcomputer
DOS = Disk operating system
GUI (pronounced ‘gooey’) = graphical user interface
operating system (i.e. Apple OS, MS-DOS, Windows, Linux)
CONCEPT SHEET (10/6/09)
new media
Digital
decimal (base 10 number system)
binary (base 2 number system)
bit
byte
asc ii character set (pronounced ‘askey’)
transistor = switch
RAM = random access memory
CPU = central processing unit
i/o = input/output device
data input
data storage
computer language
microcomputer
DOS = Disk operating system
GUI (pronounced ‘gooey’) = graphical user interface
operating system (i.e. Apple OS, MS-DOS, Windows, Linux)