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  2. Computer graphics - Wikipedia

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    Example of Computer animation produced using Motion capture Fractal landscape, an example of computer-generated imagery. Computer animation is the art of creating moving images via the use of computers. It is a subfield of computer graphics and animation.

  3. Graphics - Wikipedia

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    The use of graphics for overtly political purposes—cartoons, graffiti, poster art, flag design, etc.—is a centuries-old practice which thrives today in every part of the world. The Northern Irish murals are one such example. A more recent example is Shepard Fairey's 2008 U.S. presidential election Barack Obama "Hope" poster. It was first ...

  4. Digital forensics - Wikipedia

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    Digital forensics (sometimes known as digital forensic science) is a branch of forensic science encompassing the recovery, investigation, examination, and analysis of material found in digital devices, often in relation to mobile devices and computer crime.

  5. Operating system - Wikipedia

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    [10] [14] Virtualization also enables the operating system to mask limited hardware resources; for example, virtual memory can provide a program with the illusion of nearly unlimited memory that exceeds the computer's actual memory. [15] Operating systems provide common services, such as an interface for accessing network and disk devices.

  6. Sound - Wikipedia

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    Acoustics is the interdisciplinary science that deals with the study of mechanical waves in gasses, liquids, and solids including vibration, sound, ultrasound, and infrasound. A scientist who works in the field of acoustics is an acoustician , while someone working in the field of acoustical engineering may be called an acoustical engineer . [ 3 ]

  7. Media studies - Wikipedia

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    Anna University was the first university to start a Master of Science in Electronic Media program. It offers a five-year integrated program and a two-year program in Electronic Media. The Department of Media Sciences was started in January 2002, branching off from the UGC's Educational Multimedia Research Centre (EMMRC).

  8. Digital video - Wikipedia

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    The basis for digital video cameras is metal–oxide–semiconductor (MOS) image sensors. [1] The first practical semiconductor image sensor was the charge-coupled device (CCD), invented in 1969 [2] by Willard S. Boyle, who won a Nobel Prize for his work in physics. [3]

  9. Graphical user interface - Wikipedia

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    A graphical user interface (GUI) showing various elements: radio buttons, checkboxes, and other elements. A graphical user interface, or GUI (/ ˈ ɡ uː i / [1] [2] GOO-ee), is a form of user interface that allows users to interact with electronic devices through graphical icons and visual indicators such as secondary notation.