Question 6 complete

What have you learnt about technologies

from the process of constructing this product?

Hardware Computer hardware refers to the physical parts of a

computer and related devices. Internal hardware devices include motherboards, hard drivers and RAM. External hardware devices include monitors, keyboards, mice, printers and scanners.

The internal hardware parts of a computer are often referred to as components, while external hardware devices are usually called peripherals. Together, they all fall under the category of computer hardware.

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Apple iMac Before creating my product I had never used an iMac. To begin with, it was difficult but became increasingly easier after the first few uses. The computer is very different to other computers I have used, there are many features which set it apart:

Processor: 2GHz Intel Core 2 Duo (referring to speed)

Memory: 3GB 667 MHz DDR2 SSDRAM (referring to random access memory)

The apple keyboard and mouse

User interface control

CMD key

Apple Keyboard and MouseBefore I could create anything I had to „learn‟ how to use the apple keyboard and mouse. Many of the functions of the keyboard and mouse are different from those of an ordinary computer. Some examples of this are:

No print screen button – to be able to print screen you have to use command, shift and 4.

No right click - To bring up the menu which you would usually do by right-clicking you need to hold down the ctrl button.

Positioning of keys – The position of some keys on the apple keyboard are different to an ordinary keyboard. E.g. the positioning of „@‟.

The apple key – the apple key can be used when copying, pasting or selecting information. Obviously, a windows keyboard would have a windows button not an apple button.

Studio Strobe lightsWhen taking the pictures for my magazine cover and article I recognized the importance for the photograph to be well lit. To do this, I used two sets of lighting:

1. Interfit ex150

2. Hemisphere 300 strobe lights

By placing the lights in certain positions it meant that I could take a well lit photograph with the focus being on certain areas (I.e. her face). Also, by slightly changing the heights of the lights, shadowing could be controlled.

USB Card Reader (SD) A card reader allows you to

import the pictures from an

SD card (taken by a camera

usually) onto a computer.

In order for me to take the

picture on the camera, and

import them into the

computer to be used for my

magazine I had to use an SD

USB card reader.

Camera - DSLR Nikon D3100When taking the pictures for the

cover page of my magazine I

used a DSLR Nikon D3100.

Doing this I had to learn all the

basics:

Autofocus – lock

Lighting

Framing

Pose/posture

Software Software means computer instructions or data. Anything that can

be stored electronically is software , in contrast to storage devices and display devices which are called hardware. In terms of hardware and software they are bot used as nouns and adjectives. For example, you can say: “the problem lies in the software” meaning that there is a problem with he program/data and not with the computer itself. You could also say: “it‟s a software problem”. The distinction between software and hardware is sometimes confusing because they are so integrally linked. Clearly, when you purchase a program, you are buying software. But to buy the software, you need to buy the disk (hardware) on which the software is recorded.

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Mac OSX v.10.5.8

• Finder

• Documents

• Saving

• Drag and Drop onto home

screen

• CMD Shift 4 to Print

Screen

Mac OSX v.10.5.8 - Finder Mac OSX v.10.5.8 - Documents

Drag and Drop onto home

screen

CMD Shift 4 to Print Screen

Adobe Photoshop CS5

(Creative Suite) V.12In creating my front cover and my contents

page of my magazine I had to learn how to

use Photoshop, this included the following:

Layers

Tools

Filters

Brushes

Selection

Saving

Layer Styles

Import/export

Adobe Photoshop CS5

(Creative Suite) V.12 - LayersI Had to learn how to use layers:

Wrapping layers

Clicking on a layer before

being able to change

anything

Locking layers

Hiding layers

Adobe Photoshop CS5

(Creative Suite) V.12 - ToolsI had to learn how to use all of the different tools;

Marquee Tool

Lasso Tool

Quick select/magic wand

Crop

Eye drop/ruler/note/count

Red eye tool/Patch Tool

Brush tool/Pencil tool/mixer brush tool

Eraser tool

Blur/smudge/sharpen

Text

Shape tools

Adobe Photoshop CS5

(Creative Suite) V.12 - Select To select something in

Photoshop you do not select

the item directly but its

„name‟ in the layers section.

If you are dealing with text,

the layer is labeled directly

with the text. If you are

dealing with an image, then

the the layer is labeled

„image‟ followed by a

number.

Adobe Photoshop CS5 (Creative

Suite) V.12 – Import/export I learnt how to import/export

something on Photoshop.

This can be done by

accessing „File‟ and then

import/export.

Adobe In Design CS3 V.8

D.T.P Print Layout

Frames

Columns

Exporting Images

Placing

Arranging objects

Drop Cap

Adobe In Design CS3 V.8

D.T.P – Print Layout Making sure the size is

appropriate before the

possibility of printing it.

Adobe In Design CS3 V.8

D.T.P – Frames I had to learn how to work

with frames, I quickly

realized that you couldn‟t

work with images unless you

used the frame tool.

Adobe In Design CS3 V.8

D.T.P Columns Articles usually have a range

of uses of columns. When

writing my text I realized that

I would also need to use

these columns. To do this, I

had to learn how. (Layout,

Margins and Columns).

Adobe In Design CS3 V.8

D.T.P Exporting Images To be able to take the work

that I have done and to

upload It onto my blog I had

to learn how to import it into

a JPEG format.

Here, I could then upload it.

This can be done by

selecting „file‟ – „Export‟.

Adobe In Design CS3 V.8

D.T.P Placing To be able to insert an image

into In Design you I had to

learn to constantly insert a

frame and then „place‟ the

image into the frame. This

was difficult to start with as it

was difficult to remember!

Adobe In Design CS3 V.8

D.T.P Drop Cap I Learnt that most magazine

articles begin the article with

a drop cap letter. This took

some working out, as it is not

where you‟d expect it to be!

Learning where to find Drop

cap, I made many mistakes!

But I eventually learnt that

drop cap could be found

under the character section

of the options bar.

Safari Browser

Homepage Opening a new tab/window

Safari Browser

Revisiting from History Bookmarks

Safari Browser Using safari as a browser

and working with Google as

a search engine. (This was

easier than learning to do

some other things because it

is similar to other search

engines which are more

familiar – i.e.

Chrome/internet explorer)

Prezi Prezi was probably the most

difficult to learn as I had the

shortest time period to learn

it. Prezi looks simple, but has

many more complex

features. The first thing that I

had to learn was actually

how to create A Prezi, as it is

nothing like any program I

have ever used.

Prezi – Share, Embed and

Download

Microsoft Word and Power

point Using a simple and familiar

program to take notes. There

was not much to learn, as

these were already very

familiar.

What technologies have I

learnt overall? Camera – Digital stills DSLR Nikon D3100 Autofocus – lock Lighting/framing/pose/posture IMac – Apple Explain a little about the computer. Processor: 2GHz Intel Core 2 Duo (Speed) Memory: 3GB 667 MHz DDR2

SDRAM (Random access memory) Apple keyboard and mouse User interface control CMD Key USB – Card reader (SD) Studio Strobe Lights

Mac OSX v.10.5.8 Finder/Dock/Saving/Drag and Drop/ CMD Shift 4

Adobe Photoshop CS5 (Creative Suite) V.12 Layers Tools Filters Brushes Selection Saving Layer Styles Import/export Adobe In Design CS3 V.8 D.T.P Print Layout Frames Columns Exporting Images Placing Arranging objects Drop Cap Safari – Browser (New Tab) Google – Search engine Blogging Software = Wordpress.com Prezi Word PowerPoint

Hardware Software