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JPEG |
Joint
Photographics Expert Group. JPEG is a graphics image compression
format used widely on the Internet for full color images because
of its ability to reduce the size of the graphics file. However,
it’s a lossy format. In other words, it compresses the image
by sacrificing or 'averaging' data or information. The higher
the compression ratio, the more image degradation that takes
place. Every time you save the image, it averages or tosses
out info. So it's best to work on an image in another format
and do your final save as JPEG. The file extension is .JPEG
or .JPG. |
JavaScript |
JavaScript
is a scripting language that adds many interesting and interactive
features to web pages viewed with the Netscape web browser.
Not to be confused with Java, which is a powerful full-fledged
programming language, JavaScript can produce some of the interactive
features that Java Applets produce but they are only viewable
in the Netscape browser. |
Joystick |
Used
mostly for computer flight simulators and action games, a
joystick is an input device that transfers movements you make
with the device into movements on your computer screen. It
is used to simulate arcade-style play for computer games. |
Java |
A
very powerful programming language for application development.
Java was designed by Sun Microsystems as a language that can
be safely downloaded and run on your computer (as long as
your computer has a Java Interpreter) while you are on the
Internet. Small Java programs, called applets, are used in
the development of web pages and allow for animation and interactivity
with the user at home. Plug-Ins (interpreters) are often included
with the newer versions of browsers such as Netscape and Internet
Explorer. |
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